1. For this assignment, you will understand the importance of the control function in a manufacturing business. You will compare actual performance with desired production standards, measure progress toward company goals, and address deviations in performance through corrective action ?
( I will attached you the Project's Scenario below )
Scenario The following chart displays the results of the first year's production of the, Lacks Tracks Cycles, an electric-powered chopper-style motorcycle produced by Lacks Tracks Cycles to compete with Harley-Davidson's Electra Glide. The metrics table below was created from data supplied by Lacks Tracks Cycles five (5) plants. The purpose of the table is to provide data for management to decide what controls and actions are needed to increase production efficiency. You recently joined the Lacks Tracks Cycles' headquarters staff as a quality assurance associate. Your manager has requested you to analyze the first year's motorcycle production results. This information will be used by management to evaluate and improve overall production efficiency. Lacks Tracks Cycles is known for producing high-quality products at reasonable prices. They plan to compete against Harley's top-end model by developing superior production efficiency that will allow them to price significantly below Harley Davidson's Electra Glide model. The chart below lists the desired production standards and the actual production metrics for each stage of the electric motorcycle's manufacturing process that must be completed to determine the overall production efficiency at each of Lacks Tracks Cycles' five (5) production facilities. A comparison of the production standard to the actual production outcomes using all the relevant metrics allows management to determine which of its facilities is the most efficient producer of the electric motorcycle. This knowledge will help Lacks Tracks Cycles' management team to determine what controls need to be put into place at their various production plants to match the production efficiency of their most efficient plant. More efficiency means higher production at lower per unit (cycle) costs. Metrics Standard Maryland Delaware New Jersey Texas Alaska Total Cost to Manufacture (per 13,500 15,250 14,100 12,750 16,000 14,250 unit) Manufacturing Cycle Time (time to 15 complete a single 18 16 12 12 14 vehicle - in hours) Yield (percentage of cars produced to 98% 99% 97% specifications first 96.50% 97.50% 95.15% time without rework) Defective Rate/Recall 2% 1% 3% 3.50% 2.50% 4.85% Rate Scrap Rate 2% 3% 4% 2.50% 2% 1.90% Average Production 0.50% 1% 1.50% 0.75% 0.50% 0.75% Downtime Training Time (hours 8 6 3 5 7 4 per month) Shipping Problems/Damage 1 2 4 2 1 3 (per 10,000 units) Safety Incident per 1.50% 2.25% 0.75% 3% 2% 1.90% Employee Number of units manufactured per 45,000 43,000 27,000 42,500 48,000 45,500 year Utilization Rate (Capacity rate facility is utilizing during 81.82% 78.18% 49.09% 77.27% 87.27% 82.73% available production time)
