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CASE ANALYSIS
R&D
Worldwide results
Purchasing coordination
Pricing strategy
Acquisitions
Production and quality, etc.
Each BA reported to one of the 11 vice presidents. There was
a two dimensional reporting matrix with regional
responsibilities on one hand and product responsibilities on the
other.
ABB had developed a communicating and reporting system
as well named ABACUS. Now it had to use the managing and
marketing strengths brought by Asea and operational efficiency
of BBC to take a healthy competitive advantage and also use its
huge pool of top managers and resources to continuously add
value and reach new heights.