The costs of corporate projects are given in the table below. The costs apply only in the year when the project is launched. This table also indicates the Round when each corporate project becomes available for implementation.
|
CORPORATE PROJECT |
COST |
AVAILABLE IN ROUND |
|
A. Relocation Manufacturing to a Low Labor Cost Country |
10 000 |
Red |
|
B. Process Re-engineering (6 Sigma) |
5 000 |
Red |
|
C. Restructuring for Cost Reduction (Making Employees Redundant) |
5 000 |
Red |
|
D. Acquisition to Access R&D Technology |
10 000 |
Red |
|
E. New Appraisal and Reward System for Employees |
6 000 |
Red |
|
F. Comprehensive New IT System |
15 000 |
Red |
|
G. Leadership Development |
500 |
Blue-1 |
|
H. Training Selected Employees in Project Management |
500 |
Blue-1 |
|
I. Restructuring for effectiveness (No Redundancies, Just Changes in Responsibility) |
2 000 |
Red |
|
J. Campaign for Internal Cost Consciousness |
500 |
Red |
|
K. Time Management Training for all Managers |
1 000 |
Red |
|
L. Recruiting Highly Qualified People to Stimulate Strategic Thinking |
2 000 |
Blue-1 |
|
M. Suggestion Scheme for 'Bottom Up' Improvement |
2 000 |
Blue-1 |
|
N. Radically upgrading Leadership and Service in the Customer Contact Centre |
3 000 |
Blue-3 |
|
O. Culture Change Project |
2 000 |
Red |
|
P. Hiring Expert Trainers to Train Distributors' Salespeople |
3 500 |
Blue-3 |
|
Q. Hiring the Top Team from a Regional Specialist Luxury Goods Retailer |
2 000 |
Blue-3 |
|
R. Hiring a Team Experienced in Developing and Managing a Fast Food Franchise |
2 000 |
Blue-3 |
Figure 16 – Cost and Availability of Corporate Projects
With the Contribution of
Gavin Fraser, Consultant, Blue Ocean Strategy Initiative Centre
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