How to handle downtime and bottlenecks

Posted: January 20th, 2023

Please use the same company’s for both Parts.
In addition to both of these assignments, is determine the manufacturing process as a production manager, the number of employees needed for each step, how to handle inventory, how to handle downtime and bottlenecks that may occur so that you are to meet customer demand and what to do if you are unable to based on one company you chose.
Part 1:
The following categories represent typical process manufacturing industries:

Beverages
Chemicals
Food
Forest and paper products
Metals
Petroleum refining
Pharmaceuticals
Soap and cosmetics

Identify one company for each category (following your instructor’s specific instructions) and determine the following:

Typical products manufactured by the selected company, including brand names
Typical raw materials used by the selected company
Types of processes used by the selected company

Use annual reports, the Internet, or library resources in doing this activity
Part 2:
Select a company from one of the following industries: banking, food service, manufacturing, or retail. For this company:

Identify the primary activities that the company must perform to provide its product or service.
Identify an activity base for each of these activities.

Rubric for Research Paper

Outstanding – 20pts
Good  – 15pts
Fair – 10pts
Unacceptable – 5pts

Outline

Excellent section headings, indicative of a steady “flow” to the overall paper. Topics and subtopics clearly indicated.
Professional looking.
Good section headings, indicative to a steady “flow” to the overall paper. Topics clearly indicated, could use more subtopics.
 
Fair section headings, indicative that the paper has “flow”. Topics and subtopics not clearly indicated. Unclear organization of thoughts.
 
Disorganized appearance.
Relevant topics missing or incorrect, paper has no indicative “flow”.
Not professional.

Abstract

Highly informative, complete and easy to understand. Appropriate vocabulary is used.
Abstract makes you want to read the paper.
Informative, complete and understandable. Appropriate vocabulary is used.
Somewhat informative and understandable.
 
Not very informative or understandable.
 

Structure

Thesis is clear, easy to find, and appropriate to the assignment.
Thesis is supported by the rest of the paper.
Paper contains a “roadmap” for the reader.
There is a logical “flow” to the topics/arguments. Conclusion follows clearly from the arguments presented.
Thesis is clear and appropriate.   Thesis fairly well supported.
Paper is fairly well organized.
Conclusion follows from the rest of the paper.
Thesis is fairly clear.
Inconsistent support for thesis. Paper weakly organized. Conclusion is acceptable.
Thesis unclear and/or inappropriate.
Thesis not supported.
Paper is not organized. Conclusion doesn’t follow from the rest of the paper.

Research

The evidence comes from a wide variety of valid sources. The bibliography is complete and reflects appropriate sources.
 
The evidence comes from the minimum valid sources. The bibliography is complete.
Valid sources are inconsistently used.  The bibliography contains minor formatting errors.
 
Multiple sources cited  incorrectly.
Bibliography missing.
 

Critical
Thinki
 
ng
Arguments are pertinent to the topic.
Arguments are logical, supported with evidence. The key arguments have been made – no major points have been left out.
Arguments are
pertinent to the topic.   Arguments are fairly logical and reasonably supported.
Most key arguments have been made.
Arguments are not consistently pertinent, logical, or supported. Few key arguments have been made.
Arguments not pertinent. Arguments rarely, if at
all, logical and supported.
Almost no key arguments have been made.