Process Design and Supply Chain Arielle Koutsoukos OPS/571 3/09/2015 Eileen Broyles Supply Chain Raw Materials Manufacturing Plant Walmart Distribution Center Customer Walmart Retail Center Customer Merchandise Replenishment • • • • • • • Walmart retail location is out of an item Customer places an order for the item Real time data transferred to warehouse Data is captured by Walmart’s point of sales system Item is manufactured using make-to-stock process Warehouse analyzes orders from
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Bottlenecks in a Process When it comes to my health‚ my fitness goals are among the highest priority in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Although my time spent at the gym contributes to my fitness goals‚ there are a few bottlenecks that affect the time I spend at the gym. The main bottleneck which I encounter is the front desk congestion and the limit of exercise machines during peak times. (Guthrie‚ Lee. 2003) How will I overcome this bottleneck? I will do so by applying Goldratt’s theory of constraints
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This file OPS 571 Learning Team Assignment Production Plan for Riordan Manufacturing Part 4 4 includes overview of the following parts: Production Plan for Riordan Manufacturing New Process Design Lean Production Supply Chain Process Conclusion Business - General Business 1. Learning Team Assignment: Production Plan for Riordan Manufacturing · Write a paper of at least 1‚050 words discussing strategic capacity planning and lean production for the new process design
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Riordan Manufacturing Production Plan Pedro A Rios Jr.‚ Nelson Christensen‚ Teresa Swander‚ Chrystal Marcum and Kapricia Crosby University of Phoenix Operations Management OPS 571 Ashley Carr January 10‚ 2011 Riordan Production Plan Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer employing 550 people with projected annual earnings of $46 million. Riordan’s main customers range from automotive parts manufacturers to the Department of Defense. One of Riordan’s main productions
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ed.) [eBook]. Boston‚ MA: McGraw-Hill Irwin. Retrieved on November 19th‚ 2013 from University of Phoenix eBook collection. University of Phoenix. (2013). Project Management Recommendation Email [Multimedia]. Retrieved from University of Phoenix‚ OPS/571 Operations Management website.
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Bottlenecks in a process OPS/571 March 4‚ 2013 Bottlenecks in a process In week one I determined the need for better processing with vendor selection at PetSmart. As a Project Manager over Salon Operations‚ I know that there are several processes in the timeline and flow chart found during the process analysis that could be improved. One of those potential improvements is the elimination or reduction of bottlenecks‚ which are discussed below along with the TOC or Theory of Constraints by Eli
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Learning Team Reflection Ryan Cole‚ Wendy Gonzalez‚ DoLores VanHorn‚ Jaleesa Lankford OPS/571 6/10/2015 Instructor: Peggy Ryan Businesses and companies all over the world are looking for the appropriate tools to help management address the many different duties and actions that have to be taken into consideration when supporting their profits‚ assets‚ employees‚ and overall goals. There are a number of tools available to help achieve those goals and two of them are Total Quality Management
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Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing OPS/571 January 24‚ 2011 Stephanie Coleman Process Design Riordan Manufacturing produces electric fans out of its plant in China. This proposal package will discuss the process design‚ which will concentrate on all of the cycles of manufacturing the electrical fans. This proposal will also cover how to use supply chain concepts to eliminate bottlenecks to effectively meet demands of customers. Also this proposal will discuss production forecasting
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Applying the Learning Curve Process Jennifer Taylor OPS-571 Operations Management October 27‚ 2010 Dr. Stephens‚ EdD Applying the Learning Curve Theory Introduction The Pizza Store Simulation provides an opportunity to manage the factors that affect wait time at Mario’s while shortening the learning curve. The measurements of critical to quality characteristics (CTQ’s) can determine defects‚ and improve the process through modifications until an acceptable wait time is reached. Success
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Bottlenecks or fail points Daily Issues Peak hour or busy stations crowded (Gap 5: expected service perceived service) Allow stay in paid area for 2 hours cause crowded‚ e.g. MongKok station (Gap 2: not having the right standards‚ Gap 5: expected service perceived service) Random Issues Not providing preferential fares (Gap 3: design service delivery Outsourcing customer service center service may cause service standard fall (Gap 2: not having the right service designs and standards)
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