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Case
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Reference no. 396-042-1
Authors: Michael J Earl
Published by: London Business School
Published in: 1996
Length: 15 pages
Data source: Field research

Abstract

Shorko Films SA is a plastic film manufacturing business in France, owned by Courtaulds PLC. It is faced with closure, but a new management team embarks on a survival plan. Investment in IT and building an ''informated'' organisation is their chosen route. A distributed process control system becomes the enabler of strategic change. The case is illustrative of both the potential of technological change and the management processes involved.
Location:
Industry:
Size:
GBP21 million turnover
Other setting(s):
1987-1990

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Abstract

Shorko Films SA is a plastic film manufacturing business in France, owned by Courtaulds PLC. It is faced with closure, but a new management team embarks on a survival plan. Investment in IT and building an ''informated'' organisation is their chosen route. A distributed process control system becomes the enabler of strategic change. The case is illustrative of both the potential of technological change and the management processes involved.

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Location:
Industry:
Size:
GBP21 million turnover
Other setting(s):
1987-1990

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