Manufacturer of cable TV transmission equipment faces a reorganization of its international network of plants that make the Set-Top transmitters and decoders. One possibility is that each factory is specialized in manufacturing and engineering support for different product lines. Another act only "full service" plant with engineering and overclocking capabilities for all product lines and a set of low-overhead, high volume plant satellite. Depending on what is decided, the company is likely to end up closing various plants. Students should analyze the impact of different sources of market and technological changes in order to develop a good strategy for the production network for the company in this rapidly changing environment. "Hide
by Anne E. Gray, James Costantini Source: Harvard Business School 15 pages. Publication Date: April 27, 1995. Prod. #: 695056-PDF-ENG
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