Operation Management - Case Study Analysis

Try to reduce overall production runs by aggregating different orders, thereby increasing batch size. Marketing strategy of delay in turnaround time is required to achieve this

Bowcombe might also fear the exposure of their know-how so that the suppliers might produce their own products and could be Scotts’ competitors. It seems Bowcombe believes that the “in-mold labeling” is Scotts’ strong competitive advantage in the market, which their competitors don’t have, but I strongly this agree with this. Considering the very simple structure of the spreader and the process of in-mold labeling (it is just molding), it is not hard to imitate. Their competitors might not have this technology, but this kind of processes exist anywhere in other industries. It is very much imitatable, which infringes one of the VRIN of the Resource-Based View theory. Thus, their “in-mold labeling” would not be their competitive advantage. Scotts should not afraid provide their know-how to the contract suppliers, and it is not so difficult to teach them. Sooner or later their competitors would imitate this kind of resource only if the value of the in-mold label is significant to their customers.

This is something that must be addressed in supply chain management because if one area of the company is operating below capacity the other sectors will not be able to make up this lack of production. Another main component of supply chain management is how to handle damaged goods. It is a waste of money to send out defective products because it costs the organization large amounts of money to recall the damaged materials back to the factory and replace them, slowing production efficiency. There must be quality controls and regulations that enable Ford to minimize inventory defects and returns. The Ford Motor Company must have damage control operations to continue manufacturing the same amount of automobiles so that they do not lose any necessary inventory. There must also be procedures in place that deal with delivery systems and the delays and unsuitable materials that could easily occur. This paper will fully break down the previous issues associated with the Ford Motor Company 's supply chain management and operations. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OF FORD Synopsis of Supply Chain Management as it Applies to Ford The definition of supply chain management (SCM) involves taking a systems approach to the entire supply chain with the overall goal of reducing the level of risk and uncertainty throughout the supply chain. This will ultimately permit lower

The objective of this report was to analyze Vivint-Smart Home Solutions’ performance in terms of organisational culture, management and leadership styles and motivation and how organizations have been affected by them. In this report, we identified that Vivint has an association of Hierarchy and Market organisational culture, relationship-oriented and task-oriented leadership styles and servant leadership style. Moreover, it demonstrated that Vivint has intrinsic and extrinsic rewards. These resulted in successful and unsuccessful practices of Vivint based on the Undercover Boss TV series based on three aspects which have been mentioned above. In addition, this report critiqued the Undercover Boss method for discovering the problems within an organisation and recommended other processes for uncovering issues. The results showed that organisational culture, management and leadership styles as well as motivation played significant roles in Vivint’s performance. Recommendations have been made to improve the unsuccessful practices of Vivint such as training managers to be empathic problem solver, examining and updating the working condition regularly, bonus for employees who give feedback voluntarily on management processes and offering fund to employees who are in need of support.

The company can also use a unit within its own process, with exceptional performance levels, as a yardstick for other units. These types of practices can help the company formulate goals and targets for performance (Slack et al, 2008). It can also be achieved by methodically measuring internal services, products and processes against those employed by competitors. Thus, Custom Molds stands to learn a lot from other companies through benchmarking. It can also help the company identify key processes and bridge the disjunction between the company’s actual state and its expected state (Boxwell, 1994). It’s also an expert method for identifying the bottlenecks which have been plaguing Custom Molds. For instance, the company’s competitors might be able to get products to customers on time. If management were to investigate the flow of their own processes [Figure 1-Question 2], then they would realise that too much time is being wasted waiting on raw materials to be delivered before starting work. A possible solution might be to hold higher raw material inventory, so that preliminary processes can begin, while waiting for other materials to be delivered. This can help reduce lead time for orders. In this way, the benchmarking technique will present the company with new opportunities to evolve with the market. However, the process can be expensive and time consuming because it might

Recommendation:1. Improve Just-in-time systemSpartan Plastic Limited need to improve Just-in-time system, it is control aims to maintain inventory level at zero, with an immediate objective of reducing the capital tied to the inventories. It is an important principle that able to eliminating waste throughout the production system. The waste can occur, through excess inventories and overly large lot sizes, both of which can cause unnecessarily long customer lead times. Let's explain the role of the core JIT practices in enhancing manufacturing performance. JIT manufacturing requires the establishment of JIT supplier relationships with suppliers; Spartan in this case, that is able and willing to deliver the needed quantities of parts as the needs arise and without any defects.

CCC’s build-to-order custom manufactures do not have to be sold through big-box stores in order to be successful. The company is able to underprice their replacement antique style doors and still be profitable even while working with lower volumes; thus, they are using a differentiation strategy. However, recently it has been brought to our attention that the company is facing multiple internal and external issues. They have selected our team of HR managers to solve the underlying problems.

Gioe Melaney is the general director of Southern Toro – a subsidiary company included in the distribution system of Toron Coporation in Galveston, Taxas.

Chabot needs to increase the flexibility in its supply chain. Chabot is an innovative product manufacturer trying to utilize an efficient supply chain. In order to be able to meet demand, the company needs to deploy excess buffer capacity. Lead time is not up to par so Chabot needs to increase its inventory if it plans to meet unpredictable demand. This will also help increase Chabot’s level of

Manufacturing operations are crucial to our company. To be successful and satisfy consumers, Jaguar Land Rover must have an efficient line of production. The operations management team is primarily concerned with overseeing, designing, and controlling the process of the business operations in the production of our goods. While we have been prosperous in the past, it is critical that we change our production process from just-in-case manufacturing to just-in-time manufacturing. Not only will implementing this new practice allow us to maintain our success, it will also allow us to surpass it and achieve an entire new level of prosperity.

Produce more products so there is less restocking issues but not more than the market calls for (supply and demand),

3.1 For each hotel, what is the role of technology and the role of operations

Within this case study, many individuals can be referred to as stakeholders. The individuals residing in the two states where the plants are located may be affected by any changes that occur within their geographic area. In addition, federal, state, and local government agencies are responsible for the enforcement of laws that the business may be required to abide by.

Spokane Industries has contracted Franklin Electronics for an 18 month product development contract. Franklin Electronics is new to using project management methodologies and have not been exposed to earned value management methodologies. Even though Franklin and Spokane have worked together in the past, they have mainly used fixed price contracts with little to no stipulations. For this project Spokane Industries is requiring Franklin Electronics to use formalized project management methodologies, earned value cost schedules, and schedules for reports and meetings. Since Franklin Electronics had had no experience with earned value management, the cost accounting group was trained in the methodology in order to bid for the

In 1991, Liang Senior analysed the Chinese consumer market for a year and sensed that the rapid growth of the