Statement of the Problem
Destin Bras Products Co. (Destin) is a company engaged in the manufacture of valves, pumps and flow controllers. Destin is a highly competitive company, having at its helm Steve Abbott, John Scott and Roland Guidry and is a local success story in Destin, Florida.
Recently, Destin has come under fire by way of significantly shrinking gross margins due to price pressure from competition. The production of valves has contributed about 24% of the company’s revenues and has comfortably retained a 35% gross margin. Pumps, which contribute 55% of total revenue, have been under siege recently because of similar pumps in the market ...