Reduce Unique ICDs by Redesigning the Product or the Process

The objective of this activity is to reduce the number of ICDs by reducing the occurrence of an ICD in producing a unit of Output, or by reducing the number of separate ICDs used in the Output. A unique ICD is one of the key activities in the work center's contribution to the final product (O). It is separate and distinct from any other activity in the work center. For example, the fastening of a part onto a subassembly and a quality control check of the subassembly would be unique ICDs.

C. Eliminate customer activities with low value to the customer

Reduce ICDs by eliminating activities for which customers either will not pay or will not pay enough to cover their costs.

3. Businesses

Poor fit with core

No.	Industry SIC	Year	Notes
1	2011	1998	ConAgra's current restructuring will increase efficiency and, combined with the divestiture of noncore businesses, generate sizable cost savings.
2	3011	1987	Firestone went through period of sales of divisions and subsidiaries in industries unrelated to the company's core tire business.
3	3150	2003	Coach was spun off from Sara Lee Corp, in an initial public offering in 2000, when that conglomerate decided that handbag maker was not a core business.
4	3541	1997	In 1989, Gleason began a major restructuring program to divest its non-core businesses, many of which were unprofitable. By 1994, Gleason had divested or ceased operations of all of its non-core businesses.
5	3851	1996	Bausch & Lomb consolidating and selling units to focus on three core businesses.
6	3861	1999	Kodak is selling off $8.9 billion in non-core assets such as Eastman Chemical Co and the copier business.
7	3861	1997	Kodak's CEO faces transforming complacent work force into adaptable force. Kodak sold all non-photographic businesses and separated digital-electronic imaging ops from its traditional photo division.
8	3949	1991	Coleman, facing stiff competition, sold off some unrelated operations, such as a heating and air-conditioning business, and closed down an obsolete factory.
9	4513	1996	KPN will sell TNT's unprofitable non-core businesses.
10	4800	1996	To focus on the coming shake up in the telecommunications industry, AT&T is spinning off telecom equipment and computer operations that account for a third of its sales.

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