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The Paradoxical Twins case study give an opportunity to evaluate from different angles the organization and structure of a business. Exposure of a complex behavior to different environments, circumstances, personal & social relationships, the two companies Acme & Omega electronics considered on this case study used to have the same organizational structure, under different management.   After Technological Product was sold out it’s two plants under electronic division become two firms Acme and Omega Electronics. Both of the firms are competitor if each other, Acme had annual sales of $10 million and 550 employees and Omega had annual sale of $8 million and 480 employees. Acme is consistently more effective and achieves greater net profits.   Organizational differences between Acme and Omega   Both of these firm competed for a major photocopier manufacturer’s project. Photocopier firm gave 2 weeks time to manufacture 100 prototypes each. Based on the prototype photocopier manufacture will award the final order.   Prototype Development at Acme   Mr. John president of Acme issued a memo to purchase department, drafting department, Industrial Engineering dept. and all heads and executives indicating time constrains.   Purchase dept. notice that a component could not be purchased for next 2 weeks. Acme decided to built the prototype except for the one component and add component later.   Method engineers complained to head industrial engineer, who immediately complaint to plant manager. Plant manager ignored the complaint.   Later, a design error was identified and photocopier manufacture instructed Acme to rectify the problem. The alteration in design, lead to disassembly and unsoldering of several connections.   After design error was rectified missing components were installed by again disassembly. This increased the time of production and final prototype was sent without inspection.   Prototype Development at Omega   A meeting was called with all head of the departments,...