::: CASE STUDY ::: The surprising thing was that one of the sup- posed strengths of the global electronics com- pany, namely its decentralised organisation, proved to be a weakness in the benchmark project. Within their own boundaries the various business units had very good cost structures, but on an overall basis the costs were never- theless well above those of the peer group. De- pending on the concrete requirements of the in- ternal cus

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