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For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Tutorial Purchased: 2 Times, Rating: B+ BUS 307 Week 5 Final Paper Focus of the Final Paper The final assignment for the course is a Final Paper on two cases. The Final Paper should demonstrate understanding of the reading as well as the implications of new knowledge. The eight- to ten-page paper should integrate readings and course discussions into work and life experiences. It may include an explanation and examples from previous experiences as well as implications for future applications. Read the case study at the end of Chapter 15 and the case study at the end of Chapter 16, and thoroughly answer all the following questions. Supplement your answers with scholarly research using the Online Library. Each case study should be addressed in four to five pages, resulting in a combined Final Paper of eight to ten pages. Chapter 15 Case Study: The RealcoBreadmaster 1. Develop a master production schedule for the breadmaker. What do the projected ending inventory and available-to-promise numbers look like? Has Realco “overpromised”? In your view, should Realco update either the forecast or the production numbers? 2. Comment on Jack’s approach to order promising. What are the advantages? The disadvantages? How would formal master scheduling improve this process? What organizational changes would be required? 3. Following up on Question 2, which do you think is worse, refusing a customer’s order upfront because you don’t have the units available or accepting the order and then failing to deliver? What are the implications for master scheduling?

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BUS 307 Week 5 Final Paper

Focus of the Final Paper
The final assignment for the course is a Final Paper on two cases. The Final Paper should demonstrate understanding of the reading as well as the implications of new knowledge. The eight- to ten-page paper should integrate readings and course discussions into work and life experiences. It may include an explanation and examples from previous experiences as well as implications for future applications.
Read the case study at the end of Chapter 15 and the case study at the end of Chapter 16, and thoroughly answer all the following questions. Supplement your answers with scholarly research using the Online Library. Each case study should be addressed in four to five pages, resulting in a combined Final Paper of eight to ten pages.
Chapter 15 Case Study: The RealcoBreadmaster
1. Develop a master production schedule for the breadmaker. What do the projected ending inventory and available-to-promise numbers look like? Has Realco “overpromised”? In your view, should Realco update either the forecast or the production numbers?
2. Comment on Jack’s approach to order promising. What are the advantages? The disadvantages? How would formal master scheduling improve this process? What organizational changes would be required?
3. Following up on Question 2, which do you think is worse, refusing a customer’s order upfront because you don’t have the units available or accepting the order and then failing to deliver? What are the implications for master scheduling?

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<strong>BUS</strong> <strong>307</strong> <strong>Week</strong> 5 <strong>Final</strong> <strong>Paper</strong><br />

Focus of the <strong>Final</strong> <strong>Paper</strong><br />

The final assignment for the course is a <strong>Final</strong> <strong>Paper</strong> on two cases. The<br />

<strong>Final</strong> <strong>Paper</strong> should demonstrate understanding of the reading as well as<br />

the implications of new knowledge. The eight- to ten-page paper should<br />

integrate readings and course discussions into work and life experiences.<br />

It may include an explanation and examples from previous experiences<br />

as well as implications for future applications.<br />

Read the case study at the end of Chapter 15 and the case study at the<br />

end of Chapter 16, and thoroughly answer all the following questions.<br />

Supplement your answers with scholarly research using the Online<br />

Library. Each case study should be addressed in four to five pages,<br />

resulting in a combined <strong>Final</strong> <strong>Paper</strong> of eight to ten pages.<br />

Chapter 15 Case Study: The RealcoBreadmaster


1. Develop a master production schedule for the breadmaker. What do<br />

the projected ending inventory and available-to-promise numbers look<br />

like? Has Realco “overpromised”? In your view, should Realco update<br />

either the forecast or the production numbers?<br />

2. Comment on Jack’s approach to order promising. What are the<br />

advantages? The disadvantages? How would formal master scheduling<br />

improve this process? What organizational changes would be required?<br />

3. Following up on Question 2, which do you think is worse, refusing a<br />

customer’s order upfront because you don’t have the units available or<br />

accepting the order and then failing to deliver? What are the implications<br />

for master scheduling?<br />

4. Suppose Realco produces 20,000 breadmakers every week, rather<br />

than 40,000 every other week. According to the master schedule record,<br />

what impact would this have on average inventory levels?<br />

Chapter 16 Case Study: A Bumpy Road for Toyota<br />

1. Is Toyota’s focus on quality consistent with the Lean philosophy? Can<br />

a firm actually follow the Lean philosophy without having a strong<br />

quality focus? Explain.<br />

2. Who are the “coordinators” referred to in the article? What role have<br />

they played in educating Toyota’s workforce in promoting the TPS<br />

(Toyota Production System) philosophy? Why are they so hard to<br />

replicate?<br />

3. According to Hajime Oba, what is wrong with Detroit’s approach to<br />

Lean? Based on your understanding of American auto manufacturers, do<br />

you agree or disagree?<br />

4. There is an old saying “Haste makes Waste.” How does this apply to<br />

what is happening in the Georgetown plant? What is Toyota doing about<br />

it?

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