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For this assignment, you will choose a company with which you are familiar.
You are encouraged to choose a company for which you currently work or have
worked, but you may choose some other firm if you believe it will be a
compelling analysis.
You may choose one area of the company, such as a manufacturing plant or
product design, to focus on if you can make a strong case. Your recommendations
should have the following features.
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Repeatable: If you “fix” three things in a manufacturing plant, you should
be able to tackle the “next” three in iteration.
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Scalable: If they work in one plant, they should work in all of them.
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Replicable: Your process for improvement should be repeatable in different,
disparate parts of the organization.
This is a key initiative at the “C” level, and your recommendation will
reach the board of directors.
Your paper must include the following sections:
1.
Strategic Overview: (1
page)
Provide a brief description of the following elements:
a.
The company, including its products or services
b.
Marketing strategy: target market segments, value proposition, market
position, and source of competitive differentiation
c.
Organizational structure
d.
Any other relevant facts
2.
Analysis of the Supply Chain: (4
pages)
Analyze the supply chain for your identified company by explaining the
following key elements of the supply chain:
a.
Identify key inputs, including less tangible assets, such as human
resources and information. How are these key inputs sourced, reconfigured into
a product or service, and delivered to your customers?
b.
Identify the key processes that add value, and evaluate the supply chain
performance relative to the competition. What are the key inputs for each
process? How are these inputs processed or configured into the final offering
for your customers?
c.
What is the value added at each step?
d.
What is the role of information technology and e-commerce in serving your
customers?
e.
What are the key performance measures for evaluating your supply chain?
f.
Research online sources to explain how the performance on these measures
compares to that of your competitors?
3.
Plan to Improve Operating
Processes: (3 pages)
Create a plan for improving the performance of three specific operating
processes in your company. Your plan should address the following:
a.
Identify three elements of the supply chain that you recommend as targets
for improvement.
b.
State the performance improvement opportunity for each element, and
indicate how it will improve process speed, quality, efficiency, and
productivity.
c.
Explain what specific action or change you recommend for each supply chain
element selected.
4.
Explanation of the Results of
Performance Improvements Regarding Product or Service: (2
pages)
Explain the following:
a.
How will your product or service be improved as a result of these changes
to the supply chain activities?
b.
How are you altering the specific features or attributes of your product or
service?
c.
Why are these specific changes important to your customers?
d.
How do these changes enhance the value proposition and competitive position
of your company?
e.
What lasting capabilities and improvement are you introducing into your
company through these changes?
f.
How will you measure the scope and impact of your improvements? What are
your key performance indicators?
5.
Assessment of the Impact on
Human Resources: (1–2 pages)
Detail how your plan impacts your company’s HR and human capital strategy by
explaining how the organization’s structure supports the new process
configuration you are recommending. Your response should address the following
questions:
a.
Are the roles and responsibilities in your organization properly defined
and aligned to enable these changes? Who will perform these new/modified
process activities, and what changes to their jobs do you anticipate?
b.
Is decision-making authority assigned so that the process changes you
propose can be implemented and properly managed under the current structure?
Who will own the process and the results? Based on the current structure, will
they have the authority to make changes as necessary?
c.
Are the individuals with the right skills in place to implement these
changes? If not, how will you attract the talent necessary to implement your
changes? How will you retrain the existing employee base? How will you handle
attrition? How will you reduce the risk of impacted protected classes?
6.
Changes:
Explain changes to the compensation and incentives at your company that are
necessary to reinforce your recommendations and increase efforts for continuous
improvement throughout the organization. Explain how your plan motivates
employees, customers, and suppliers better.
Write an 10–12-page paper in Word format. You may rearrange the above
sections if it improves the quality of your paper. Apply APA standards to
citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention:
LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc.
ByMonday, July 11, 2016,
deliver your assignment to theM5:
Assignment 1 Dropbox.
This assignment is worth 300 points and will be graded using a rubric.
Download and read the rubric to understand the expectations.
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LASA 2 Grading Criteria |
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Assignment Component |
Proficiency |
Maximum Points |
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Content Knowledge: Communicates understanding of assignment by synthesizing data to explain CO 1 MSM PO: 2, 4, 5 MBA PO: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 ILO 1, 3, 6 |
Response incorporates analysis and synthesis of central concepts of the Response reflects understanding of the nature of the specific topic Response provides necessary details and specific examples. |
48 |
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Content Knowledge: Communicates the ability to analyze the supply chain for your identified CO: 3 MSM PO: 2, 4 MBA PO: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.3 ILO: 1, 2, 3, 6 |
Response demonstrates a working command of the disciplinary content Response examines the specific issue within the context of the topic area Response analyzes the specific aspect of the issue to applicable areas Response is adequately supported by current and relevant literature. |
56 |
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Content Knowledge: Communicates the ability to synthesize data to create a plan for CO: 3 MSM PO: 2, 4 MBA PO: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.3 ILO: 1, 2, 3, 6 |
Response demonstrates a working command of the disciplinary content Response examines the specific issue within the context of the topic area Response analyzes the specific aspect of the issue to applicable areas Response is adequately supported by current and relevant literature. |
56 |
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Content Knowledge: Communicates the ability to synthesize data to explain results of CO: 2 MSM PO: 2, 3, 5 MBA PO: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.3 ILO: 1, 3, 5, 6 |
Response demonstrates a working command of the disciplinary content Response examines the specific issue within the context of the topic area Response analyzes the specific aspect of the issue to applicable areas Response is adequately supported by current and relevant literature |
56 |
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Content Knowledge: Communicates the ability to configure data to explain how your plan CO 1,4 MSM PO: 2, 3, 4, 5 MBA PO: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 ILO 1, 3, 5, 6 |
Response demonstrates a working command of the disciplinary content Response examines the specific issue within the context of the topic area Response analyzes the specific aspect of the issue to applicable areas Response is adequately supported by current and relevant literature. |
56 |
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Written Communication/ Personal Effectiveness Conveys through written word understanding and application of an CO: 2 MSM PO: 2, 3, 5 MBA PO: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.3 ILO: 1, 3, 5, 6 |
Writing is concise and clear in content, language use, grammar, Writing is free of major grammatical and usage errors. |
16 |
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Oral Communication/ Personal Effectiveness Conveys through oral communication, such as a PowerPoint presentation, an CO: 2 MSM PO: 2, 3, 5 MBA PO: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.3 ILO: 1, 3, 5, 6 |
Presentation is concise with a logical flow of thought. Content includes clearly articulated key points that are free of major Presentation is visually appealing and addresses audience considerations |
12 |
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Total: |
300 |
