Question 20 (15 marks) Mark to review this question at the end of the exam Walboy Ltd. is a manufacturer of high-quality woven polyolefin-based products. Its key to success is its employees' commitment to safety, quality, and customer service. Walboy values integrity, trust, and accountability. It has three divisions industrial packaging, print media, and construction materials. Each division is an autonomous business unit. Efficient, low-cost production is essential to success in Walboy's competitive international market To increase his division's return on investment, Jay Cooper, manager of industrial packaging, decided to drop production of one product, RX56 Demand is low and the product segment margin showed a small loss in each of the last two quarters. Before making the decision, Jay carefully considered the relevant costs and determined that the division will be better off by $30,000 each year as the result of this decision. The equipment might sit idle, but it could be used to increase production of another product. Most of the cost savings would come from laying off employees In the company, the CEO must sign off the approval to drop a product (a formality), and the CEO did so. However, to avoid negative publicity that might taint the corporate public image, the CEO retained some employees that were identified for layoff when the product was discontinued. The manager of construction materials is surprised to hear that RX56 has gone out of production. She has been using RX56 to package her product and will now have to source a new supplier Required: Identify ways in which the organizational structure is aligned or misaligned with the overall organizational strategy Font Size ? EA-S 32 6:19 PM ENG 11/13/2031 sf/studentExam.xsp 0 F hp Question 20 (15 marks) Mark to review this question at the end of the exam Walboy Ltd. is a manufacturer of high-quality woven polyolefin-based products. Its key to success is its employees' commitment to safety, quality, and customer service. Walboy values integrity, trust, and accountability. It has three divisions industrial packaging, print media, and construction materials. Each division is an autonomous business unit. Efficient, low-cost production is essential to success in Walboy's competitive international market To increase his division's return on investment, Jay Cooper, manager of industrial packaging, decided to drop production of one product, RX56 Demand is low and the product segment margin showed a small loss in each of the last two quarters. Before making the decision, Jay carefully considered the relevant costs and determined that the division will be better off by $30,000 each year as the result of this decision. The equipment might sit idle, but it could be used to increase production of another product. Most of the cost savings would come from laying off employees In the company, the CEO must sign off the approval to drop a product (a formality), and the CEO did so. However, to avoid negative publicity that might taint the corporate public image, the CEO retained some employees that were identified for layoff when the product was discontinued. The manager of construction materials is surprised to hear that RX56 has gone out of production. She has been using RX56 to package her product and will now have to source a new supplier Required: Identify ways in which the organizational structure is aligned or misaligned with the overall organizational strategy Font Size ? EA-S 32 6:19 PM ENG 11/13/2031 sf/studentExam.xsp 0 F hp
