Tru-Fit Parts, Inc., manufactured a variety of parts for use in automobiles, trucks, buses, and farm equipment.

Question:

Tru-Fit Parts, Inc., manufactured a variety of parts for use in automobiles, trucks, buses, and farm equipment. These parts fell into three major groupings: ignition parts, transmission parts, and engine parts. Tru-Fit's parts were sold both to original-equipment manufacturers (the "OEM" market) and to wholesalers, who constituted the first link in the channel of for replacement parts (the "aftermarket" or "AM").
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Partial Organization Chart

Questions
1. What would you recommend to top management regarding the three problems they have identified?
2. Are there any matters not mentioned by top management that you feel are problematical?

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