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Alternative Benchmarking: Lester Electronics
A company is a high performance organizational structure that is affected by internal as well as external forces; a company must align itself internally and externally in order to maximize its efficiency and potential to be successful in a business market Lester Electronics, as well as its supplier, is in a position to be acquired; this acquisition potential is from external market competitors and could be from a buyout or by hostile takeover. In order to learn of potential protection measures available for Lester Electronics and its number one supplier Shang-wa, Bernard Lester assigned his best research team of five, to benchmark two companies each. in order to determine the best options for Lester Electronics and possibly for Shang-wa Electronics. These 10 benchmarking possibilities are outlined as well as several topics of interest to Lester Electronics; these topics of interest include: internal and external growth strategies, working capital management strategies, challengers of cross-border growth strategies, organizational performance and portfolio management.
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Hospira
“Hospira, Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company dedicated to Advancing Wellness™,” (Hospira, 2004). Hospira currently is the global leader in specialty generic injectable pharmaceuticals. In the United States Hospira has a assortment of products that address customer needs such as; Specialty Injectable Pharmaceuticals (SIP), IV Solutions/Nutritionals, contract manufacturing, Medical Management Systems (MMS), and critical care. Through its products, Hospi ...