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Sunwind Ab (a) Case Solution

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Operations Management II

Assignment 2

Total (115) Marks Weightage 15%

|Q1 |Q2 |Q3 |Q4 |
|Milling |1 |3 |2259.72 |
|Painting |2 |2 |3756.92 |
|Riveting, inserting studs |2 |1 |712.99 |
|Mounting hinges |3 |1 |2534.95 |
|Gluing Carpet |2 |2 |546.72 …show more content…

This batch sizes have also increased the inventory levels of Sunwind abnormally. Value added activities formed only 1.39% of total activities. Future Requirements: Through implementation of JIT, Sunwind should reduce its setup times which will make them more responsive to the demand from the customer. The lower setup times will also impart flexibility to the company to handle the large product mix.

f. Top management commitment Current status: Currently, the corporate management is not content with the declining profitability of the Save plant and wants to consolidate the operations at Hogsater rather than implement JIT in Save plant. The implementation of JIT is sole initiative of the MD Lars Larsson. Future Requirements: For successful implementation of JIT, the corporate management needs to step in assist the MD Lars Larsson in spreading awareness about JIT. The concerted effort of corporate management and Larsson would ensure that employee have a buy-in when JIT is implemented. The employees should be taken into confidence before implementing JIT as they are one of the major stakeholders in the success of JIT.

2) Total Quality Control

a. worker compliance Current status: The current worker compliance is high for mandatory documentation requirements and acceptance procedures for new parts were stringently observed. However, the quality control procedures in manufacturing were not followed as needed. The company has a quality manual for

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