International Harvester demanded that the Springfield plant cut production by two-thirds, however, as the parent company reeled from the effects of a recession on farm and construction equipment. As Stack later wrote in National Productivity Review, SRC enthusiastically fielded teams against other companies at community events such as relay races.Д«y 1981, Springfield ReManufacturing was managing to turn a $1 million profit. A sense of teambuilding and ownership as well as competition was encouraged. Stack set up productivity contests to get the plant on its feet. 'If you look at all the characteristics of a game and you look at all the characteristics of a business, you see that they're almost the same.' He fostered a sense of competition between foremen at his Illinois assignment, and brought a similar approach to Springfield. 'It's much more than a metaphor,' Stack later told Personnel Journal. As its name suggests, the company's business was disassembling and rebuilding diesel engines, water pumps, and other components.Д«efore coming to Springfield, Stack worked his way up from the proverbial mailroom to become responsible for 2,000 employees as superintendent of the machining division at Harvester's factory in Melrose Park, Illinois.ДЄpproaching business as a game, the heart of Stack's method was to involve employees in the outcome. Then called Springfield ReManufacturing, the factory was tottering on the edge of bankruptcy, losing $2 million a year on sales of $26 million. Jack Stack was assigned to the unit, based in the Ozarks community of Springfield, Missouri, in January 1979. and Springfield Remanufacturing Center Corp. It was later known by the names Springfield Remanufacturing Corp.

The unit remanufactured diesel engines, transmissions, and torque converters for Harvester's construction equipment division, according to Diesel Progress. formed its International Harvester ReNew Center repair division. The tale of SRC Holdings Corporation begins in 1974, records the Wall Street Journal, when International Harvester Co. CEO Jack Stack is an author of books espousing the attributes of openness and ownership Business Week has described the company itself as a 'management Mecca.' One of SRC's enterprises markets tours and books for those interested in SRC's famously entrepreneurial culture. The company counts 20 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) among its customers. Most are related to the company's original specialty of rebuilding engines, generators, and other components. SRC Holdings Corporation owns SRC Remanufacturing and more than 20 other businesses.

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