This case study is focused on the potential disruption of supply chains created by product recalls. Pratt and Whitney conducted a recall of engines serving the commercial airline industry. The purpose of this assignment is to discuss supply chain challenges created by product recalls. Wall Street Journal: "RTX Engine Recall to Cut Profit by Up to $3.5 Billion," Link: https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/rtx-engine-recall-to-cut-profit-by-up-to-3-5-billion73f5f41e Industry Week: "RTX Engine Issue to Hit Profit by Up to $3.5 Billion," Link: https://www.industryweek.com/leadership/companies-executives/article/21273466/rtx-engineissue-to-hit-profit-by-up-to-35-billion Industry Week: "Pratt & Whitney Engine Issue Adds to Airline Challenges," Link: https://www.industryweek.com/operations/article/21271626/pratt-whitney-engine-issue-adds-toairline-challenges Pratt & Whitney: Link: https://www.prattwhitney.com/en/newsroom/news/2023/06/19/rtxadvances-hybrid-electric-propulsion-demonstrator-with-1mw-motor-rated-power-m Pratt & Whitney Supplier Requirements: https://www.prattwhitney.com/en/ourcompany/about/doing-business-with-us ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please address the following topics for Pratt & Whitney (P&W): Discuss how product recalls could jeopardize sales of P&W products in the future. Explain how P&W can use supplier selection and evaluation to improve the supplier base for new products in the future. Design a supplier development strategy using Deming's 14 points of quality that could be used by P&W to prevent product recalls in the future. Discuss the benefits and challenges of worldwide sourcing for the new hybrid-electric engines being developed at P&W. Research Support: All case studies in this course require research to support your work. If you need assistance using the resources available through Criss Library, please see the Library Resources link in Canvas (Please see the column of choices on the left side of the page in Canvas.). Case Study 2: Pratt and Whitney 2 There are two components of the assignment that will need to be posted to Canvas: 1. PowerPoint slides - Microsoft PowerPoint file 2. Recorded presentation - MP4 file -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: A written report in Microsoft Word is not required for this assignment. 1. PowerPoint Slides: ------------------------------------------------ Each student will develop a presentation that summarizes the results of your project. Presentations should include 10-25 PowerPoint slides. Please upload your PowerPoint slides to the appropriate "Assignment" tab in Canvas. The due date for your project slides will be October 23rd at 11:59 p.m. Central Time. Label your PowerPoint file as follows: Last Name_First Name_P&W_Slides Example: Schulz Steven P&W Slides Detailed Notes and Citation of References in PowerPoint: The "Notes" section in PowerPoint should include detailed information and references whenever possible. The notes serve as the details that would be included in a written report. This is critical for maintaining the knowledge developed for your project. You or someone else in the organization may refer to this document in the future, and detailed notes are extremely valuable. References should be identified in the Notes section for each page that refers to the sources of information used to develop the report. A complete reference list should also be included at the end of the presentation. The textbook and the articles included with this assignment should be used as references, which count toward the minimum requirement. Administrative Requirements for PowerPoint: Files submitted after the scheduled due date and time will not receive credit for this assignment. The 11:59 p.m. Central Time deadline means that your files will need to be fully uploaded by that time. If your file is not finished uploading by 11:59, your assignment will be recorded as late by Canvas, and you will not receive credit. There will be a 10-point penalty for submitting a file that is not a Microsoft PowerPoint document. There will be a 10-point penalty for not using the recommended name for your files uploaded to Canvas. Turn-It-In will be used to screen all assignments for originality