This case scenario and its appendage case, "Toledo Foundry" (UVA-QA-0784), are a supply-chain cooperation for which there's a narrow zone of possible agreement. Locating results in that zone is challenging due to differences in raw material costs (actual and alleged), potentially tremendous opening present, lack of pledge to do a contract, and dissimilar explanation of history.
The dissimilarity in raw material prices can provide an opportunity for mutually beneficial arrangements to be accomplished. The cases are simplified variants of "RMC: Hydra Department" (UVA-QA-0399) and "Akron Foundry" (UVA-QA-0398); the functionality criterion for Akron was simplified.
PUBLICATION DATE: March 14, 2012 PRODUCT #: UV6346-HCB-ENG
This is just an excerpt. This case is about INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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