Assignment – Chapter 7 Case – Wattie Frozen Foods Ltd. October 23, 2000 Question #1 The firm’s competitive environment is in New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific Rim. They have head quarters in Auckland and four factories located in Gisborne, Hastings, Fielding, and Christchurch. The range is frozen and dehydrated vegetable products, main products being peas, beans and frenches fried potatoes. Question #2 The production process: Growers are contracted to WFF and are provided with a significant amount of technical assistance, …showed first 75 words of 647 total…

…showed last 75 words of 647 total…operating the WCM system are that eventually staff and management will get lazy on the daily reporting aspects. There may be staff turnover, as some managers will get promoted and training will have to be given to the next line of upcoming management. WCM will have to be continuously monitored to see the cost vs. benefit analysis. Question #9 The types of operations that lend themselves to daily financial reporting are labor, electricity, materials, and machinery.