Thats Sundaram
Case Analysis #2
MBA 8501
Motorola Inc -Case Analysis
- What are the key success factors for Motorola’s ASIC Division?
- Ability to adapt changes in the industry and provide new products.
- Product Development time.
- Strict Quality assurance measures.
- Production system and plant designed to fit the needs of the division.
- Shorter development to manufacturing cycle
- Does a traditional standard cost system address these key success factors?
The traditional standard cost system was designed for a old style or traditional production system. The dynamic changes, rapid volume production, number of different outputs of the ASIC division doesn’t fit into the framework of the current accounting system. The traditional system was a functional based accounting system, while ASIC needs a product oriented accounting system. In many case functional based accounting would not be a meaningful measure for ASIC division. Currently, when variance was detected it was too late. Tied the variance to a specific product or to pinpoint the cause and correct the problem was not feasible under the traditional system. The larger time frame of monthly variance in this quick phase production system failed to account for the accumulation of positive and negative variance.