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    The document describes a meeting of a task force assembled to design a new product line for a joint venture company producing high-end designer pet coffins. During the meeting, most members argued for continuing with existing coffin designs, but the chair Jose pushed for revolutionizing the product and manufacturing system. Although the members agreed to use the current design, Jose had doubts about the decision and whether he should have done more to change their views.

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    A Difficult Task Force Name Address Position Jose: Ending

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    The document describes a meeting of a task force assembled to design a new product line for a joint venture company producing high-end designer pet coffins. During the meeting, most members argued for continuing with existing coffin designs, but the chair Jose pushed for revolutionizing the product and manufacturing system. Although the members agreed to use the current design, Jose had doubts about the decision and whether he should have done more to change their views.

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    A DIFFICULT TASK FORCE

    Name Address Position

    Jose Chairman

    Furuay Masahiko Yokohama Assistant to the President of the Japanese Company


    Japan Hamada Isao Tokyo Director of Marketong from its technology Group
    Noto Takeshi Tokyo Assistant Director of its Financial Management department

    Thomas Boone Chicago Top Purchasing Manager from its Lumber and forest land group
    United
    States Richard Maret Buffalo The Co-Director of the company's information systems group
    Billy Bob "tex" Johsons Arizona Former CEO, retired and now a Consultant for the company

    Mariana Preus Argentina The head of Product design for that Company's specialty animal products group
    South
    America Hector Bonilla Mexico City Expert in Automated System Design for wood products
    Maurico Gomes Southern Chile In charge of Design and Construction for the plant

    Objective: To design primary Product Line for the venture Company

    Jose's Initial Actions: Review history of the development of the joint ventures
    How the 3 Presidents decided to create the venture
    Reviewed the Market for the new high-end, designer pet coffins
    Realizes the task was to "Develop initial Parameters for the new product"

    Dialogue:

    10:00 AM OPENED THE MEETING

    Mariana: "The current designs using the latest designs are just fine and top notch designs"
    "Using the Best woods available should sell great"

    Noto Takeshi: Recommended the current designs and urged to incorporate for the new manufacturing plant

    Jose: Look! We were formed to revolutionize the product


    We are to redesign the product and its manufacturing system

    Narrator: Jose knew the Presidents considered the existing design but rejected it because of its age and not
    easily manufacturable at low cost.

    The members discussed possible new design elements but end to the existing design

    Tex:
    " I think we should go back to what Mariana said awhile ago, the current design is good enough to do the job"

    Narrator: Everyone nodded but jose reminded them again to why the council was formed
    The council insisted Jose to make a memo that everyone suggested to use the current design and
    immediately begin the design of the Plant and manufacturing system.

    10:45 AM MEETING ADJOURNED

    Ending Jose ended creating the memo but wondered if he will be responsible for the decisions and what was wrong
    and what should he have done to prevent it.

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