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QSO 600 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
The final
project for this course is the creation of an analysis of product introduction.
The final product represents an authentic demonstration of competency because
it will focus on how to account for a new product launch, how to mitigate risk,
and how to manage employees and customers in regard to the new product launch.
The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at
various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality
final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three,
Five, and Seven. The final product will be submitted in Module Nine.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following
course outcomes:
·
Recommend strategies that incorporate lean
manufacturing principles and mitigate process constraints for fulfilling
required cycle and takt time limits
·
Assess the labor and materials needs required
to optimize production increase or new product introductions
·
Develop strategies that mitigate risk
associated with production increase or new product introduction and best secure
production goals
·
Develop strategies to manage cross-functional
teams required to introduce new products or increase production volume
·
Utilize a total quality management (TQM)
approach for fulfilling customer expectations regarding existing products or
introducing new products
Prompt
Specifically, the following critical elements must be
addressed:
I.
Overview: Provide a concise
overview of the companyyou have selected. Frame your analysis by including
pertinent information about the company’snew product launch.
II.
Production Needs: In
this part of the project, you will analyze your selected company’s facility
layoutand propose how to best address production of thenew
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.
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III.
Risk and Financial Impact: In
this part of the project, you will analyze your selected company and offer
guidance as to how to address potential riskfactors associated with the
introduction of its new product and what the overall financial impact of the
new product will be on the company.
A. Identify
potential risks to the company associated with the new product
introduction.
B. Develop
a risk mitigation plan to address the previously identified risks
associated with the introduction of the new product.
C. Explain
how your proposed risk mitigation plan will account for and address the
previously identified risks.
IV. Management
Strategies: In this part of the project, you will
analyze your selected company and offer guidance as to how to form and
appropriatelymanage the launch of a new product as well as the team
that will be involved with the launch of the new product.
A. Describe
the key aspects and characteristics of the team that you would build to
support introduction of the new product.
B.
Select the stakeholder from the company
that you would include on a cross-functional team to support the introduction
of the new product.
C. Explain
how your proposed team is cross-functional and how that assists them in
supporting the introduction of the new product.
D. Develop
a strategy you would use to manage the cross-functional team tasked with
supporting the introduction of the new product.
E. Explain
how you could apply principles of total quality management (TQM) in managing
the product introduction.
F.
Describe how you could utilize the total
quality management (TQM) approach for fulfilling customer expectations
associated with the new product.
G. Explain
how each department in the company would approach assessing customer
expectations of the product.
Milestones
Milestone One: Overview
In Module Three, you will identify an organization and include
the reasoning for your selection. This milestone will be graded with the
Milestone One Rubric.
Milestone Two: Production
Needs
In Module Five, you will explore more
details about facility layout needs and any special considerations that may be
required. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Two
Rubric.
Milestone Three: Risk
and Financial Impact and Draft of Management Strategies
In Module Seven, you will further expand on plant
considerations and how they apply to safety. This milestone will be graded
with the Milestone Three Rubric.
Final Submission: Analysis
of Product Introduction
In Module
Nine, you will submit your final project. It should be a complete, polished
artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product.
It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This
submission will be graded with the Final Project Rubric.
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Deliverables
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Milestone |
Deliverable |
Module Due |
Grading |
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One |
Overview |
Three |
Graded separately; |
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Two |
Production Needs |
Five |
Graded separately; |
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Three |
Risk and Financial Impact and Draft of |
Seven |
Graded separately; |
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Management Strategies |
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Final Submission: Analysis of Product |
Nine |
Graded separately; Final |
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Introduction |
Final Project Rubric
Guidelines for Submission:Your
analysis of product introduction must be 12 to 15 pages in length (plus a cover
page and references) and written in APA format.
Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman
font, and one-inch margins. Include at least 10 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.
