Stonehaven Analysis

MBA 513 Group Assignment 1 (Team I & II)
Stonehaven Inc. Case Study

(names of both group members)
Group 2: Yunping Yao, A20249251

Background Information Stonehaven, Inc., headquartered near Boston, is a major manufacturer of popular brand name non-athletic shoes for adults. Most of its products are sold in the U.S. market.

Mission To response to the uncertainty of shoe designs and growing uncertainty in each style, shorten the order-to-delivery lead times in the production process.

Current Operating System
Cutting Section
| |Time Consumption (min/batch) |Cycle Time |
|Machine 1. Cut shoe leather |41 |Critical time for each batch’s completion|
|Machine 2. Cut linings |40 | |
|Machine 3. Cut insole |32 | |

The cycle time for the cutting section is 41 minutes/batch for current operating system.
Capacity= 480/41=11.71 batches=1171 pairs

Kitting Section The time taken for kitting a batch is 10 minutes.

Stitching Section
| |Time Consumption (min/batch) |Cycle Time |
|Work Group 1. Prefit |125 |Critical time for each batch’s completion|
|Work Group 2. Join |100 | |
|Work Group 3. Ornament |125 | |

The cycle time for the stitching section is 125 minutes/batch for current operating system.
Capacity=480/125=3.84 batches=384 pairs
Steaming
The steaming time for each batch is 360