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Assignment

Barry Wehmiller is a very unusual company. While their Mission and Vision are not specifically stated it is easy to see that the Mission and Vision are built around idea that happy team members make for a profitable workplace. Most of the case revolves around the company's Truly Human Leadership people centric management style.

The company has grown from a small custom manufacturer to a 1.5 billion dollar sales company primarily through acquisition. Identify and describe what makes a good acquisition candidate for Barry Wehmiller. Why was Barry Wehmiller able to buy the companies "on the cheap"?

How did Barry Wehmiller's commitment to job security and making happy team members help them buy the companies they bought at such low prices?

Don't just list characteristics, but describe them. (50% of the grade on this paper) I have been able to find eleven characteristics in the case that define good acquisition candidates. I would expect that you will be able to identify at least four or five. The heart of this part of your essay will be the description of how each characteristic you identify helps make Barry Wehmiller more successful.

Barry Wehmiller treats people like family. This is expressed in their "no layoff" policy and the commitment to share the burden of business downturns among all team members.

What characteristics of Barry Wehmiller's businesses permitted this approach to work even through the catastrophic downturn during the Great Recession?

Barry Wehmiller is a "job shop". Would a continuous process company (a private electrical utility company), an industrial cleaning service or a retailer be able to successfully implement a downsizing like Barry Wehmiller did. (Think about the composition of costs of labor, material and overhead in each of these different kinds of businesses) Why or why not?

How would you have run a company like Barry Wehmiller during a major downturn? (25% of the grade on this paper)

MSI presents a special challenge. Build a narrative case, including a financial analysis, as to why Barry Wehmiller should, or why they should not, lay off team members at this plant.