...Continuous improvement -Demming theory Deming theory Dr. W. Edwards Deming developed a method for the quality improvement process. He believed that the identification and correction of defects after production is not effective. The quality issue is critical to address before production rather than after production (Doherty, 2003). Along with this, it is identified that quality control issues arise due to poor management. If the processes are in place, their performance can be measured and changes can be made to improve the quality of products and process. For the continuous improvement, employee involvement is necessary. So, it is important to use highly effective techniques for continuous improvement in the workplace. According to Deming theory, the job of management is neither to assess employee output numerically nor to inspect product quality after production. But the management is responsible to create a production process and organizational culture that encourages employees for quality work (Gitlow, 2000). Deming proposed 14 principles of management such as: Develop constancy of purpose for improvement in products and services Adopt a new philosophy of economy Stop dependence on inspection to gain quality of products and services End the practice of awarding business according to the price tag. Improve the production system and quality to reduce costs Provide on the job training (Gitlow, 2000). Adopt new methods of leadership and supervision Drive...
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...Project Name | Huntsville Plant Project | Project Number | 1 | Project Manager | Thomas Parker III | Prioritization | 5 | Owner(s) | Johann Seitz | Start Date: | 17 April 2011 | Scheduled Completion Date: | 30 June 2012 | Mission | The end state of this project is to build a successful plant in Huntsville, Alabama. With having a successful plan, this will directly affect the number 5 priority (attain a national presence in the container industry) and number 6 priority (increase productivity). Then it will indirectly affect the rest of the priorities. | | Scope | The board expects the following to be in place when the project is completed: * Select resources such as: Architect, Real Estate Consultant, and General Contractor * Recruit and Train Managers for Huntsville Plant * Create a Pre-Production and Production Plan * Create a Building Concept and Design * Procure Building Site, Permits, and Appropriate Approvals * Construct the Huntsville Plant Building * Landscaping on Site * Personnel Recruiting for Plant Operations * Procure Equipment, Raw Material and Truck Fleet * Install Equipment * Create Product Distribution Plan and Pre-Production Plan * Start Up Production and Distribution The board doesn’t expect the following: * Geothermal Heating * Solar Powered Electric Feed * Multi-Level Parking Garage * In-House Food Court * Construction of Separate Distribution Facility | | Objectives | As the company...
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...| Huntsville Plant Project | Erika Moore Project Management 586 | Erika Moore 9/22/2013 | First, let’s start with a simple question. What is a critical path? According to Gido (2015), “In large network diagrams, there may be many paths of activities from the project start to the project completion. The Critical Path is the longest containing the most time consuming activities” (p. 157). Now that we have an understanding of what the Critical Path is, let’s move on to the next question. That question is what is the Huntsville Plant’s critical path? The Huntsville Plant’s critical path is as follows. Step one is to prepare the site. This first step would include any ground preparation that may be required to accommodate a building such as the Huntsville Plant. Step two is to construct the building. This would include pouring concrete, putting up drywall, etc. The third step in the Critical Path is to install the equipment. This would include installing all technologies required for the safe operation of the facility. The fourth step in the Plant’s path is to perform a pre-production run. Now every company has their own definition of a pre-production run, so I’ll let you form your own conclusions regarding this aspect of the critical path. The next step is to perform production start up. Production start up usually means setting things in motion to begin distributing your product or service. In the case of the Huntsville Plant the production of plastic...
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...equipment. At this point it would appear that with a proposed budget limit of $2,750,000 set by the company’s Board of Directors that we are on target with an estimated total budget of $2,633,532 for the Huntsville Plant Project. As you can see we don’t have very much room (budgetary) for any missteps therefore, it will be necessary for very member of the team monitor and control individual budgets and areas of responsibility. Within the Huntsville project is divided into key project phases and probably the most important phase to ensure the success of the entire project is the planning phase. There a few critical deliverables that must be completed within the ten (10) weeks set aside for planning. Just to point out a few key “must happens” such as; procure the plant’s worksite, obtain all needed permits and approvals and the selection of an general contractor not to say we can relax or slack on any part of the project’s tight budget and schedules, again the planning phase is only ten weeks with a budget of only $285,754 the project’s first test. After the planning phase is the preparation phase were the project is really defined and it is critical to the success of the project that the entire team stay focus on their assigned tasks and the big picture, completion of the Huntsville project on budget and on schedule. We have a budget of $1,822,442 and 47 weeks to prepare the worksite and complete building the new plant. If, we are to meet the Board of Directors expectations every...
