Deluxe Tools Case

Deluxe Tool Case Analysis

MNGT 5000

November 28, 2014

Webster University, Camp Lejeune, NC

Abstract

In this case analysis I will be reviewing the possible integration of the current owner IM Tycoon of Deluxe Tools who also inherited Safe Buy Insurance Company and MicroAge Software from his deceased siblings. IM has to take the time to review the companies in their own right, and come up with a way to integrate them under his leadership. With not having the option to sell either of the companies before three years, he has to be in the position to turn a profit to keep each company a float while providing proceeds to the surviving family members of his siblings Harold and Jane. During this brief analysis we will be looking at several things to improve these organizations so that it will be easier for IM to manage the vastly expansion of his business.

The first thing I would like to do is describe what kind of organization that IM runs with Deluxe Tool. Looking at Deluxe Tool, it is easy to see that this company operates under a bureaucratic control. This organization is very formal. Clearly IM has rules and regulations that are expected of his employees. These formalities have allowed the organization to be successful and to grow. Mr. Tycoon practices the art of Gemba Walking, because as stated in the case details he is very involved in the day to day operations of the company. Now, with the responsibilities of Safe Buy Insurance and MicroAge Software, he must now look at those organizations and figure out a way to manage them under his style of leadership. We first review the Safe Buy Insurance Company. (Brasfield, 2013 p. 347)

Safe Buy Insurance is the actual name of the company, however according to the details of the case none of the agencies up under Safe Buy carry the Safe Buy brand. It was mentioned that many of the agencies are not making the profit that they made in the previous years. It was mentioned that there are issues with...