Task Develop an organizational chart for Global Bike’s enterprise structure.
Short Description Read the below narrative to gather all relevant
information for sketching Global Bike’s current company structure.
Time 15 min
Due to several tax and export issues, Global Bike Groups’s headquarters is
located in Dallas and Global Bike Inc. is registered as a US company,
following US GAAP accounting standards. Global Bike Group operates a
subsidiary company, Global Bike Germany GmbH, which is based in
Heidelberg and is subject to IFRS accounting standards and German tax
regulations.
Material planning, finance, administration, HR and IT functions are
consolidated at the Dallas headquarters. The Dallas facility manufactures
products for the US and export markets and its warehouse manages product
distribution for the central US and internet retailers. Global Bike Inc. also
has warehouses for shipping and export in both San Diego and Miami. San
Diego handles West Coast distribution and exports for Asia, while Miami
handles East Coast distribution and Latin America exports.
Global Bike Germany GmbH has its headquarters in Heidelberg Germany.
The majority of research and development is housed in the Heidelberg
offices. Heidelberg is also the main manufacturing facility for Global Bike in
Europe. The Heidelberg warehouse handles all shipping for southern Europe.
The Hamburg warehouse handles all shipping for the UK, Ireland, Middle
East and Africa. Global Bike sells its bikes throughout the world and
employs approximately 100 people, 2/3rds of the employees are in the US
and the remaining 1/3 in Europe.