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...| Project Risk, Communication and DocumentationCourse Project: Week 5 | PM 586: Project Management SystemsInstructor: Rich EllimanShari HollowayFebruary 16, 2012 | | | | | ------------------------------------------------- Huntsville, Alabama ------------------------------------------------- Production Plant Communication Plan Risk Management – Step #1 Risk Matrix Identification | Assessment | Response Plan | Risk | Consequence | Probability | Impact | Trigger | Resp. | Response | Cost | May not have enough in the budget | High | | | | Make sure that the Financial administrtor stay on top of the allocated budget and try to communicate how to cut cost as much as possible. | Weather Permitting | Weather could put a hold on building the foundation and or areas of the building | Moderate | | | | Assure that the PM’s along with the Team Members are monitoring the weather within a 24 hr advance period. | Physical Events beyond Control | Contractors... Get injured Sick or They are not able to obtain building permit or license. | Moderate | | | | Train Personnel on safety and mishaps, talk to the PM’s and TM’s about the importance of | Manufacturing of Equip /purchasing of equipment | Equipment does not arrive on time or not the correct equipment. | High | | | | Reorder the correct equipment and estimate the turn around time of getting the equipment so the delay won’t be weeks.Talk with Safety Inspectors daily...
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...Last Thursday, October 24, 2013 held a council meeting at 308 Fountain Circle 7th floor, Huntsville, Alabama 35801. This was my first meeting I have attended since being in the state of Alabama. There were a lot of interesting residents that had problems/ concerns within their community. There were a few cases that were brought up that caught my attention. One was a guy by the name of Mr. Regenald Hill he spoke from the heart concerning issues within the city of Huntsville. He wanted to know are the city of Huntsville actually bettering the quality of life for all the citizens and is we really focus on being one Huntsville, home from making great decisions from integration mass inconsistency and being able to have a surplus in economy well as keeping jobs international recession. He mainly aim was the city of Huntsville failing schools closing them down, combining them and giving them a new name. Instead of changing the name of the schools, fix the issues within the community where kids can be focus in the classrooms. He also made a valuable point which is that the K.K.K was founded in Pulaski, Tennessee, and now we going to take all the predominant black schools in this city and put them in one building on Pulaski pike. He asks the board to be more transparent toward the school systems in Huntsville and be considerate. Ron Dilmer had an issue on 2101 kinder Street, huge fence city of Huntsville on July 25, 2013. He wasn’t notified as property owner. There was an agreement with the...
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...| Seitz CorporationMilwaukee, WI12345 Main Street | Phone: (224) 555-0190Fax: (224) 555-0192E-mail: jclark@seitz.com | SEITZ HUNTSVILLE plant Development Project Our Opportunity for Southern Region Expansion Project Introduction Project planning is a key component to the success of any project. The Seitz Huntsville Plant Expansion project is a large project with a budget of $2.75M and an aggressive timeline of eighteen months. Janet Clark, the PM for Seitz Huntsville project seems very committed to the project success. She has the support of the board of directors, the company and the project sponsor. Additionally she has access to resources and technology (including others strategy plans) to get the south plant completed. Steve Pokorski, the VP of Operations, and Joe Downs, the Director of Plant Engineering, were also asked to help Janet make the project a success. Janet’s Strategy Mark Green, the project sponsor, has asked Janet to form the project articles before proceeding with the project. Janet’s approach is to convert her task list to the following: * Project Charter * Scope Statement * WBS Janet had already created a task list so this was easy to build a WBS. However, Janet should have first created a project charter with the help of the project assistants. This is the most basic initiation of any project. When the steps of project creation are skipped, it puts the whole project in jeopardy. A charter document is used to communicate between the...
