6. 1/15/2012
Costs of Labour
Average hourly pay rates for assembly-line workers
60
50
40
Average hourly pay rates for assembly-
30 line workers
20
10
0
Germany India Belgium
6
7. 1/15/2012
Overview of recommendations
Cutting costs
Increasing productivity
and efficiency
Prolong the working week
Move production to India
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8. 1/15/2012
A 7-billion cost-cutting programme
€2bn
€2bn Savings in improved sales
Labour costs
Reducing suppliers costs by 10%
€1bn
€2bn
Others
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9. 1/15/2012
Increasing productivity and efficiency
Close Belgium plant
Start production plant in India
Pronlong working week
Raw materials from China
9