Jorge Gonzales is the owner from taracare,inc. Taracare, inc. Is factory to assemble outdoor furniture for the U.S market. Before he bought it, he had good reputation as a sales of outdoor furniture. He hired a few staff, including alfredo Diaz as the new manufactured manager. After few months, alfredo had some issues to discuss with Jorge Gonzales.
Some problems with materials and also can make a new problems with labor.
Delivery time problem, the product must be in stores as quickly as possible.
Need a new design and features for our product, and also need to increase our equipment utilization, but need financial support
QUESTIONS
1. Does Alfredo’s previous experience running a plant that made replacement windows qualify him to run a plant that makes outdoor furniture?
Taracera is manufacture factory where it fabricates and assembles outdoor furniture. Jorge Gonzalez as the owner, he purchased Taracare in 2001. Jorge had ambition for Taracare was to expand it form a small regional manufacturer to one that sold to major national retailers. He had some problem and need new manufacturing manager. He hired Alfredo as new manufacturing manager.
Alfredo was worked as plant manager of a factory that manufactured replacement window.
The previous alfredo’s job where he was worked, it was factory that manufactured material sold by large regional and national retailers.
Alfredo’s experience can really help Taracera’s problems and Jorge’s ambition, because alfredo had experience and knowledge as manager that knowed how to manage and run a big manufacture factory. He just need more time to learn about a outdoor furniture.
2. What recommendations would you make if you were Alfredo?
If i was Alfredo, i would to find the each departement's goal and try to talking with each departments to see all problems. After that, i would summarize all of their problems and their goals, also to see what goals they