case study
McCall Diesel Motor Works
I. Time Context
March 5, 2014, Present
II. View Point
Management and the Workers
III. Statement of the problem
Extreme lining of the production process
IV. Statement of the objective
Long range
Maximize efficiency and utilization of machine
Extreme line of production process
Ensure customer satisfaction by meeting the delivery date Short range
Limit bottleneck area
V. Areas of consideration/ SWOT analysis
Strengths
Standardized parts
Knowledgeable workers
Advancement in engineering development and design
Made-to-order type of business
Weaknesses
Obsolete machines
Made-to-order type of business
Absence of any record concerning the production process
Failure of a piecemeal manufacture
Lack of definite sequence of manufacturing operations
Lack of information regarding overall manufacturing time
Arbitrary delivery dates by the sales department
High production cost
Low-level of customer service
Opportunities
Location that allows them to have easy access to the customer
Customer requires engines that are made-to-order
Increasing popularity of diesel engines
Threats
Many new producing companies are emerging
Inordinate number of order
Calamities and other forms of natural disasters
VI. Alternative courses of action
ACA1: Determine the sequence of manufacturing process including the time it takes for each production process to be done.
Advantages
Management will know the overall manufacturing time, this will enable them to estimate the time it will take for the product to finish so that it will be determined on time
This will determined possible areas of bottlenecks thus, these will be eliminated
Reduce in process inventory of parts
Disadvantages
This may require changes in the process, that may be readily accepted by the workers
This in-process parts cannot be easily use the service department to supply for their emergency repairs
ACA2: Limit made-to-order orders and instead concentrate to the sale of standard-line of the
I. Time Context
March 5, 2014, Present
II. View Point
Management and the Workers
III. Statement of the problem
Extreme lining of the production process
IV. Statement of the objective
Long range
Maximize efficiency and utilization of machine
Extreme line of production process
Ensure customer satisfaction by meeting the delivery date Short range
Limit bottleneck area
V. Areas of consideration/ SWOT analysis
Strengths
Standardized parts
Knowledgeable workers
Advancement in engineering development and design
Made-to-order type of business
Weaknesses
Obsolete machines
Made-to-order type of business
Absence of any record concerning the production process
Failure of a piecemeal manufacture
Lack of definite sequence of manufacturing operations
Lack of information regarding overall manufacturing time
Arbitrary delivery dates by the sales department
High production cost
Low-level of customer service
Opportunities
Location that allows them to have easy access to the customer
Customer requires engines that are made-to-order
Increasing popularity of diesel engines
Threats
Many new producing companies are emerging
Inordinate number of order
Calamities and other forms of natural disasters
VI. Alternative courses of action
ACA1: Determine the sequence of manufacturing process including the time it takes for each production process to be done.
Advantages
Management will know the overall manufacturing time, this will enable them to estimate the time it will take for the product to finish so that it will be determined on time
This will determined possible areas of bottlenecks thus, these will be eliminated
Reduce in process inventory of parts
Disadvantages
This may require changes in the process, that may be readily accepted by the workers
This in-process parts cannot be easily use the service department to supply for their emergency repairs
ACA2: Limit made-to-order orders and instead concentrate to the sale of standard-line of the