About BioPharma | Plants | Cost Structure | Lekse Fun Facts |
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A global manufacturer of bulk chemicals used in the pharmaceutical industry.
What is BioPharma?
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Japan
Which plant is a technology leader?
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Depreciation, utilities, salaries, scheduling, expediting, accounting, maintenance
Name some of the fixed costs associated with each plant.
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A red Ferari
What it Professor Lekse's dream car?
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Phillip (Phil) Landgraf
Who is the president of BioPharma?
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Germany
Which plant is a leader in terms of its production ability?
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Raw materials and production costs
The variable production cost of each chemical consists of which two components?
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Navy
What branch of military did Professor Lekse participate in?
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Highcal and Relax
What two chemicals does BioPharma hold patents on?
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Brazil, Mexico, India
Which plants had outdated technology?
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They incur the fixed cost and not the variable cost.
What happens to the cost of the plant when it is idled?
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A convicted killer
Who did Professor Lekse fire at work?
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In specialized containers by land and sea
How does BioPharma transport chemicals?
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Shutting down the Japanese plant and limiting the German plant to a single chemical
What two options at the end of the case were seriously being considered regarding shutting down a plant or limiting a plant?
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