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Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus Futures
From: "Wayne Harridge" <wayne.harridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 20:15:23 +1100
Yeah, I worked for a transport company (worldwide, but our division was just
Oz wide),  there was always fighting between the geographically distributed
offices about how revenue was allocated to each office.  I don't really care
if they sorted it out in the end !

...Wayne



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Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus Futures

On 2/18/2015 12:29 PM, Ken Norton wrote:

> A novel concept.
>
> Unfortunately, the imaging division continues to post losses, in spite 
> of winning products.

I worked for decades in a much larger company than Oly, with many different
manufacturing, distribution and retail operations.

For years, the manufacturing Divisions were very profitable, although those
profits were not recognized there, but passed on, as explicit amounts, to
retail. Then came a corporate crisis, consultants came in and reorganized
assets, distribution of costs, etc. Suddenly, many of the manufacturing
operations were, if not losers, poor in ROI and needing to be sold off. Do
it again, with different experts, and they might somehow account for all
corporate profit.

In all cases, there would be good reasons to believe it was right - and
wrong. Internal accounting in large companies is horribly subtle and
complex. It doesn't seem like it should be, but once one starts the journey
into the details ... 
Well, there should be a warning "Here be Dragons!"

As I understand it, Japanese corporation are far more political and devious
in their internal accounting than in the US. 
Whether their imaging division makes or loses money is something we out here
will never know.

Been There Moose

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