Publications
Publications
- April 1988 (Revised March 1991)
- HBS Case Collection
Tektronix: Portable Instruments Division (A)
Abstract
Tektronix's Portable Instruments Division has recently converted to a JIT production process. The existing cost system was designed for conventional manufacturing and is obsolete. The case describes the new material-burdening system the firm implemented. This system uses number of part numbers to allocate costs to the products. The student is asked to prepare a critique of this system.
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Citation
Cooper, Robin. "Tektronix: Portable Instruments Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 188-142, April 1988. (Revised March 1991.)