The vice-president and general manager of the Canadian operations of a transnational vehicle manufacturer discovers that plant he administers will be closed in 15 months. In the months further leading to the closure statement and subsequent winding down, followup with several stakeholder groups and he has to manage the communications.
The vice-president and general manager needs to balance several issues, for example, requirement waste down and to keep production high, while preparing to lay off the workers who will be leading to the plant’s short-term accomplishments. To be attached and exploited with supplementary cases (9B13M019, 9B13M020).
Volvo Construction Equipment Managing a Plant Closure (A) Case Study Solution
PUBLICATION DATE: February 14, 2013 PRODUCT #: W13028-PDF-ENG
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