Publications
Publications
- July 1986 (Revised July 1991)
- HBS Case Collection
Nippon-WTI Ltd.
By: W. Carl Kester and Glynn Ferguson
Abstract
A Japanese joint venture between a U.S. parent and a Japanese parent has proposed that 100% of the U.S. parent's product be produced in Japan rather than the 40% currently being manufactured there. This would require the U.S. parent to give up a dollar profit earned on the manufacture of the product in exchange for a yen royalty. The proposal forces the U.S. parent to evaluate its operating exposure to the yen in light of its broader Asian strategy.
Keywords
Joint Ventures; Currency Exchange Rate; Profit; Product; Production; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Asia; Japan; United States
Citation
Kester, W. Carl, and Glynn Ferguson. "Nippon-WTI Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 287-006, July 1986. (Revised July 1991.)
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