case (Cambridge Cooling)
Guideline Questions: Use the questions below as a guide when preparing the case write-up. The guideline questions often illuminate the important conceptual and practical issues that need to be addressed in your write-up and subsequent online discussion. However, please do not organize your case write-up by answering these questions point to point. Please consult the sample write-ups in Module 0 for proper format.
- How did the operational capabilities of G1 compare to those of the Cambridge plant?
- How long would it take G1 to efficiently handle the higher volume of production?
- How quickly might production costs in Mexico increase?
- Would the cost savings resulting from moving production to Mexico worth the hassle for Mr. Jensen?
- How might Mr. Bell react to a recommendation to move production to Mexico?