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Case
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Reference no. 9-695-029
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1995
Version: 1 August 1996

Abstract

Describes the predicament of an overworked Western plant manager in a Chinese joint venture. The fourth in a line of such managers, he must deal with the combined problems of an inability to delegate, different customs and practices, and difficulties in information technology and plant control.; Teaches some basic issues in shop-floor control and scheduling, as well as the dominant problems of managing a plant in China as a Westerner.

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Abstract

Describes the predicament of an overworked Western plant manager in a Chinese joint venture. The fourth in a line of such managers, he must deal with the combined problems of an inability to delegate, different customs and practices, and difficulties in information technology and plant control.; Teaches some basic issues in shop-floor control and scheduling, as well as the dominant problems of managing a plant in China as a Westerner.

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