Nissan and Mitsubishi Turnaround

Tale of Two Turnarounds

One Problem, Same Solution but Two Results

MBA General-2012/2014 Weekday batch

Semester I (first half) – December, 2012

Group Assignment

By

Group II –Team 05

Members:

Mr. S. Katpaganathan - 2012/MBA/WD /57

Ms. I. U.Ranabahu - 2012/MBA/WD /48

Mr. A. Devarajah - 2012/MBA/WD /63

Mr. C. Wijayasekara -2012/MBA/WD/70

Mr. S.Sivapalan - 2012/MBA/WD /61

Course: MBA 530 – Management Process and Practice

Postgraduate and Mid-Career Development Unit

Faculty of Management and Finance

University of Colombo

Acknowledgement

We would like to express our sincere gratitude towards our lecturers, Mr. C. Aluthgama and Brig Dr. H L David, who abundantly helped us and offered assistance, support and guidance, which helped us to obtain a great deal of knowledge in completing this assignment.

Table of Content

1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………..03

1. Significance of the Study ..........................................................................04

2. Research Problem ……………………………………………………………..04

3. Research Objective……………………………………………………………05

2. Literature Review ……………………………………………………………….06

3. Research Findings

1. Causes of Troubled Times……………………………………………………08 2. Intentions for Investing………………………………………………………09 3. The revival schemes opted…………………………………………………...10 4. The Success and The Failure………………………………………………...14

4. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………..22

5. Bibliography .…………………………………………………………………….24

Section 1

Introduction

From late 80s to late ninety’s Japanese manufacturing sector faced turbulent times due to various reasons. The economy of East Asian countries was being affected heavily