Nissan Motor Company Ltd. : Building Operational Resiliency

    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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    formation,
    review
    these instructions

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