QSO 600 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: The final project of this course will allow you to demonstrate your ability to analyze a company of your choice, one that is preparing to add a new
product to its existing operation. You will be tasked with examining how the company is approaching the product introduction, and you will provide your insight
into the new product launch.
Prompt: For the final project, you will be tasked with identifying the manufacturing requirements, product feasibility, production constraints, profitability, and
overall risk associated with introduction of a new product. For this milestone, you will analyze the facility layout of your selected company and propose how to
best address production of the new product.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
II. Production Needs: In this part of the project, you will analyze your selected company’s facility layout and propose how to best address production of the
new product.
A. Estimate the process cycle time for the new product introduction and compare against estimated takt time.
B. Determine process bottlenecks that may adversely affect cycle time of the new product introduction.
C. Explain how principles of lean management could be applied to the introduction of the new product to account for adverse effects on cycle
time.
D. Recommend an appropriate strategy aligned with principles of lean management that the company could implement to improve cycle time of
the new product introduction.
E. Assess the labor, equipment, and material needs of the company that would be required to support the new product introduction.
F. Propose a labor, equipment, and materials plan to support the new product introduction that could be implemented by the company.
G. Explain how your proposed labor, equipment, and materials plan will support the new product introduction. Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Milestone Two must be 2 to 3 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) and written in APA format. Use double spacing, 12point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Include at least three references cited in APA format.
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information,
review these instructions.
Critical Elements
Production Needs:
Cycle Time Proficient (100%)
Estimates the process cycle time for
the new product introduction and
compares against estimated takt time Production Needs:
Bottlenecks Determines process bottlenecks that
may adversely affect cycle time of the
new product introduction Production Needs:
Lean Management Explains how principles of lean
management could be applied to the
introduction of the new product to
account for adverse effects on cycle
time Production Needs:
Strategy Recommends an appropriate strategy
aligned with principles of lean
management that could be
implemented to improve cycle time of
the new product
Assesses the company’s labor,
material and equipment needs that
would be required to support the new
product Production Needs:
Needs Production Needs:
Plan Proposes a labor, equipment, and
materials plan to support the new
product introduction Needs Improvement (80%)
Estimates the process cycle time for
the new product introduction, but
does not compare to estimated takt
time or estimates are illogical
Determines process bottlenecks that
may adversely affect cycle time of the
new product introduction, but
determination is inappropriate or
cursory
Explains how principles of lean
management could be applied to the
introduction of the new product, but
explanation either lacks accountability
for adverse effects on cycle time, is
inaccurate, or is cursory
Recommends a strategy aligned with
principles of lean management, but
strategy is either inappropriate or
overgeneralized
Assesses the company’s labor,
material and equipment needs that
would be required to support the new
product, but assessment is inaccurate
or overgeneralized
Proposes a labor, equipment, and
materials plan to support the new
product introduction, but proposed
plan is inappropriate or
overgeneralized Not Evident (0%)
Does not estimate the process cycle
time for the new product introduction Value
10 Does not determine process
bottlenecks that may adversely affect
cycle time of the new product
introduction 10 Does not explain how principles of
lean management could be applied to
the introduction of the new product
to account for adverse effects on
cycle time 10 Does not recommend a strategy
aligned with principles of lean
management that could be
implemented to improve cycle time of
the new product
Does not assess the company’s labor,
material, and equipment needs that
would be required to support the new
product 15 Does not propose a labor, equipment,
and materials plan to support the new
product introduction 15 15 Production Needs:
Support Articulation of
Response Explains how the proposed labor,
equipment, and materials plan will
support the new product launch Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization Explains how the proposed labor,
equipment, and materials plan will
support the new product launch, but
explanation is inappropriate or
cursory
Submission has major errors related
to citations, grammar, spelling,
syntax, or organization that negatively
impact readability and articulation of
main ideas Does not explain how the proposed
labor, equipment, and materials plan
will support the new product launch 15 Submission has critical errors related
to citations, grammar, spelling,
syntax, or organization that prevent
understanding of ideas 10 Total 100%
