International Growth & Integration Plan
- Implements new business model that drives profitable International growth
- Pan-European consumer product category management
- Single, integrated Information System
- Globally managed purchasing
- Rationalized production facilities
- Both EBITA and ROS double from 2002 levels
- Requires total investment of $40-60M, invested in stages over 3 years
- Cash payback achieved by end 2005
- Designed to be successfully implemented with identified resources and contingencies
Program eliminates current growth barriers and complexity, provides funding and focus needed to achieve growth, but does not require growth to achieve most of the financial benefits.