Unit three Written Assignment Tezra Lee MT435 Operations Management Kaplan University June 4, 2013 Introduction Albatross Anchor has been in business since 1976, and are the manufacturer of bell/mushroom anchors. They are strictly a wholesale organization; there is no retail service. Their building is comprised of their administrative offices, foundry, shipping and receiving, raw materials and finished product storage, and manufacturing. The plant is located directly
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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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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 if
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Introduction This case deals mostly with the different types of operational challenges that Albatross Anchor is currently facing. The pricing is not a huge issue for the organization and it is able to sell its products at a consistent market rate; however it is unable to realize its full profit potential due to the presence of a lot of operational inefficiencies. It is clear that if the firm is able to overcome all of these challenges, it can make the same level of profits as that of other competitors
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Unit Three Written Assignment MT435 Operations Management Kaplan University 4 June 2013 Introduction This case study is about a small business that manufactures anchors for marine craft. This company has grown over the years and employees one hundred and thirty people. It is located in a small rural suburb town of Smalltown, USA. This company faces operational challenges, the plant is old and worn and the technology is outdated. At the same time the plant is not meeting US safety
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2012 Introduction Albatross Anchor is a small family owned business that began in 1976 with few family members. The company has grown tremendously over the years causing issues with production and the administrative area is also affected. The plant is technology deprived, dirty, disorganized, and not meeting US safety and environmental standards. As the company grew more processes were added and with the limited space, production was not running smoothly. When Albatross Anchor first opened its
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Case study on Albatross Anchor MT435 Operations Manageme 11/27/12 Introduction Albatross Anchor is a small family owned business located in Small Ville, MA. Albatross Anchor is located on 12 acres of land. They started out with four employees in 1976 and grow over the years to over 100. The company manufactures two types of anchors in different sizes. The types are the mushroom/bell anchor and the snap hook anchor. Albatross Anchor has many manufacturing problems
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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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taken by Albatross Anchor to improve the company’s manufacturing, logistics, administration and shipping components. Each suggestion has the goal of improving efficiency in the area being targeted and allows Albatross Anchor lower production costs; utilize labor and materials more effectively and attain a higher profit margin while creating or increasing the company’s competitive advantage. The following consists of two questions the first will focus on several challenges Albatross Anchor faces and
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Introduction Albatross Anchors is a family owned business that began in 1976 with four family members and has grown over the years now employing 130 people. The company’s facility is located on 12 acres of land and is comprised of only one building. This building includes the administrative offices, shipping and receiving, foundry, manufacturing and large machine area, and raw and finished products areas. Albatross Anchors manufactures two different types of anchors; the mushroom/bell anchor and the
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