Case Study: Quality Parts Company 1. Which of the changes being considered by the manager of Quality Parts Company are counter to the lean philosophy of the company? Lean production is a philosophy and a way of working involving eliminating all forms of waste (where waste is defined as anything that does not add value in the production process and supply chain). Many changes being considered by the manager are counter to lean philosophy. These are: Installing an automated ordering system to help
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Gestão da Produção Case: Quality Parts Company List of Tables List of Illustrations 1) Introduction Quality Parts Company is an enterprise that supplies gizmos for a computer manufacturer. There are three products (X‚ Y‚ Z)‚ and basically all of them need the same machines‚ except for product Z which has milling as the first operation. The demand can range from one hundred and twenty five to one hundred and seventy five products per month
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CASE STUDY: Quality Parts Company . BUS520 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 04 January 2008 Introduction: I. Which of the changes being considered by the manager of Quality Parts Company are counter to the lean philosophy? II. Make recommendations for lean improvements in such areas as scheduling‚ layout‚ kanban‚ task groupings‚ and inventory. III. Sketch the operation of a pull system for quality for Quality Parts Company’s current system. IV. Outline a plan for introducing lean at Quality Parts
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Week Four Case Study Quality Parts Company Anthony Decker Operations Management OSC301 University of Phoenix 6 December 2004 Week Four Case Study In the case study of the factitious company‚ Quality Parts Company (QPC)‚ QPC supplies gizmos for a computer manufacturer located a few miles away. Although the text states that QPC manufactures only two models of gizmo‚ it also states that manufacture for models X and Y start at machine 2‚ the lathe‚ while model Z requires milling at machine 1
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6.1: Case Study Analysis Quality Parts Company Quality Parts Company supplies gizmos for a computer manufacturer located a few miles away. The company produces two different models of gizmos in production runs ranging from 100 to 300 units. The production flow of models X and Y is shown in Exhibit 12.11. Model Z requires milling as its first step‚ but otherwise follows the same flow pattern as X and Y. Skids can hold up to 20 gizmos at a time. Approximate times per unit by operation number and
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Financial Case Study on The Quality Furniture Company Introduction The Quality Furniture Company was a high-quality home furniture manufacturer. Its headquarters was in Scranton and distribution depends on the department stores‚ independent home furnishing retailers and regional chains. The Lloyd’s‚ Inc and the Emporium department store were two of them. The Lloyd’s‚ Inc had been a customer of Quality Furniture for over 30 years. It always kept the good relationship and credit with Quality Furniture
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Total Quality Management in the Xerox Corporation By: Jennifer Zook Total Quality Management (TQM) is a term used to define quality programs corporations use to help increase the profit share and the customer relations of the corporation. Total Quality Management can consist of different programs that different companies use to obtain the results of customer satisfaction‚ better quality products‚ and a decrease in the defects of the products. Total Quality Management in the Xerox Corporation includes
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My Company‚ Part 1 BUS322 April 29‚ 2012 My Company Taking the helm of an established company with 10‚000 + employees is a great responsibility; but with an established company like Geico‚ it is an honor and a great opportunity to be responsible for a company that serves customers in the community as well as around the country. This is now my company and I want to make a difference by improving this organization ’s behaviors; which will create a positive impact on overall operations
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Plan Part I Julie Mercer NUR/588 May 27‚ 2013 Cynthia M. Hughes‚ DHA‚ MSN‚ BSN‚ RN‚ C QI Plan Part I For more than a decade‚ Via Christi has sponsored a variety of initiatives designed to improve the quality of care provided. These efforts have engaged staff‚ patients and physicians at all levels within the hospital to measure and improve the quality and safety of patient care. At times these initiatives have seen success and failures‚ but with the recent push for our “big aim” quality is the
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Case Study on Customer Quality Feedback at Apple Computer In the fast- paced personal computer industry‚ it would be very tempting for a computer company to rush ha new product to market without taking the time to solicit customer input and feedback during the customer input and feedback during the product development cycle. To avoid this temptation and to highlight its commitment to customer satisfaction‚ Apple computer has developed a program called Customer Quality Feedback (CQF). CQF is a
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