Case Study: Pyrex
1. What are the pros and cons of continuing production at the Charleroi plant?
2. What downside might there be with offshore outsourcing production of the Pyrex
product line to overseas suppliers?
3. If the recommendation is to offshore outsource, what issues have to be addressed
with the Charleroi plant?
Introduction
The year was 1913. Bessie Littleton was in her kitchen cooking. While using her
bakeware that she had previously purchased, the casserole dish broke into pieces. This had been
the second time that something like this had happened and she was tired of it. Her husband
worked at Corning Glass Works as a scientist at the time, so she asked him to bring her some
glass that would not break so easily. Per the case study, Bessie’s husband started transporting
home materials from work and began making cookware out of it (Schroeder, Goldstein, &
Rungtusanatham, 2013).
Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) formed the company now known as World
Kitchen, LLC, in 2000. The company is the creator and marketer of bakeware, cookware,
dinnerware, and kitchenware. They also manufacture other tools as well such as range-top
