Case Name :      Acer Group’s China Manufacturing Decision

Authors :           Terence Tsai, Borshiuan Cheng, Donna Everatt

Source :             Ivey Publishing

Case ID :            99M009

Discipline :        Operations Management

Case Length :    18 pages

Solution Sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

The Acer Group was one of the world’s largest PC and computer component manufacturers. The vice president of global operations is pondering whether the timing and environment is conducive for Acer, based in Taiwan, to commence full-scale manufacturing operations in the Chinese mainland. Students are asked to examine the criteria on which Acer should base its decision to manufacture overseas and, in so doing, create the framework for a corporation’s global manufacturing strategy.