Bottleneck of the Administrative Request Process Lola Bryant March 11, 2013 Operations Management/ OPS 571 Dr. Gary Harris Bottleneck of the Administrative Request Process The Administrative Request Process continues with evaluation. After two weeks, there is an evident bottleneck occurring at the “Route for Concurrence” point. A total of 18 requests requiring concurrence processed during the two weeks completed the task as follows: six took less than four hours before reaching “Wait
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Design A Flowchart For A Process Rehana Siddiquee OPS/571 9th August 2011 Fred Gapasin, Jr. University of Phoenix Design A Flowchart For A Process One of the daily processes that I cannot go without is driving to work every morning. Since I have to be at work by a specific time each morning, the “time” unit is has been prioritized in this process. As per the flowchart below the process begins: 1. Start the car 2. Drive to the gas station if needs gas, otherwise drive to
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Lean Production at Riordan Manufacturing OPS 571 Lean Production According to Chase, Jacobs, & Aquilano (2006), “Lean production is an integrated set of activities designed to achieve high-volume production using minimal inventories of raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods” (p. 471). According to lean philosophy, parts move quickly through the manufacturing process in a “just in time” method. The logic behind lean is that nothing is produced until it is sold and needed.
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Flowchart for Process in taking a Bus Sophia Sheikh OPS/571 November 1, 2012 Bett Mickels Flowchart for Process in taking a Bus Wake-up Morning Time Public Transportation Wake-up Morning Time Public Transportation bbhhj Wa,,, Decision Decision Bus 928 Bus 928 Bus 350 Bus 350 Escondido Transit Center Escondido Transit Center Train Bus Cabs Bus 20: San Diego Bus 20: San Diego Bus Stop UOP Bus Stop UOP A metric would be getting to
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Lean Production at Riordan Manufacturing Lean Production at Riordan Manufacturing OPS 571 Lean Production According to Chase, Jacobs, & Aquilano (2006), “Lean production is an integrated set of activities designed to achieve high-volume production using minimal inventories of raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods” (p. 471). According to lean philosophy, parts move quickly through the manufacturing process in a “just in time” method. The logic behind lean is that nothing
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Supply Chain Design Paper Operations of Management/OPS-571 Andres Carrillo September 14, 2015 Introduction Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer of beverage containers, parts, and fan parts. The organization provides products for automotive parts manufacturers, aircraft manufacturers, the Department of Defense, and appliance manufacturers. The company was initially founded as Riordan Plastics, Inc. in 1991. Riordan’s focus was on research and development and licensing of
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Bottlenecks in a Process Week one observation of getting my children ready and taking them to school identified many steps that add to the time spend on doing this process every morning. The observing and recording of the flow each morning over the last three weeks has created opportunity for the process to be streamlined. A bottleneck is any step that would slow down the speed of any process. In my daily routine bottlenecks could be potentially caused by two main sources: children’ mood and traffic
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Learning Team Reflection: Chase Strategy OPS/571 June 24, 2013 Chase strategy is when production meets the demand and capacity from one period to the next. This strategy is mostly used when demand is unpredictable and there is no inventory. Many cases when using this strategy result in a hire turnover rate when it comes to employment which can lead to insecure and unhappy employees. Problems with labor unions may arise as well. Other results of this strategy include increased inventory costs
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Bottlenecks in a Process Paper OPS/571 Bottlenecks in a process When defining what a process is in an organization, one might state that it is the process of transforming a set of inputs into a group of outputs that in turn are more value adding than the inputs alone (Chase, Jacobs, Aquilano). During the process of moving inputs to outputs many organizations benefit from identifying the potential bottlenecks in the process which may slow down the process. A similar process was conducted
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Riordan Manufacturing’s Supply Chain Design OPS/571 August 3, 2015 Riordan Manufacturing’s Supply Chain Design Introduction A company’s supply chain design is crucial in helping to understand what the key activities and drivers are to the results produced which includes operational results, sales results, and financial results. An efficient supply chain will help a company to both efficiently and effectively produce a quality product to meet and satisfy customer demand. The key aspect involved
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