Managing Supply Chain and Operations 1st Edition by Thomas Foster ,Scott Sampson,Cynthia Wallin,Scott Webb

Exercise 13

As part of a student team, visit a local company. Identify some of the processes performed by the company. How are the processes designed? Identify how a particular process is monitored and controlled. What process improvement activities has the company undertaken in the past year? What challenges and opportunities were encountered during the process improvement? Tie your findings into concepts discussed in this chapter.