Como en el hilo "Problema de manchas "verdes" en las PANASONIC 2011: VT30, GT30, ST30, G30, S30 y U30." se ha retomado el tema del cierre de las plantas de fabricación de Plasma de Panasonic os dejo los planes estratégicos de Panasonic para quien quiera información directa de Panasonic:
http://panasonic.net/ir/presentation/pdf/20111031_e.pdf
En resumen se mantendrá sólo la planta nº4 para producir plasmas de alta gama y tamaño (Large size lineup, high picture quality with ‘3D’ and ‘black’) y el resto de gama serán LCD fabricados por terceros.
We will radically reform flat panel TV business currently under
severe earning situation.
We will drastically reform our panel business to optimize its scale
and consolidate the LCD and PDP panel factories so that there is
only one factory for each. We will also utilize LCD panel factory
mainly for non-TV products with our IPS panel specifications.
We will focus on high-end and large size PDP lineup, while we offer
full size LCD lineup including larger size, purchasing panels from
overseas venders.
In this way, we will restructure business to improve profitability.
In PDP panel business, we will shut off production in Amagasaki P5
factory and book its impairment loss. We will also cancel
relocation plan of Amagasaki P3 factory to Shanghai and dispose
its facility. As a result, production capability will decrease from
13.8 to 7.2 million units/year in 42” panel.
In LCD panel business, we will also shut off production in Mobara
factory and book impairment loss for Himeji factory.
In TV set business, we will consolidate all TV manufacturing sites
in Japan into Utsunomiya factory and transform it to ‘Innovative
Production Center.’
We will downsize workforce fit for our new business scale.
We expect restructuring cost of 265.0 billion yen in FY2012 and
restructuring benefit of 81.0 billion yen in FY2013.
We aim to improve profitability in TV business through reform of
business model and restructuring.
In LCD business, we will expand LCD panel usage for non-TV
products up to nearly half of total LCD sales at once.
Our IPS Alpha LCD panel features in addition to high quality
motion picture are:
1) No reversal of color by wide viewing angle
2) High open aperture ratio contributing to energy saving
3) No ripple during touch-panel operation
Taking advantage of them, we have been proposing our panels
to customers.
Meantime, in addition to OEM & ODM panels, we will procure
panels from overseas vendors. As a result, we will decrease inhouse
LCD panel usage which is currently 70% of total
procurement. Moreover, we will increase LCD panel production
for 40” and over, from around 10% to 30% or more.
In PDP business, we will develop B to B application such as
digital signage, while we narrow down PDP production. We will
increase 50” and over panel production, from 40% to 60% of
total production.
In this way, we will improve TV business to be highly value
added with light asset for better profitability eliminating operating
loss.
October 31, 2011
Panasonic Corporation
Fumio Ohtsubo
Perdonad el "rollo" en inglés pero me ha parecido interesante ponerlo.
Saludos