Ideal Standard France (ISF) has been in operation for 75 years, the two primary manufactured goods are heating products and sanitary china products. ISF has accounted for over one-third of the total sales and approximately one-half of heating business in Europe. Heating products make up approximately 90% of ISF's sales. Strengths, weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) American Standard invested $6 million at an ISF site in the form of new equipment and machinery, which expanded the capacity of …
showed first 75 words of 2147 total

showed last 75 words of 2147 total
…The final recommendation is to formulate a plan for a phased labor reduction; this will be in concert with factories consolidations (right sized facilities). The constraint with this recommendation would be any plan would have to include months of lead-time and accompanying funds for severance. There also may be a need for additional funds to compensate for deteriorating brand equity due to the potential social unpopularity for a company conducting lay offs and closing facilities.