Read the Specialty Contractors case (download) and submit your analysis of the exercise - i.e., identify which activities should be crashed and by how much time, what is the cost of doing this and how soon can the project be completed. (Hint: Use the greedy algorithm taught in class even though it is not guaranteed to always find the optimal solution.) [Please submit your assignment as an attachment.]…
Operation management is defined as the design, operation, and improvement of the systems that create and deliver the firm’s primary products and services. Somerset furniture company’s global supply chain was getting lose its competitive edge and even faced shipments delayed by as much as 40%. The company prides itself on customer service and fears that late deliveries to its customers would harm its credibility and result in lost customers and excessive inventories.…
This exam is to be completed as an individual assignment. Each question is from a corresponding chapter. For example, question 1 is from Chapter 1 and so on. Write 2-3 paragraphs for each of the four questions you choose to answer. In addition to your textbook, you should use and cite at least one other credible source and/or case study for each of the four questions you answer.…
The company must acknowledge their apparent customers such as the intermediate customers in upper management that make decisions on “X”`s future direction, the internal customers who are functional managers and employees interacting along the assembly, i.e. The next person in the process, and the external customers who buy its product. It must also recognize each of its invisible customers such as the governmental and environmental agencies that have fined the company for non-compliance so frequently in the past year. Ignoring them will continue to negatively impact revenue.…
Identify a business that has recently launched a quality improvement initiative (Harley Davidson would be just one of many examples). Your business could be one that is primarily product-providing or one that is primarily service-providing. Do some independent research in order to provide an overview of this initiative and the results of their efforts. The overview should take the form of a two-page paper. Within that assignment, cite examples of any control costs or failure costs that you can identify, in addition to prevention costs, appraisal costs, internal failure costs, and external failure costs (all of these terms are defined in considerable detail in section 8.8 of your textbook).…
This essay discusses about one particular aspect of Value Chain Management, which is Quality and Performance Management, relates this to the theories put forward by the major Theorists also known as the “Quality Gurus” and interprets it from both a customer and a business process perspective. The subject matter we are going to consider is firstly the dimensions of quality, for both service quality and quality for goods, the cost, and outlining the theories of selected “Quality Gurus” to relate it to the topic of this essay. This report also points out a lot of theories, views and ideas that we will relate to actual business cases and associate them together to determine whether they are in line with the principles and theories of Quality and performance Management. Considering Quality and Performance Management, it was emerged from the industrial revolution between 1820 and 1840, evolved throughout the years and since then; its public awareness has kept on increasing. Nowadays, most business still makes use of these theories and implements it in all its activities. Before we give further explanation on Quality and performance management, we will define and explain Value Chain Management and how quality is one of its most important features.…
The first constitution was written in the United States was called the “Articles of Confederation.” It established a loose league of friendship between thirteen sovereign states and proposed that each state have its sovereignty, freedom, and independence. The Articles of Confederation approve in 1781, which led to a period of crisis between the years 1781 and 1789. This period refer as the Critical Period. The Articles of Confederation was the precursor of the United States Constitution because of the many reasons it had weaknesses and replaced by the United States Constitution.…
1. What recommendations would you make to John Wolf with respect to structuring the supplier relationship process for the Wolf Motors dealership network?…
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts motto and vision statement of “treat others the way you would have them treat you” set the hotel in an advantage point above the other chain. The hotel only hires people that fit in with their vision. They interview all of their employees before they are hired. Four Season Hotel chain is a mid size hotel chain that caters to the high end consumers. The hotels usually have 300 rooms or less, and the service is exceptional. The staffs are always interviewed by upper management; this makes them feel that they are very important. The turnover rate is much lower at the Four Seasons than at other luxury hotels. If the employees are treated right then they will treat the consumers the way they are treated. Information is shared with the various managers and properties. Every staff member is in charge of customer services, this is done to make sure that the customer is treated right. Incentives and bonuses are above normal, and the opportunities for advancements are great. Their consistency in treating others with respect and doing it in and excellent manner distinguish them above the competitors.…
The Four Season 's sets the bar for achieving the highest quality of service in the hospitality industry. It was founded in 1960 and still obtains the same goal: "Our objective is to be recognized as the company that manages the finest hotels, resorts, and residence clubs wherever we locate." With this is mind Four Seasons Hotels are also very particular on the employees that work for them, they need to all share the same passion to serve. The Four Seasons ' firmly believes in the golden rule, "treat others, how you would like to be treated." The Four Seasons ' philosophy is in offering only experiences of exceptional quality. They create properties of enduring value using superior design and finishes, and support them with a deeply instilled ethic of personal service. By doing so, allows Four Seasons to satisfy the needs and tastes of diverse customers, and to maintain its position as the world 's premier luxury hospitality company. The Four Seasons ' greatest asset, and the key to success, is their people. They firmly believe that each of their employees ' needs to have a sense of dignity, pride, and satisfaction in what we they do. Because satisfying guests depends on the united efforts of many, Four Season 's employees are most effective when they work together cooperatively in addition to respecting each other 's contribution and importance.…
Low quality leading to a need to excel at producing large quantities at low prices.…
A definition of quality, especially for what services is concerned, is extremely challenging to find. In a world like that of luxury hotels, quality can mean a lot of different things depending on how each customers values it and what the customer is expecting. Five-star hotels rely, for its nature, on satisfying needs of highly demanding customers, thus focusing on quality seems essential.…
In the table given below the Distribution Manager is expected to service these DCs as per the demands placed. If the actual sales after completing week one is as follows, what would be the quantities that would need amendment as far as Distribution Manager is concerned to service for week two and onwards?…
This case study talks about the many service quality issues faced by a local mass transport company, SMRT. The company has to still remain functional amidst mass criticism amongst the public due to inefficient communication networks, inefficient maintenance and various problems in the senior management. As a newly appointed senior manager, it is imperative that we work towards delivering a high quality service to our customers. There are many tools and quality improvement frameworks that we can use to improve existing service quality standards.…
The objective is analyze the quality in manufacturing Industries and to see how quality can be controlled and what kind of policies are followed by industries to measure the quality.…