"Levi Strauss & Co" reviews the decision of the famous jeans manufacturer to close a plant in San Antonio, Texas, in early 1990. Case, the then vice-president of operations Pete Thigpen and his team as they struggle with the economic and human capital impact of the closure of the U.S. plant and outsource production company Dockers line to a contractor in Costa Rica. "Hide
by Mark Leslie, Katherine Rudolph-Bose Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business 2 pages. Publication Date: July 31, 2009. Prod. #: E350d-PDF-ENG
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