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FINANCIAL DECISIONS 3: THE MANUFACTURER
Blakeway boss Stephen Maynard is fighting for profits in the highly competitive world of printed circuit board manufacturing. Dramatised scenarios illustrate the company's problems - the viewer is invited to consider solutions.

WE'RE NOT A CHARITY: Blakeway has two factories and one of these, its Lake End plant, is underperforming. A major reason is out of date machinery. Should they consider closing the factory? It's a vital source of jobs in an area of high unemployment - but boss Maynard is only interested in the bottom line.

CHEQUE'S IN THE POST: Working capital is getting tight at Blakeway and Maynard wants to know what's going wrong. One reason: too many customers taking too long to pay up. Should they slow down on paying their suppliers or push their debtors to pay up quicker?

A SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT: The production director argues that the answer to problems at their factory is to invest in new machinery. Maynard wants to go for a more radical solution: move production abroad where labour costs are lower. But what about the loss of jobs, the impact on the community - the social costs?
DVD
20 minutes
2010
 
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