For the
second
milestone of your final project, y
ou will submit a
quality, process, and location analysis case study analysis
that will
address the typical
problems that operations manag
ers face. This case study analysis
will be incorporated into
the final summative analysis.
This milestone is due in Module Four.
Prompt:
Refer to the
Nissan cas
e study
, your own independent research, and the course materials to answer the following items
.
Specifically, the following
critical elements must be addressed:
I.
Theories and Techniques
A.
Explain the five steps of the
theory of constraints
(TOC) process.
To what processes might the company in the case study apply TOC? Why would
applying TOC to these processes be advantageous?
B.
Describe how
total quality management
(TQM) principles and tools can be used to improve quality in the latest line of products
in the context of
the case study.
II.
Data Analysis
A.
Dr
aw a cause
–
and
–
effect
diagram
that assesses why some of the company’s supply chain partners might have struggled to implement some of the
company’s newly developed materials. Summarize your findings
from the diagram.
B.
Draw a hypothetical
process
(time
–
function)
map
for producing a recently released (within the past two years) product manufactured by the
company. As an operations manager, how will you use the value map? Be sure to include your process
map within your case study analysis.
C.
Considering the data and options below, determine where the company should
locate its new manufacturing plant. Explain why this would be the
favorable location.
Factor
Weight
Mexico City
Columbia, SC
Political Risk
.25
70
80
Transportation Costs
.20
40
90
Labor Productivity
.20
85
75
Rental Costs
.15
90
55
Labor Costs
.10
80
50
Taxes
.10
90
50
Guidelines for Submission:
The format for this assignment will be a Word document using a business writing format of y
our choice.
There is no minimum page
length requirement, but the submission should be no more than four pages in total.
C
opy and paste any data analysis from Excel into your Word document for
submission. You may include your original Excel documents as sup
plementary material if you believe that this will strengthen your contribution.
Instructor Feedback
:
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