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Running Head: Research Project Part 3: Case Study Report
Research Project Part 3 - Savaria Corporation Industrial Equipment & Components Industrial Goods
Rishabh Nayyar
2019091007
BUSI 4013 Business Organization Analysis
Thomas Jones
Yorkville University
New Westminster Campus
Introduction
In the accessibility industry, Savaria is a global leader. It offers physical disabled people with accessible solutions to improve their comfort, mobility, and independence. It has one of the most complete product lines on the market. Accessible equipment such as stairlifts for straight and curved stairs, vertical and inclined wheelchair lifts, elevators for residential and business usage, and ceiling lifts are all designed, manufactured, distributed, and installed by Savaria. Accessibility, custom-made Vehicles, and Span are the three operational sectors that the Company controls. These categories are organized according to the market segments they serve. During fiscal year 2017, the United States accounted for 58% of Savaria's total revenue, followed by North America at 37% and the rest of the world at 5% ("SAVARIA CORPORATION Annual Report Fiscal year ended December 31, 2018", 2018). This report will the organization structure and supply chain management of Savaria Corporation.
Organization Structure
Savaria organizational structure is mechanistic and centralized and supports the complete organization. The SCM role supervises the work of supply management, from organizing and leadership to strategic procuring and tactical procurement to materials managerial and contract administration. Our SCM department has dedicated personnel who are solely focused on advancing our sustainability and Indigenous engagement initiatives. Savaria corporation follow standardization to coordinate their tasks and work processes (Zoom, 2022). Moreover, the decision-making power lies with the top management.
The Supply Chain
At Savaria's manufacturing site in Brampton, Ontario, the company designs and produces accessible products and elevators, as well as conducting quality checks. When the parts arrive, they're matched to the original design. Samples are taken from every piece of goods handled and put through thorough screening. The goods is sub-assembled once the samples have successfully completed all inner quality checks. After that, the various pieces are coated, and the electric/electronic components are assembled. Non-assembly employees who concentrate on interior supervision do standard monitoring, audit, and evaluation. The Corporation runs three research and production facilities, the most important of which is in Huizhou, China, and the others in Brampton, Ontario, and Magog, Quebec. The first two are responsible for the activation of accessibility items such as stair lifts, and hence the final product in the new ceiling elevate range of items.
Operating Segments
Accessibility Segment - Savaria's Accessibility division creates, produces, sells, and installs accessibility solutions for both residential and commercial usage, including stairlifts for both flat and curvy stairs, vertical and inclined wheelchair lifts, and elevators. The products are produced, integrated, and personalized in the Brampton, Ontario, facility, as well as the Surrey (British Columbia) and Milan (Italy) sites, which were acquired in August 2018 through the acquisition of Garaventa Accessibility AG. The items are available via a global network of 500 dealers and 28 direct sales locations in North America, Europe (Switzerland, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, and Poland), Australia, and China. The Huizhou (China) facility is the primary provider of parts and components to the Brampton plant; it also arranges product components and finished goods primarily for the Corporation's benefit and for export to Asian, European, and Australian markets (Zoom, 2022). Savaria can secure competitive rates on its purchases because to the operations of its Chinese branch. The Corporation's Silver Cross segment has a network of franchisees and corporate stores that sell new and recycled accessible equipment ("SAVARIA CORPORATION Annual Report Fiscal year ended December 31, 2018", 2018).
Adapted vehicles segment - Through its Van-Action (2005) Inc. and Freedom Motors Inc. (Toronto, Ontario) subsidiaries, Savaria's Adapted Vehicles business transforms and modifies minivans to ease the transportation of mobility-impaired persons. In the provinces of Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia, its Silver Cross Automotive Inc. subsidiary allocates converted vehicles. Models with rear entrance, side entry, and dual entry are among the options available. Minivans may be made wheelchair accessible by installing a ramp and decreasing the floor level. They are suitable for both personal and business use.
Span Segment - The Corporation, based in Greenville, South Carolina, develops, produces, and distributes a wide range of therapeutic support surfaces and other pressure control devices for the medical industry. Medical items are largely sold in North America to clients in the primary sectors of the health-care business, such as long-term care institutions, acute-care institutions, and home-health-care agencies. Secondary items are added to the two primary product lines. As a result, Span produces and sells foam mattress overlays and pillows to a variety of retail clients in the United States. Finally, Span manufactures and markets industrial goods, mostly foam materials, that are marketed to a number of sectors, including automotive, packaging, and water sports equipment ("SAVARIA CORPORATION Annual Report Fiscal year ended December 31, 2018", 2018).
Manufacturing and Production
Conventional steel slicing, welding, and shaping procedures are used to construct the elevator at Savaria's manufacturing. The remainder of the lift is put together on the construction site of the Savaria. The elevator shaft is included into the building design from the start, and it grows as the structure is constructed. After the shaft walls are finished, guiding bars, switching ladders, maintenance staircases, and other associated machinery are welded in. Afterwards, they add ramps into the wheelchair elevators for the convenience of the people. In this way, the company make their accessible products and they continuously innovate their methods in the production unit. Their manufacturing also depends on the demand of the customers. Due to aging of the population, it has become a fast-growing market. The items are ideally placed to gain from the predicted increase in North America's ageing population. As the population ages, the number of people who use accessibility devices, pressure control devices, and medical beds will continue to rise. Lastly, the family arrangement and caring of the elderly are changing, necessitating the installation of accessibility equipment in these people's houses and public places, as well as an increase in the requirement for medical beds and pressure control devices in home care settings ("SAVARIA CORPORATION Annual Report Fiscal year ended December 31, 2018", 2018).
References
BUSI 4013 Business organizational analysis (Moodle & Zoom, 2022)
SAVARIA CORPORATION Annual Report Fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. (2018). Retrieved 17 January 2022, from https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReports/PDF/TSX_SIS_2018.pdf
