Confronted by a poor first quarter, with overall order intake of €456M compared to E1.155B in 1Q/08, Cargotec plans to combine its Hiab and Kalmar sales and services networks in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region during 2009 and close the Hiab loader crane factory in Meppel in the Netherlands.
Hiab and Kalmar business areas will move from current separate country level organisations into market area organisations and a customer segment-based operating model. While increasing customer focus, the new organisation will strengthen presence with an “empowered frontline, wider management spans and a flat organisation structure,” says Cargotec....
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