Posted: September 17th, 2017

Operation Management

Research paper

Vice President of Operations,

Scenario: Imagine that you are the vice president of operations at a production or service organization. You have noticed that your organization’s current operations strategy is not supporting the challenges that the organization is presently facing. In order to maintain a competitive edge, you must address these challenges with your Chief Executive Officer immediately.

Select an existing production organization. Analyze the organization’s current vision, mission, business strategy, operation strategy, supply chain, total quality management, just-in-time philosophy, forecasting method, statistical technique, facility location, work design, project life cycle, and project management. Note: You will need this information in order to complete this and subsequent assignments.

1. Evaluate two to four (2-4) weaknesses that are evident in the selected organization’s product life cycle. Generate a new product design and product selection, and then determine three (3) strategies that the organization needs in order to strengthen the operation. Provide support for the rationale.

2. Determine the key components of supply chain management for the company you have selected. Determine three (3) major issues that could affect the structuring, sourcing, purchasing, and the supply chain of your organization. Provide a solution to each issue.

3. Develop a total quality management tool that identifies and analyzes any future issues. Provide a rationale for developing the selected tool.

4. Analyze three (3) advantages in employing the just-in-time philosophy in your organization. Evaluate three to five (3-5) means in which the philosophy could potentially impact quality assurance. Provide specific examples to support your response.

5. Determine a qualitative and quantitative forecasting method for your operation. Next, create a table in which you identify the characteristics of the operation that relate to each method. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each method.

6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.

• The reference pages are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Determine the key components of supply chain management including structuring, sourcing, purchasing, and managing the supply chain.

• Examine how the total quality management process is a strategy for a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

• Identify the key elements of just-in-time manufacturing and its impact on quality assurances.

• Develop a forecasting method appropriate to a production or service operation.

• Use technology and information resources to research issues in operations management.

• Write clearly and concisely about operations management using proper writing mechanics.

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