BMC Global
The entrance of an automotive MNE in China
Behemoth Motors Corp. (BMC) is a major manufacturer of automobiles in the United States. BMC has decided to include a Global Positioning System navigator (GPSN) in all of its Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) beginning with the 2011 model year. Wally Wizard, the GPSN manager, has been approached by Far East Enterprises, Ltd. (FEE) who has offered to outsource these units for MBC. FEE is a three-year-old electronic manufacturing company located in China and has experienced outstanding growth during that three-year period.
These models are just now being delivered and the GPSN units are manufactured in the Detroit BMC facility. Currently and for the foreseeable future, BMC will need 8,000 GPSNs per month. BMC experiences a high level of quality control over these units with only 2% of total production failing quality control testing. At present, 98% of all units manufactured are installed in SUVs.
Due to competitive demand in consumer market pricing, BMC's global interests involve shifting production of units to a lower cost, outsource manufacturer FEE China. The decision to evolve BMC capabilities as a multinational enterprise (MNE) has been prompted by the advantages presented by the offshore partner. Projected challenges to the strategy will be quality of parts and delivery schedule.
1. Your ability to identify the relevant costs in a decision-making situation and make a recommendation
The total manufacturing cost of the GSPN is $425 per unit calculated as follows:
Item
Cost...
ft. At $2.50 per sq. ft. per month allocated over 8,000 units per month)
5
Supervisory labor (monthly cost of $56,000 allocated over 8,000 units per month)
7
General company overhead ($640,000 per month assigned to GPSN allocated over 8,000 units per month)
80
Total Unit Cost
$425
The transfer of the MNE's manufacturing capacity to China involves projected lay off of 100 direct labor employees. Fines of $66,000 per year are under consideration, as the employees union stipulates a 4-year continuance in this obligation. While this is a serious human resource 'equity' in terms to contract, BMC still benefits from the decision to 'go global' as the employee costs are far less than projected cost reductions in the Yuan-based labor market.
Retention of 10 supervisors, each earning $6,000 per month assigned to the project will transfer roles to that of 'project management' staff within BMC toward oversight of outsource channel operations in the United States. Virtual office space enables those supervisors to work via remote at home or at external sites during business travel, and this alleviates costs in the administrative facility.
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