MGT 370: W6 Turnaround at the Preston Plant Case Study

MGT-370 Operations Management

Week 6 – Turnaround at the Preston Plant Case Study

Two Parts to this assignment:

Part I:

Answer the DQ’s in 50 words or more (be specific):

What are the primary advantages and disadvantages of lean synchronization? Provide examples to support your opinion.

Part II:

Assignment Detail:

Read the case study “Turnaround at the Preston Plant”, attached.

Write a paper of 750 words that includes the following:

o A brief summary of the challenges faced

o A brief description of the steps taken to achieve a turnaround

o An analysis of the quantitative tools and techniques that were used, or that could have been used, to help achieve the turnaround

o An evaluation that describes which tools were most helpful, could have been helpful, and were not appropriate for the circumstances, and why

o A brief consideration of any ethical or environmental concerns that affected, or should have affected, operations decisions

Include a minimum of three scholarly sources.

Format the paper using APA formatting.