Portable Instruments Division Tektronix has recently been converted to the production of JIT. The current system of value was calculated on the normal production and is obsolete. The case describes the new material-burdening of the firm realized. This system uses the number of part numbers for the allocation of costs for products. The student must prepare a critique of the system. "Hide
by Robin Cooper, Peter Turney Blue Book Source: Harvard Business School 14 pages. Publication Date: April 14, 1988. Prod. #: 188142-PDF-ENG
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