Operations Management
17th Edition
ISBN: 9781259142208
Author: CACHON, Gérard, Terwiesch, Christian
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 20, Problem 3C
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Case Summary: The chairman of company T, Person ET, was concerned about the sustainability of his company with the present model of cars which were launched. The VP of R&D, Peron YK initiated G21 project, whose goal is to produce fuel efficient cars. Launched in 1997, G21 became the Prius. Initially, the sales for the car began at a slow pace but soon by the 2010, 500,000 cars were sold. In 2015, the company launched FCV in country C’s market which operated based on hydrogen.
To determine: From a first person perspective, decide whether to invest in the project or not?
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