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Case

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Leader Cycles

James A Erskine, Arif Iqbal Rana


INDUSTRY : Bicycles & Motorcycles

AREA : Production & Operation Management

ORGANIZATION : Leader Cycles

LENGTH : 15

LUMS No : 03-344-90-1

PUBLICATION YEAR : 1990

DESCRIPTION

KEYWORDS:

Leader Cycles,Production,Operations Management,Bicycles,Motorcycles,Manufacturing,Engineering,Bankrupt,Production Planning,Requirement Planning,Problems


DESCRIPTION:

The case deals with a light engineering manufacturing concern that was in the process of being streamlined. The company had become bankrupt some years back and was acquisitioned by a major engineering concern. It lacked established systems and procedures, and so Ijaz Ali, a close associate of the Managing Director was sent in as a troubleshooter. One of the immediate problems was a very high Finished Goods Inventory. The issues to be tackled included inventory control, production planning (scheduling), and materials requirement planning.


LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

N/A


SUBJECTS COVERED:

Production, Operations Management