Project Management: You are the manager of a project team specializing in work flow and production for a manufacturing company. The company has the capacity to produce 200 N95 respiratory masks per day. This production requires all your manufacturing capacity, operating 2 shifts per day. with a full compliment of your 40 employees. Health officials have asked your company to produce 500 masks per day and to ramp up production immediately. Not only would this increase provide a valuable service in this time of crisis, but could be a major financial and reputational gain for the company. You have been tasked with developing a plan, timeline and resources needed to accomplish this goal. Detail the steps you would take to accomplish this task. You are not expected to know the costs associated with such a plan.

Identify the Business Problem

Objective for the Managers Involved

Critical Issues Identified and Rank Ordered

Possible Solutions

Recommended Solution

Implementing the Solution

Communicating the Solution