Consider the following scenario and answer the question that follows:

You are the newly appointed operations manager for a local manufacturer of jeans for men and women. Previously, there was no proper management of the department and you intend to correct this by revamping the layout and flow of manufacturing. You also intend on improving reliability of the operations process. You need to explain to your new operations team several important concepts related to operations management.

Describe the operations transformation model to your team. Explain the components of the model and apply each to the jeans manufacturing process.