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- Consider the following quality improvement strategy as expressed by a series of if-then statements: If real-time feedback information capabilities improve, then post-sales service time will improve. If post-sales service time improves, then post-sales service quality will increase. If post-sales service quality increases, then customer satisfaction will increase. If customer satisfaction increases, then market share will increase. If market share increases, then sales will increase. If sales increase, then profits will increase. Required: 1. Prepare a strategy map that shows the cause-and-effect relationships of the quality improvement strategy (see Exhibit 13.10 for an illustrative example). 2. Explain how the quality improvement strategy can be tested.Coral Creations has strategic plans that call for rapid growth, a limited number of units for each design to enhance exclusivity, designs for the perfect fit, on-time delivery to customers, retention of highly trained employees with innovative skills, and excellent inventory control. A. Suggest one performance measure for each dimension of the balanced scorecard for Coral Creations. B. Take one of your measures and discuss the linkage it has to multiple strategies in Corals plan.Instructions 1.Based on the balanced scorecard and the following descriptions of the predicted relationships between strategic objectives, draw the scorecards strategy map. a.Training employees effectively and reducing employee turnover can both be expected to improve returns processing and reduce shipping errors. b.Both improving returns processing and reducing shipping errors can be expected to delight the customer. c.Delighting the customer can be expected to increase market share. 2.Based on the balanced scorecard and the following descriptions of the predicted relationships between performance metrics, draw the scorecards measure map. a.Median training hours per employee and average employee tenure will both influence hours from returned to refunded and number of erroneous shipments. b.Both hours from returned to refunded and number of erroneous shipments will affect percentage of customers who shop again and online customer satisfaction rating. c.Both percentage of customers who shop again and online customer satisfaction rating will influence the companys market share. 3.Label each element of the balanced scorecard.
- The following strategic objectives have been derived from a strategy that seeks to improve asset utilization by more careful development and use of its human assets and internal processes: a. Increase revenue from new products. b. Increase implementation of employee suggestions. c. Decrease operating expenses. d. Decrease cycle time for the development of new products. e. Decrease rework. f. Increase employee morale. g. Increase customer satisfaction. h. Increase access of key employees to customer and product information. i. Increase customer acquisition. j. Increase return on investment (ROI). k. Increase employee productivity. l. Decrease the collection period for accounts receivable. m. Increase employee skills. The heart of the strategy is developing the companys human resources. Management is convinced that empowering employees will lead to an increase in economic returns. Studies have shown that there is a positive relationship between employee morale and customer satisfaction. Furthermore, the more satisfied customers pay their bills more quickly. It was hypothesized that as employees became more involved and more productive, their morale would improve. Thus, the strategy incorporated key objectives that would lead to an increase in productivity and involvement. Required: 1. Classify the objectives by perspective, and suggest a measure for each objective. 2. Prepare a strategy map that illustrates the likely causal relationships among the strategic objectives.The following if-then statements were taken from a Balanced Scorecard: a. If employee capabilities increase, then process time decreases. b. If process time decreases, then customer retention will increase. c. If customer retention increases, then market share will increase. d. If market share increases, then revenues will increase. Required: 1. Identify the lead and lag variables, and explain your reasoning. 2. Discuss the implications of Requirement 1 for the financial and learning and growth perspectives. 3. Using the first if-then statement, explain the concept of double-loop feedback.Classify each of the following performance measures into the balanced scorecard perspective to which it relates: financial perspective, internal operations perspective, learning and growth perspective, or customer perspective. A. Number of improved products B. Time from packaging to delivery or display C. Production costs D. Number of customer suggestions E. Sales mix revenues F. Number of repeat customers
- Which of the following objectives would likely be associated with the learning and growth perspective of the balanced scorecard? a. Increasing post-sales service efficiency b. Increasing information system capabilities c. Decreasing product development cycle time d. Improving product image and reputationThe following series of statements or phrases are associated with product life-cycle viewpoints. Identify whether each one is associated with the marketing, production, or customer viewpoint. Where possible, identify the particular characteristic being described. If the statement or phrase fits more than one viewpoint, label it as interactive. Explain the interaction. a. Sales are increasing at an increasing rate. b. The cost of maintaining the product after it is purchased. c. The product is losing market acceptance and sales are beginning to decrease. d. A design is chosen to minimize post-purchase costs. e. Ninety percent or more of the costs are committed during the development stage. f. The length of time that the product serves the needs of a customer. g. All the costs associated with a product for its entire life cycle. h. The time in which a product generates revenue for a company. i. Profits tend to reach peak levels during this stage. j. Customers have the lowest price sensitivity during this stage. k. Describes the general sales pattern of a product as it passes through distinct life-cycle stages. l. The concern is with product performance and price. m. Actions taken so that life-cycle profits are maximized. n. Emphasizes internal activities that are needed to develop, produce, market, and service products.Consider the following list of scorecard measures: a. Product profitability b. Ratings from customer surveys c. Number of patents pending d. Strategic job coverage ratio e. Revenue per employee f. Quality costs g. Percentage of market h. Employee turnover percentages i. First-pass yields j. On-time delivery percentage k. Percentage of revenues from new sources l. Economic value added Required: Classify each measure according to the following: perspective, financial or nonfinancial, subjective or objective, and external or internal. When the perspective is process, identify which type of process: innovation, operations, or post-sales service.
- The following Box Scorecard was prepared for a value stream: Required: 1. How many nonfinancial measures are used to evaluate performance? Why are nonfinancial measures used? 2. Classify the operational measures as time-based, quality-based, or efficiency-based. Discuss the significance of each category for lean manufacturing. 3. What is the role of the Planned Future State column? 4. Discuss the capacity category and explain the meaning of each measure and its significance. 5. Discuss the relationship between the financial measures and the measures in the operational and capacity categories.Coulson and Company is a large retail business that has a firm-wide balanced scorecard. Recently, management has discussed the need for the balanced scorecard to be more relevant to each individual department of the company. Specifically, management wants to come up with unique scorecards for its Public Relations and Inventory Management departments. For both departments, management recognizes that properly and efficiently training employees is important. For these purposes, management gathers data on the median training hours per employee and new employee performance review ratings. For the Inventory Management Department, management is focused on reducing stockouts (running out of certain inventory items) and keeping accurate inventory counts. For these purposes, the company tracks the number of back orders and discrepancies between the physical and record counts of inventory, respectively. For the Public Relations Department, management is focused on improving the publics CSR image of the company and attracting new customers. Management measures these objectives using Forbes CSR Rating of Coulson and Company and the number of new customers, respectively. a. Identify the term for Coulson and Companys plan to create unique balanced scorecards for its individual departments. b. Draw the unique balanced scorecards of each department. Identify the departments common and unique measures, and include all the elements of the balanced scorecard that you can in your drawings, given the information provided.Classify each of the following performance measures into the balanced scorecard perspective to which it relates: financial perspective, internal operations perspective, learning and growth perspective, or customer perspective. A. Employee satisfaction surveys B. Units of waste per production process, uniformity of products and inventory control C. Number of energy-efficient bulbs replaced D. Management training course certificates awarded E. Divisional profit F. Number of customer referrals