Case
Jamshed H Khan, Arif Iqbal Rana, Sulaiman Kayani
INDUSTRY : Production, Operations Management
AREA : Production & Operation Management
ORGANIZATION : Faruki Pulp Mills Limited
LENGTH : 19
LUMS No : 03-775-96-1
PUBLICATION YEAR : 1996
KEYWORDS:
Faruki Pulp Mills Limited,Production,Operations Management,JV,Joint Venture,Consulting Firm,Industrialists,Capacity Planning,Technology,Wood Pulp Mill Project
DESCRIPTION:
Faruki Pulp Mills was a joint venture between a Finnish Consulting firm and local sponsors comprising a group of four businessmen and industrialists. Salim A Faruki, the CEO was reviewing the impact of decisions regarding choice of technology, capacity planning and location of the wood pulp mill project.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
This case related to the interrelationships of the decisions related to capacity, location and technology. This case was written for the second year manufacturing strategy course at LUMS.
SUBJECTS COVERED:
Production, Operations Management