Tortoise and Hare
Tortoise and Hare
May 2, 2014
“On our honor, we have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment. Furthermore, we have read the entire report and agree that the content accurately reflects our work.”
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Overall the Tortoise and the Hare project was a good example of how production works in the real world. The first round was an eye opener for a few teams in that a little more preparation needed to be done than was done. Students in the first round lost anywhere from $95 to $250. The main problem was quality control. The groups were more worried about the quantity of tortoises and hares rather than the quality of the folds. Also, the group that brought a paper cutter had the upper hand by far in the first round. The groups between round one and round two learned a lot, the numbers could speak for themselves. In round two the lowest profit made was $65 while the highest was $113. For the most part, in the second round less origami animals were made but more could actually be sold. The groups realized the mindset they needed to have was quality over quantity.
Round 1: Profit Results
Team
# produced
Total Profit
Profit/Member
Rank
Round 2: Profit Results
1
3
-249
-$83.00
2
2
3
-249
-$87.67
3
Table of Contents
Executive Summary 2
Report Body: Introduction 4
Round 1: Preparation 4
Round 1: Analysis 5 -Pareto Chart -Cause and Effect 6
Round 2: Preparation 7 Round 2: Analysis 7 -Pareto Chart 8 -Cause and Effect 9
Conclusions 10
Appendices 11
BODY: INTRO: The main focus of the competition is to help students learn how to successfully make a product efficiently and with fewest mistakes as possible. If the product comes out with defects then the consumer will not be satisfied and will not pay as much as the desired amount by the producer. They also had to focus
May 2, 2014
“On our honor, we have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment. Furthermore, we have read the entire report and agree that the content accurately reflects our work.”
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Overall the Tortoise and the Hare project was a good example of how production works in the real world. The first round was an eye opener for a few teams in that a little more preparation needed to be done than was done. Students in the first round lost anywhere from $95 to $250. The main problem was quality control. The groups were more worried about the quantity of tortoises and hares rather than the quality of the folds. Also, the group that brought a paper cutter had the upper hand by far in the first round. The groups between round one and round two learned a lot, the numbers could speak for themselves. In round two the lowest profit made was $65 while the highest was $113. For the most part, in the second round less origami animals were made but more could actually be sold. The groups realized the mindset they needed to have was quality over quantity.
Round 1: Profit Results
Team
# produced
Total Profit
Profit/Member
Rank
Round 2: Profit Results
1
3
-249
-$83.00
2
2
3
-249
-$87.67
3
Table of Contents
Executive Summary 2
Report Body: Introduction 4
Round 1: Preparation 4
Round 1: Analysis 5 -Pareto Chart -Cause and Effect 6
Round 2: Preparation 7 Round 2: Analysis 7 -Pareto Chart 8 -Cause and Effect 9
Conclusions 10
Appendices 11
BODY: INTRO: The main focus of the competition is to help students learn how to successfully make a product efficiently and with fewest mistakes as possible. If the product comes out with defects then the consumer will not be satisfied and will not pay as much as the desired amount by the producer. They also had to focus