Reengineering & Restructuring at Canon

Reengineering & Restructuring at Canon
Case Code: BSTR091
Case Length: 19 Pages
Period: 1990 - 2003
Pub Date: 2004
Teaching Note: Available
Price: Rs.500
Organization: Canon Inc
Industry: Office Equipment,
Countries : Japan
Themes: Corporate Restructuring
Reengineering & Restructuring at Canon
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Abstract

In the mid-1990s Canon, Japan's leading camera and photocopier manufacturer undertook reengineering and restructuring of its business processes. The case brings out the various strategies employed by the company in its process of reengineering and restructuring, and the benefits of these programs. Canon's reengineering efforts were divided into two phases. The case discusses in detail the reengineering strategies of the company under each phase. The case also discusses the future prospects of the company.

Issues

The case is structured to achieve the following teaching objectives:

  • Understand why organizations opt for reengineering and restructuring
  • Understand and appreciate the intricacies of restructuring and reengineering processes
  • Understand the differences between reengineering and restructuring

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Keywords

Canon, Japan, leading, camera, photocopier, manufacturer, undertook, reengineering, restructuring, business processes, strategies, employed, phases, future prospects

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