Assignment: Maintaining & Improving Operations

Choose a global manufacturer of goods or services. Provide a background of the organization and fully describe six components of the organization's supply chain. Examine the potential problems related to each of the components described and explain the approaches of the organization for solving the problems.

Write a 4 - 5 page report that: addresses the concerns the following functions might have about this proposed change:

• Addresses the importance of quality management and measurement within the global context

• Construct control charts to compare global operational processes of the chosen organizations

Would implementing an enterprise resource planning system help streamline operations and achieve efficiencies between operating departments? What major concerns need to be addressed?

Present your findings as a 4-5 pages Word document formatted in APA style.