Cumberland Gasket Company, Inc.
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Cumberland Gasket Company, Inc. This case study report is submitted to satisfy the requirements of the Business to Business module of the International Business School, Hanzehogeschool van Groningen Written by Group 1 Alec de Moyer, St. No Sanel Bosnic, St. No 220 530 Renata Myhalyuk , St. No 217 751 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE CASE STUDY ............................... Page 3 2. ANALYSIS....................................................................... Page 4 2.1 The Cumberland Gasket Company Inc. ......................... Page 4 2.1.1 Company Policy............................................ Page 4 2.1.2 Fabrication Division...................................... Page 4 2.2 Attitudes and Risks associated with Asbestos.................. Page 5 2.2.1 Company................................................... Page 5 2.2.2 Workers..................................................... Page 5 2.2.3 Customers...................................................Page 6 2.2.4 Government................................................ Page 6 2.3 Products................................................................ Page 6 2.3.1 Asbestos- based Products................................. Page 7 2.4 The Market............................................................ Page 9 3. ALTERNATIVES............................................................... Page 10 3.1 First Alternative -Terminating the Production................. Page 10 3.2 Second Alternative - Liquid Processing.......................... Page 10 3.3 Third Alternative - "White Room" Project...................... Page 11 4. CONCLUSIONS................................................................. Page 13 5. RECOMMENDATIONS...................................................... Page 14 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE CASE STUDY Cumberland Gasket Company Inc. had been formed in 1970 by the merger...

