The Plan
When in June 1999 he came to Nissan as chief operating officer he was accompanied by a team of thirty French Renault experts. With the aid of a Japanese interpreter (and at the same time trying to learn Japanese) he visited all the Nissan factories worldwide. At the same time Ghosn installed nine Cross Functional Teams to analyze Nissan’s problems. These teams had to present their suggestions within a space of three months.
In October 1999, after the teams had made their analyses and had presented their proposals to the executive committee, Ghosn was able to announce his strategic plan for the revival of Nissan in a public presentation. At the same time this plan was simultaneously announced …