You will assume this role of vice president of operations at a production or service organization in the assignments throughout this course. Select an existing production organization. Analyze the organization's current vision, mission, business strategy, operation strategy, supply chain, total quality management, just-in-time philosophy, forecasting method, statistical technique, facility location, work design, project life cycle, and project management. Note: As you collect the information for the first and second assignments, keep in mind that in the third assignment you must prepare a presentation for your chief executive officer. Instructions Write a 3–5 page paper in which you:

1. Evaluate key elements of the selected production or service organization's operational efficiency with its operational strategy. Determine three tasks that do not align with the
2. operational strategy. Determine the weaknesses that are evident in each task.

2. Formulate a new operations strategy for the selected organization based on the four competitive priorities (cost, quality, time, and flexibility).

3. Analyze both the structure of the competitive priorities and infrastructure of the production process. Develop three new enablers that are aligned with the long-term plan of the selected organization. Evaluate three pros and three cons of the new enablers.