Productivity Improvement Project (PIP): Global operational incentive alignment at Infineon

• Main Authors: OTT, Holly, HANUS, Christian
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: Project Management; operations; key performance indicators; industrial engineering; finance; operations management; Business Administration, Management, and Operations; Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods; Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cases_coll_all/100; https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/2691
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This case is a classic example of misaligned project metrics, where different parts of a project are unable to simultaneously achieve their targets. The case uses a project at Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. to illustrate a complex and very aggressive project, which requires participati...