Halewood-Current state and the need for change?

Halewood was the sole supplier of Escort to the European market. Ford plans to push out the
Escort and has left Halewood with only one option of being considered by Jaguar if they are
ready to change. Halewood needs to undergo frame-breaking change, ie. Re-creation
(Nadler&Tushman).

The current state or problems of the three systems (Tichy) of Halewood and the desired state
for the producing Jaguar X 400 are detailed in the table below,

Technical

Political

Cultural

Why Halewood for X 400?

 Mass production was not a core skill of Jaguar, the product X-400 call for it,
Halewood is an expert in the process, i.e. it has all the production facilities on a single
site (Process- Product Fit), the workforce has inherent skills and experience in volume
production (Skill- Process fit, Internal alignment) 
 There is a grant from the Government for £ 43 million, and the location is near to the
existing Jaguar suppliers, Making Jaguar in UK was important from a Brand image
perspective (Location -Strategy Fit, External Alignment)

Recommendations:

 Given the plants history of flipping back to old ways, It is essential for the