Written Project & Presentation

1. Introduction: Please briefly describe the company you chose, visited, and analyzed. Please include key product types.

2. Design of Goods & Services (Ch 5): Each of the seven approaches (as outlined by the text) of M&VE

(Manufacturability & Value Engineering) are used to reduce costs and enhance the product/service.

Please give three recommendations (future state) as to how this company could improve their design approach using M&VE. Please conclude this section with a defense of maintained balance between cost & quality.

a.M&VE Concept #1:__________

b. M&VE Concept #2:__________

c.M&VE Concept #3:__________

d. Please defend how you maintained a balance between quality & cost.

3. Quality (Ch 6): TQM -Group. After you have researched the company and/or visited the site to identify quality issues,please provide three recommendations for the company to apply Taguchi Concepts to improve the quality of G&S.

Please tie your recommendations directly to the class concepts of Taguchi with an appropriate heading for each concept.

a. Quality Robust

b. Target-oriented quality

c. Quality Loss Function

4. Process analysis (Ch 7): - Individual work is necessary. Each group member will analyze a process using one of the tools of process analysis.

Eachgroup member will choose one tool of process analysis from the text (flowchart, time-function mapping, value-stream mapping, process chart, or service blueprint) to analyze a key process at the company.

Each group member should choose the tool that best serves his or her own learning & development. (One for each group member, please.) Please feel free to hand sketch the maps/charts.

Please use appropriate symbols on your graphs to avoid point deductions.

  (Please note: If you want to use a hybrid of tools, please see Dr. P. for approval.)

5. Process Strategy (Ch 7): Using the Theory of Constraints:

a. IDENTIFY from Section 4: As a group, please tell the reader what you identified as a key constraint on ONE (choose from any of the above process analysis tools). Please show the constraint visually (e.g. circle on the tool) and briefly describe the constraint in this section.

b. PLAN TO OVERCOME: Please explain the plan you developed to overcome the constraint.

c. FOCUS: Please explain how you will focus resources.

d. EXPECTED OUTCOME(S): Please explain what you expect will be the outcome (effects) of the reduction of the constraint. Please show this visually on a revised tool(i.e. revised process analysis tool) showing your expected future state.

6. Layout Strategies (Ch 9):

a. CURRENT STATE: Please provide a sketch of the current layout. (Hand drawings acceptable.)

b. FUTURE STATE: Please re-design the layout. (Please feel free to copy section 6a. and add hand drawn changes to the drawing.)

c. DEFENSE: Please explain how your re-design will improve efficiency and/or and the quality of the produce/service.

7. Human Resources (Ch 10) - Ergonomics: As you analyze the current layout, please consider the environment for the employee. Please give recommendations to improve ergonomics in this work environment.

8. Inventory Management (Chapter 12):EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

a. CURRENT STATE: Please review and assess leading technologies for inventory management in this industry.

b. FUTURE STATE: Please recommend new inventory management methodology for this company.

9. Supply-Chain Management (Ch 11): Using the Theory of Comparative Advantage, please analyze the company's overall supply-chain strategies:

a. What segment of the transformation will you outsource to better focus on core competencies?

b. Please defend using Theory of Comparative Advantage (TOCA) (i.e. How will you utilize the previously allocated resources to enhance the operations?).

10. Presentation: As a group, please prepare a presentation from your research and analysis of this company. Please plan to present key data to the class, taking into account time limitations (15 minutes per group). Please consider creativity for full points (e.g. visual aids and/or product presentations, samples, tastings, etc.) and to enhance engagement during the presentation.

11. Mechanics:

a. APA format is not followed or if not professional (stapled/fastened, organized with proper headings, etc.)

b. On the TOC (table of contents), please note which group members completed which sections as is applicable.

No binders or plastic sheets, please.

12. Group/Self Assessment:  Please rate each group member. Note: The form is posted on ULearn.

Attachment:- OPMGMT.rar