Harvard Business School 9-689-030 Rev. December 11‚ 1998 Donner Company In October 1987‚ Edward Plummer‚ president of the Donner Company‚ was reviewing the company’s position prior to planning 1988 operations. The Donner Company manufactured printed circuit boards to the specifications of a variety of electronics manufacturers. Each board consisted of a thin sheet of insulating material with narrow metal strips (conductors) bonded to its surface. The insulating sheet acted as a structural
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Central Issues When looking at the Donner Company in 1987‚ there are some initial concerns. The company as a whole does not have a true sense of how long it takes them to do what they do‚ and their process flow table is made up of "guesstimates"‚ as throughput time at individual processes have not been formally taken. The company appears to be operating below capacity based on their need to rework their products often‚ find things for people to do‚ and meet deadlines that are based on fuzzy estimates
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on three business issues which are allocating the cost of goods or services‚ cash management or budgeting and financial forecasts. Managerial accounting uses cost allocation methods to allocate various business costs for each item produced by the company. Cash management and budgeting outlines all future expenditures to ensure business operation generate enough capital to pay for business expenses. Financial forecast provides business owners and managers with expected operational output or consumer
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DONNER COMPANYOperations Management (Group 9) Ayush Aggarwal 1411348 ayush.aggarwal14@iimb.ernet.in D.K.Harish1411292 dk.harish14@iimb.ernet.in Meenakshi Singh 1411303 meenakshi.singh14@iimb.ernet.in Pavel Gupta 1411315 pavel.gupta14@iimb.ernet.in Suryaansh Makked 1411337 suryaansh.makked14@gmail.com Sachin Gowda M B 1411326 sachin.gowda14@iimb.ernet.in 10/9/2014 INTRODUCTION Donner Company (started in 1985) manufactures printed circuit boards to the specifications of a variety of electronics
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FLOW CHART A flowchart is a type of diagram that represents an algorithm or process‚ showing the steps as boxes of various kinds‚ and their order by connecting them with arrows. This diagrammatic representation illustrates a solution to a given problem. Process operations are represented in these boxes‚ and arrows; rather‚ they are implied by the sequencing of operations. Flowcharts are used in analyzing‚ designing‚ documenting or managing a process or program in various fields. Symbol | Name
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that need to be taken to make sure the calls are sent to the proper support desk. At this present time‚ I work in the Information Technology field at Rex Hospital as a Clinician Support Specialist on the Ambulatory Service Desk. Also‚ creating a flow chart to properly triage our calls would assist me and my team on a process to follow‚ so that our customers are pleased with our services provided. A process that best describes our process would be job shop; this process incorporates different types
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Application Exercise # 1 (Common to session1 to 5) (50 marks) A. Draw a flow chart of any one function/process in your organization. (Marketing‚ Operations‚ Finance‚ Accounting‚ Human Resources and Information Systems) Use special symbols to draw the flow process chart for the above question Analyze the flow chart drawn above using the basic question. (How‚ What‚ When‚ Where & Who) Suggest improvements for increasing the efficiency or effectiveness of the above chosen function.
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Rich Stoker Flow Chart OPS/571 Traci Thurman-Bowman When examining my flowchart which details the process I go through on a daily basis when it comes to getting ready for class‚ I noticed that the one factor that affected the process design was whether or not I would be late for class. This can be seen when it came to the selection of the type of food I would eat to whether or not I would take a car to school or not. Another factor that affected the process design
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been doing business nationally and internationally. Over time the business world has significantly advanced both technologically and the way a company conducts their processes. Even though the business world has become such an advanced process‚ companies are continually looking for ways to improve their business. Within one of the largest shipping companies in the United States called FEDEX; research will forecast a way to improve the company’s process. Using FEDEX’s shipping data‚ productivity‚ and
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Case: Donner Company EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Donner Company is a manufacturer of printed circuit boards. They need to address several issues in their supply chain operations to improve their service level because net income in the month of September has drastically decreased. Before September‚ growth was steadily increasing every month. They found that the major problems include unpredictable bottlenecks in manufacturing‚ lower than expected productivity and lower than expected quality
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