The case focuses on the HTT, a small Canadian manufacturer of cars, working in a highly specialized niche supercars. HTT was only three months from the end of the design phase of the car, Pléthore, and had to make decisions related to the production stage. Among them, the company needs to decide how it will support the processes of the value chain of information technology (IT).
However, a detailed set of requirements for IT systems could not be revealed until the company has successfully produced and distributed at least a few cars. At the same time, the general manager, who was also a shareholder, wanted to develop a list of potential IT products, which would give him a better understanding of the options available. "Hide
by Derrick Neufeld, Liliana Lopez Jimenez Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 19 pages. Publication date: April 17, 2012. Prod. #: W12881-PDF-ENG