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Scotch-Brite (3M) Case Study

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Based on what is explained on pages 4 and 5, any good idea emanating from the Perth plant could take well more than a year to go through all the  hoops to get the parent company headquarters in the U.S. and more time getting a response back. There are so many persons and committees that the process is more than  inefficient and it is certainly ineffective. Further, taking into consideration how man people are on committees in meetings to discuss the same issue is costly and a waste or resources.  Even the existing product flow chart presented in Exhibit 1 reflects a confusing and jumbled up process. When too many departments or units or procedures are involved, the product  becomes more costly and there are far more opportunities for error. The proposed Perth product flowchart, Exhibit 2, is much cleaner, much more streamlined. Also, the products from Perth would  be distributed to even more locations in the U.S. The proposal from Perth to become the regional center makes good business sense. Remembering that a corporations primary purpose and responsibility  is to earn profits for its shareholders. As depicted in the sample unit cost per case from Alexandria and Perth, both with the upgraded cutter, Exhibit 7, reveals that the  cost per case is $11.15 from Perth and $12.25 per case from Alexandria. That is a difference of $1.10 per case in reduced costs if Perths regional plan is  accepted and implemented. The implications of approving this proposal are increased profits, streamlined product flow, faster distribution of products to numerous locations in the United States, and at least  eight new job positions in Perth, including four production operators. The downside of this is that Alexandria will lose at least 16 production operators. It would behoove the company to