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...Huntsville Project Plan MISSION: Located in Northern part of California, Huntsville Plant as of today packages variety of foods (e.g. canned goods, dry foods etc.) that is delivered by different manufacturers. Their new plant consists of 100 employees and several management staff that oversees the operation. The building they've occupied is a huge warehouse and the existing LAN cabling requires major upgrade. Walter Seitz (sponsor) would like a Wireless Local Area Network WLAN to be installed to immediately set-up the different departments to begin operation before replacing the outdated cabling infrastructure. Scope: The investment project for SEITZ Corporation is the construction of a new plant to operate in Huntsville, Alabama. In order to capitalize on potential growth and meet its strategic plan, the project will begin April 17, 20011 with an expected completion date of June 30, 2011. Total operating capital for the project is $2,750,000. For the project to be considered complete, the following deliverables must be met: Project Deliverables include * Select resources such as: Architect, Real Estate Consultant, and General Contractor * Recruit and Train Managers for Huntsville Plant * Create a Pre-Production and Production Plan * Create a Building Concept and Design * Procure Building Site, Permits, and Appropriate Approvals * Construct the Huntsville Plant Building * Landscaping on Site * Personnel Recruiting for Plant Operations...
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...which would enable you to apply for that particular field. Try to match your personality, interests, knowledge, and age, with a position suitable for you. Where you work can be just as important as what you’ll do there, in terms of determining whether a job is right for you. The Company that I would choose to work for is Redstone Arsenal, which is a United States Army base. Originally a chemical weapons manufacturing facility for World War II, the Arsenal became the focal point of the Army’s rocket and space projects, including development of the first U.S. ballistic missiles and space launch vehicles in 1950s. Huntsville Arsenal was established in 1941 to create a second chemical weapons plant in addition to the one in Edgewood, Maryland. The military installation was originally composed of three separate entities: The Huntsville Arsenal and the Huntsville Depot, which were operated under the auspices of the Chemical Warfare Service, and the Redstone Ordnance Plant, operated by the Army Ordnance Department. The name Redstone drew on region’s red rocks and soil. The ordnance plant was renamed Redstone Arsenal in 1943. Redstone Arsenal remains the center of testing, development, and doctrine for Army’s missile programs. Besides the U.S. Army Material Command and the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command, Redstone houses the Tactical UAV Project Office, Redstone Test Center, the Missile Defense Agency, the Missile and Space Intelligence Center, and...
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...Project Name | | Project Number | | Project Manager | | Prioritization | | Owner(s) | | Start Date: | | Scheduled Completion Date: | | Mission | The construction of a new Seitz plant in Huntsville, AL that will be operational by June 30, 2012. | | Scope | Included in Scope: * Selection of Project Resources: Ex (Architect, Real Estate Consultant, and General Contractor) * Training of Huntsville plant managers. * Pre-Production and Production Planning * Building Concept and Design * Procurement of Building Site, Permits, and Appropriate Approvals * Construction of the Huntsville Plant Building * Site Landscaping * Personnel Recruitment for Plant Operation Positions * Procurement of Equipment, Raw Material and Truck Fleet * Equipment Installation * Creation of Product Distribution Plan and Pre-Production Plan * Production Start-up and DistributionNot Included in Scope: * Geothermal Heating * Solar Powered Electric Feed * Multi-Level Parking Garage * In-House Food Court * Construction of Separate Distribution Facility | | Objectives | To expand Seitz Corporation in accordance with the Company’s Strategic plan set by the Board of Directors by construction of a new plant in Huntsville, Alabama, within a budget of $2,750,000, which is to be operational by June 30, 2012.The aforementioned strategic plan is listed below in order of priority.1. Double total sales within the next decade. 2. Develop and market new products based...
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...Week 4 Project 1. The total budget for the project that I was able to gather from MS Project is a total of $2,616,807.05 . Yes, the project is still under budget of the original budget of $2,750,000 set by the board of directors. 2. The planning phase budget is: $280,883.71 The duration of the planning phase is 10 weeks. 3. The budget for the preparation phase is: $1,280,586.00 The duration of the preparation phase is 47 weeks 4. Key performance indicators are critical to the successful completion of our project and measure progress of our ultimate goal. In order to assure our project launching is on track, quantifiable measurements are a must. Feedback of team leaders in all areas is essential to assure all stakeholders involved are working in synergy towards to main goal. It is imperative that we measure results of hard-to-measure activities as well as more simple activities in an accurate and simple way. Some of the simple key indicators that I would monitor and control are: -How accurately the schedule is being followed. -How closely are we to the predetermined budget? -How many tasks do we have left? -How many tasks have been completed? Knowing the answers to these questions will create key performance indicators that are easy to follow and interpret. A more technical approach towards key performance indicators might be: -Monitor business resources to assure they are being used in in a way that gains a return on investment. -Monitor...
