Solved: Validate your recommendations

Please copy the following questions into an original Microsoft Word document on your device. DO NOT , complete your assignment in this document.

1. Identify the needs of Rossington Auto Supply Ltd. customers and perform a task analysis. How will your findings impact your decision?

2. Describe the current process being used at Rossington. Do you feel this current process is appropriate?

3. Prepare a process flow diagram for the current process. Determine the steel tube production capacity. Does current capacity satisfy existing demand? If not, how many overtime hours per week are required to meet current demand?

4. Prepare a process flow diagram for the proposed changes. Calculate the production output for each of the new steps that will be implemented in the quality control process improvement plan. Will these changes impact overall capacity?

5. What will the weekly steel tube capacity be if Rossington Auto purchases a second used bending machine? Will this be enough to meet demand? Perform a cost-benefit analysis and discuss the pros and cons of this alternative.

Assume the third contract is awarded.

6. Calculate the weekly steel tube capacity of purchasing a new bending machine? What are the qualitative pros and cons and quantitative costs and benefits of this option? Assume the third contract is awarded.

7. How many steel tubes could Rossington Auto produce per week if a third shift were added? What are the qualitative pros and cons and quantitative costs and benefits of this proposed change? Assume the third contract is awarded.

8. Qualitatively discuss the proposed alternative of increasing the variance in steel tube specifications. Is this a viable choice for Rossington Auto?

9. As Martha Bauer, what decision would you make for the future of production at Rossington Auto Supply Ltd.?