U06A1
Operations Improvement Plan
Activity Instruction
In
this assignment, you will submit your final operations improvement plan (OIP).
Your final OIP should be divided into five basic components:
o Process Identification.
o Process Improvement.
o Defining the Problem Statement.
o Measurement Strategy.
o Data Collection and Evaluation Tools.
You
have developed each of these components as individual assignments and you have
updated them as your OIP has developed. Take into consideration all of the
research and groundwork you have completed thus far. Incorporate feedback from
previous assignments as well as the tools, techniques, and methodologies you
have examined throughout the course. Finalize your comprehensive OIP as if you
were to present it as a formal recommendation to the organizational leaders of
the Toyota Motor Corporation. Focus your writing appropriately for that
audience.
Your
final OIP should include the following elements:
o A problem statement, including an overview of the Toyota recall
crisis, with a brief history and description of the situation.
o A description of the key challenge or problem you have chosen to
address in Toyota’s organizational processes, and an analysis of its
organizational impact, based on theories and models of global operations management.
o An executive summary of the collected and processed data (actual
data, if possible, or assumed data, if necessary).
o A cost-benefit analysis based on your data.
o A description of your innovative and sustainable solution that
reflects strategic global operations management concepts and practices.
o Your recommendations for supporting the improvement of the
selected process, based on practices of global operations management.
o An explanation of the data or findings that validates your
recommendations.
o The visuals, diagrams, and flowcharts you have developed to
support and integrate your analysis into general business management planning
and decision-making processes.
o A conclusion.
o A comprehensive reference list.