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...Answer the following essay questions Essay Question #1: Will the Huntsville Plant Project be ready by the June 30, 2012 deadline set by the board of directors? What options might be open to ensure this deadline is met, if the current schedule indicates the Huntsville plant project will not be ready in time? The Huntsville Plant Project starts on April 18, 2011. This is the early start date for the project. If the scheduled activities for the development of the project, the projected June 30, 2012 start date set by the board of directors would be successfully accomplished The critical path of the project is the Plant Readiness Phase. This phase has a total of 40 weeks of completion. The procurement of equipment which has duration of 24 weeks can be completed upon completing the predecessors of creating a project plan. In order for the equipment to be installed, the building construction, recruitment of plant personnel, and procurement of equipment need to be completed on time. The construction of the building is scheduled to be completed within the period of 40 weeks. The development of the building design, obtaining necessary permits and approvals, and preparation of the site are critical steps that need to be on schedule for the smooth flow of the Huntsville Plant Project development. Following the AIB simulation, the critical path (CP) is established above. The early start (ES) is April 18, 2011. The late start (LS) is not identified in the narrative. However...
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...Project Scope: The expansion project for JS Corporation to spread out its operations in Huntsville, Alabama in order to capitalize on potential growth and meet its strategic plan will begin April 17, 2006 with an expected completion date of June 16, 2007. An amount of 25,000 sq. ft. will be renovated in the existing "Boeing Corporation" facility. Total operating capital for the project is $3,450,000. For the project to be considered complete, the following deliverables must be met: Project Deliverables include • A completely operational manufacturing and distribution facility • Acquisition of equipment required for production and distribution • Meet and/or exceed all building code and safety standards • Complete testing equipment • Extensive walk through 1 week before completion and sign off by management. • Recruiting and training of new personnel. • Provide all appropriate Permits and approvals Management Plan The Board of Directors will be responsible for the final approval of the project and will determine the success level at completion. The Program Team will facilitate risk probabilities and scope changes. This committee will meet with the Project Manager should cost or duration problems arise. The Production Management is responsible for the plant operations and will conduct the final inspection and audit, which will be presented to the Program Team and the Board of Directors. Completion will be judged based upon success of the pre-production...
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...One of the major cities to fall in Alabama was Huntsville. This strategic city was left unprotected by the Confederacy and was a prime target of the Union led forces of General Ormsby Macknight Mitchel. The Union believed if they could secure Huntsville they would be able to disrupt the Confederate supply train that ran along the Memphis-Charleston Railroad. Huntsville citizens were a mixture of slave-owners and manufactures. This diverse group desired to have a government that would protect their wealth and to continue to ensure the stability of their city. They understood the implications that succession would have on the economy of their city. However, once secession took place Huntsville inhabitants helped financed to the Confederate...
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...To determine whether the Huntsville Plant Project can be done by its required completion time, calculation of the projects earliest and latest dates was required to figure out the project’s completion date. As a result, the project will be ready by the end of 2009 and will even meet the June 30, 2010 deadline set by the board of directors. According to my finding, the project will actually be completed earlier than scheduled. In most case, this is not usually normal for a project to result like the Huntsville project but instead be delayed and not meeting the projects deadline. When placed in a situation as this there are several things that should be kept in mind to ensure a project will be ready to meet its deadlines on time. One suggestion to consider is to make sure that all project team members are aware of the projects objectives and their own role in the project. In doing this it will alleviate any misunderstanding, and uncertainties that are likely to occur through the project. Another suggestion to be considered is the utilization of key tools such as risk management, scope management, proactive communication, and issue management to ensure that a project deadline is met. If properly utilized these key tools there is no 100% guarantee that the project will be prevented from being delayed. However, it will guide the project manager and team member on how to properly handle a situation that might occur. After much research, I will discuss in this paper how utilizing...
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