San - Francisco Consulting is a leader in the field of economic consulting and litigation support in the application of powerful computers and software for the cutting edge to manage and analyze large data sets. Transfer pricing system, used to facilitate the purchase and payment of computer resources, is falling apart, as computer prices drop and consultant requirements expand. Researchers, forbidden to go out for their hardware or software requirements, range from disappointment to rage when they can not get the software they want, or where the transfer prices charged to customers give that more than the current market price of the computer. The case represents the company as it evaluates the system and discusses possible changes in pricing and power politics. "Hide
by George P. Baker, Karin B. Monsler Source: Harvard Business School 13 pages. Publication Date: July 18, 1994. Prod. #: 195096-PDF-ENG
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