Introduction We at KU Consulting are here to help Albatross Anchors make the necessary improvements and adjustments to continue to grow and maintain a prosperous business. We understand that there are challenges that you must overcome in order to take the steps to become a business that is on top in every aspect including production, safety and customer satisfaction. We will identify and provide the essential guidance to get you where you need to be. We thank you for this opportunity and are
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Kaplan University July 1, 2013 Introduction Albatross Anchor’s is a family owned business that started in 1976 that grew to employ one hundred and thirty employees. All departments of the company are in one building and the departments consist of an administrative office, manufacturing, shipping, receiving, raw materials storage, finished goods storage and the foundry. Through the years the standards of the department has decreased and Albatross needs to revamp their company to be up to those
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Unit three Written Assignment DeAngela Rivers MT435 Operations Management Kaplan University March 26, 2012 Introduction The case of Albatross Anchor is a manufacturing factory that sells only at the wholesale level. The organization has been faced with operational issues over the past couple of years and they are aiming to find a company to revamp their operations systems to receive the maximum amount of profits minus the excess operational issues. KU Consulting is an organization
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Operations Management Kaplan University October 6, 2012 Introduction Question One Based on the information presented in the scenario/case study discuss Albatross Anchor’s competitiveness in relation to (please address all items in the below list and provide support for your conclusions): 1. Cost a) Cost of Production: Albatross charges about the same price as the competitors do. However the inefficiency of their operations can sometimes reduce their profit margin by 35% which leads me
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Unit 3: Albatross Anchors Assignment Jacob Barac MT435 Operations Management Kaplan University November 26, 2012 Albatross Anchors Assignment Introduction Albatross Anchors is a family- owned business which was established in 1976, Smalltown, MA in the United States. Albatross Anchor started with four family members, and has largely grown to one hundred and thirty employees. Their operations consist of varies aspects; manufacturer of bell or mushroom anchors. The Albatross Anchors only
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Owning and operating a small business that needs to expand to keep up with competition can be very hard and overwhelming. Albatross Anchor needs some major renovations done to their business including adding on to the existing building or even building a second building for finished products and storing of the raw materials. Yet it faces the fact that funds may not be available to do all of this. It is now time to make some decisions on how to accommodate the needs of their customers in the most
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owned business that they started in 1976 with four family members is Albatross Anchors. Now Albatross Anchors now employees one hundred and thirty. The building sits on 12 acres in a small town. We know that the adminidtravie offices are disorganized, dirty and are un inefficiently. The plant is old worn, dirty and not up to date with the new technology and it does not meet all US safety and environmental standards. In 1989 Albatross Anchors started fabricated snag hook anchors to be able to compete
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Unit three Written Assignment Christine Carter MT435 Operations Management Kaplan University September 13, 2013 Introduction Question One Based on the information presented in the scenario/case study discuss Albatross Anchor’s competitiveness in relation to (please address all items in the below list and provide support for your conclusions): 1. Cost a) Cost of Production: ” In a recent paper, Glock (2010a) studied the impact of variable production rates on the build-up
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University September 22, 2011 Albatross Anchor has been in business since 1976. They are manufacturer of bell/mushroom anchors. They are only deal with wholesale; there is no retail service at all. Their building consists of their administrative offices, foundry, shipping and receiving, raw materials and finished materials storage, and manufacturing. Their building is not up to standards and is very old. In this case study, I will discuss as how to improve Albatross Anchor competitiveness and see
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many variables; planning, analysis, designing and innovations. Albatross Anchor needs to become more effective with the opportunities and challenges in its operating environment. Albatross’ operating system must be capable of producing quality products (anchors) that are n demand within a time frame that is acceptable to the industry. Question One Based on the information presented in the scenario/case study discuss Albatross Anchor’s competitiveness in relation to (please address all items in the
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