9. You work for a company that sells electrical goods. You have recently visited a potential supplier in Slovakia. Look at the memo and your handwritten notes.
Write a 120-140 word report recommending whether your company should deal with the supplier or not.
Wide range, good quality
To: AlanFrom: Georgina
Date: 16 February 2001
Re: Your visit to Ludova Technologies Slovensko
Alan
Here’s the information about Ludova Technologies. It isn’t much, I’m afraid, but it’s all we have.
The company is 15 years old and employs about 20 people. It’s located in the south west of Slovakia, on the Austrian border. They make electrical goods such as pocket radios, but we’re not really sure what else.
Don’t forget to make a final recommendation
Can you find out the following and write a report recommending what we should do?Old equipment, but modernisation planned
The factory
● What are the production facilities like?
● Quite low due to old machines
Products
● What is the product range like?
Production times
Long delivery time – explain why
Suggested answer
Report on suitability of Ludova Technologies Slovensko (LTS)
Introduction
The aim of this report is to assess whether the Slovakian company Ludova Technologies would be a suitable supplier of electrical goods for us.
Findings
A recent visit to the company showed that its facilities are quite old, which results in a rather limited production capacity. Despite this, LTS produces an extensive range of high-quality electrical products including radios, CD players, cassette and video recorders.
However, the out-of-date machinery means lengthy delivery times of up to three months. This situation may change when the planned modernization takes place next year.
Conclusion
At present LTS would not be suitable for large orders requiring quick delivery.
Recommendations
It is recommended that we remain in contact with LTS and reconsider a supply contract once the factory modernization is completed.
