TMA / UCLA Team Case Presentation

This article summarizes a real-world case, Accuride Corporation, presented by a TMA team at the UCLA Anderson School of Management on October 26, 2010. It illustrates how a Chapter 11 filing can buy a company some time, but that fundamental changes in the organization must be made to avoid a return of insolvency, as the company’s high fixed costs and low margins, even in good years, were not seriously addressed by management, but could have been, as discussed in an Alternate Ending to this story.

IT and ERP Factors in Turnarounds

In a financially driven turnaround, IT & ERP factors are frequently pushed to the side, with the belief that they take too long, or cost too much to help the turnaround. This article details why this is not always true, and when, where, and how you can, in an operational turnaround, leverage quick, effective action in the IT/ERP area to achieve short-term and lasting performance improvements.