Key Challenges in Maintaining a Relationship between LEGO and Flextronics Name: Shanshan Liu Andrew ID: shanshal LEGO Group is the fifth-‐largest toy-‐maker in the world with a complicated global supply chain‚ while Flextronics is a large Singaporean electronics manufacturing services provider. So
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Executive Summary Born out of the vision of two creative‚ technological supply chain trailblazers‚ Flextronics- the world’s second-largest provider of electronics manufacturing services and the largest global manufacturer of cell phones- took form. Tapping into a burgeoning market of overflow manufacturing services‚ this unique electronic visionary busted onto the technological scene‚ through its humble origins. With service offerings ranging from “stuffing” printed circuit boards‚ for electronic
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Maintaining Romantic Relationships When two people choose to forge an interpersonal involvement through communication and believe the bond to be romantic‚ they have chosen to be in a romantic relationship with one another. In the beginning‚ being in a romantic relationship seems effortless‚ magical‚ and exhilarating. This is before conflict arises and negative emotions cause things to get real and bring the relationship down from cloud nine. While enjoying the initial stages of the relationship
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Analysis Flextronics Case; Deciding on a shop-floor system for producing the Microsoft Xbox; What actions should McCuster take to reach a decision? Why should he take those decisions? Its Decision time Flextronics prides in a work culture that values fast and very decisive actions. Jim McCusker is at the epicenter of a task conflict. This group decision making process of choosing a shop floor system has to be completed and fast. Time is running out and the geographical distance between the locations
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Building and maintaining relationships Building positive relationships is important task of your everyday life; social networking through communication‚ and relationship is the most effective way people become successful in the workplace. Building a positive relationship with your subordinates creates an environment as a manager where your subordinates are willing to work and put in the effort in their work to be successful. The key to building positive relationships is effective communication
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1. What were LEGO’s main expectations and learnings from the relationship with Flextronics? Prior to the Flextronics offshore outsourcing project‚ LEGO had a very tight control of all the elements of the value chain. Their production plants were expansive and specialized which‚ in theory‚ would create a higher degree of standardization. Their Swiss factories only produced DUPLO toys and Technic products‚ their Danish factory solely produced LEGO System products‚ and the U.S. facility focused on
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Lego: one more brick in the wall?1 Lego in 2004 was in severe difficulty‚ since 1998 it had been losing money and in 2003 and 2004 Lego suffered the biggest losses in its history. Despite being a much loved toy and brand Lego was facing financial collapse. This case study details the steps taken by new CEO Jorgen Vig Knudstorp to save Lego and I will also perform a SWOT analysis detailing the internal and external environment facing Lego at that time. Lego SWOT Analysis Internal Environment
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1.What were LEGO’s main expectations and learnings from the relationship with the Flextronics? Expectations: a. Saving cost by outsourcing to low-cost countries: Prior to outsourcing‚ LEGO owned and operated production plants mainly in relatively high labor-cost countries‚ such as the United States‚ Switzerland and the South Korea. The main reason for this is that LEGO built plants close to its main markets to save transportation cost. But LEGO finally realized that the reduced labor cost in some
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Maintaining and developing a counselling relationship Counselling is a process that enables a person to clarify issues that are problematic and to take decisions about managing their lives better. “Counselling takes place when a counsellor sees a client in a private and confidential setting to explore a difficulty the client is having‚ distress they may be experiencing or perhaps their dissatisfaction with life‚ or loss of sense of direction or purpose. It is always at the request of the client as
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manufactured by Flextronics on a contract basis using designs created by its customers‚ the OEM’s (Original Equipment Manufacturers)‚ Phone 4 was designed and manufactured entirely by Flextronics. This new initiative by this EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services) is not only a product design initiative‚ but an entirely new business approach that have Intellectual Property (IP)‚ product design and supplier development implications‚ among others. Who is Flextronics? Flextronics is a Singapore-base
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