In late May 2004, Hans Thorborg, general manager of German plant of Precision
Worldwide, Ine. (PWI), scheduled an afternoon meeting with his sales manager, accountant, and
development engineer to discuss introduction by French firm Henri Poulenc (a competitor) plastic ring substitute steel retaining rings presently used certain machines sold Precision Worldwide. plastic ring, new to market, not only had a much longer life than PWI steel ring but also apparently had a much lower manufacturing cost. Thorborg's problem stemmed from PWI's large quantity steel rings on hand and substantial inventory special steel that had been purchased for their manufacture. After a thorough survey, he had found that special steel could not be sold, even for scrap; the total book value of these inventories exceeded $390,000.
In late May 2004, Hans Thorborg, general manager of German plant of PrecisionWorldwide, Ine. (PWI), scheduled an afternoon meeting with his sales manager, accountant, anddevelopment engineer to discuss introduction by French firm Henri Poulenc (a competitor) plastic ring substitute steel retaining rings presently used certain machines sold Precision Worldwide. plastic ring, new to market, not only had a much longer life than PWI steel ring but also apparently had a much lower manufacturing cost. Thorborg's problem stemmed from PWI's large quantity steel rings on hand and substantial inventory special steel that had been purchased for their manufacture. After a thorough survey, he had found that special steel could not be sold, even for scrap; the total book value of these inventories exceeded $390,000.
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