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Critical Elements |
Exemplary |
Proficient |
Needs |
Not |
Value |
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Overview: |
Meets “Proficient” criteria and |
Provides concise overview of |
Provides overview of the |
Does not provide an overview |
4.1 |
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demonstrates |
the |
company |
of the |
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regarding important specifics of |
product launch |
launch, but description either |
product launch |
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a new |
lacks |
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details |
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Production Needs: |
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and |
Estimates the process cycle |
Estimates the process cycle |
Does not estimate the process |
4.59 |
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Cycle |
comparison of process cycle |
time for the new product |
time for the new product |
cycle time for the new product |
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time and |
introduction |
introduction, |
introduction |
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demonstrates |
against |
compare |
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understanding |
or |
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introduction |
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Production Needs: |
Meets “Proficient” criteria and |
Determines process bottlenecks |
Determines process bottlenecks |
Does not determine process |
4.59 |
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Bottlenecks |
provides |
that may |
that may |
bottlenecks |
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bottlenecks |
time of |
time of |
affect |
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affect cycle time |
introduction |
introduction, but determination |
product introduction |
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is |
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Production Needs: |
Meets |
Explains |
Explains |
Does not |
4.59 |
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Lean |
explanation demonstrates a |
management could be applied |
management could be applied |
of lean management could be |
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nuanced |
to the |
to the |
applied |
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relationship |
product |
product, |
the new |
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of lean management and cycle |
effects on cycle time |
lacks accountability for adverse |
adverse effects on cycle time |
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time |
effects |
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inaccurate, |
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Production Needs: |
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and |
Recommends an appropriate |
Recommends a strategy aligned |
Does not recommend a strategy |
4.59 |
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Strategy |
recommendation demonstrates |
strategy aligned with principles |
with principles of lean |
aligned with principles of lean |
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a nuanced |
of lean |
management, |
management |
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how |
be |
either |
implemented |
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management |
cycle |
overgeneralized |
time of |
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cycle time |
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Production Needs: |
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and |
Assesses the company’s labor, |
Assesses the company’s labor, |
Does not assess the company’s |
6.12 |
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Needs |
assessment |
material |
material |
labor, |
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significant |
that |
that |
needs |
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equipment, and material |
support the new product |
support the new product, but |
support the new product |
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requirements |
assessment |
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highly |
overgeneralized |
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Production Needs: |
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and |
Proposes a labor, equipment, |
Proposes a labor, equipment, |
Does not propose a labor, |
6.12 |
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Plan |
the plan |
and |
and |
equipment, |
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into the labor, equipment, and |
the new product introduction |
the new product introduction, |
to support the new product |
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materials |
but |
introduction |
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new |
inappropriate |
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overgeneralized |
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Production Needs: |
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and |
Explains how the proposed |
Explains how the proposed |
Does not explain how the |
6.12 |
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Support |
explanation |
labor, |
labor, |
proposed |
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nuanced |
plan will |
plan will |
materials |
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the labor, equipment, and |
product launch |
product launch, but explanation |
new product launch |
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materials |
is |
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launch |
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Risk and Financial |
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and |
Identifies potential risks to the |
Identifies potential risks to the |
Does not identify potential risks |
6.12 |
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Impact: Potential |
response |
company |
company |
to the |
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Risks |
into the potential risks |
new product introduction |
new product introduction, but |
the new product introduction |
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associated |
risks are |
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introduction |
overgeneralized |
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Risk and Financial |
Meets |
Develops |
Develops |
Does not |
6.12 |
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Impact: Risk |
the plan demonstrates insight |
to address identified risks |
to address identified risks |
mitigation plan to address |
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Mitigation Plan |
into how |
associated |
associated |
identified |
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reduce |
the new |
the new |
introduction |
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production |
inappropriate or |
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overgeneralized |
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Risk and Financial |
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and |
Explains how the proposed risk |
Explains how the proposed risk |
Does not explain how the |
6.12 |
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Impact: Address |
the plan |
mitigation |
mitigation |
proposed |
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into how mitigation plans can |
addresses identified risk |
addresses identified risk, but |
accounts for and addresses |
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reduce |
explanation |
identified |
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production |
cursory |
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Management |
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and |
Describes the key aspects and |
Describes the key aspects and |
Does not describe the key |
4.59 |
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Strategies: Key |
description |
characteristics |
characteristics |
aspects |
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Aspects |
nuanced understanding of the |
would be built to support the |
would be built to support the |
the team that would be built to |
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Characteristics |
key |
introduction |
introduction |
support |
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of a team |
product, |
new |
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the introduction of a new |
team is inaccurate or cursory |
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product |
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Management |
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and |
Selects the stakeholders from |
Selects the stakeholders from |
Does not select stakeholders |
4.59 |
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Strategies: |
selection |
the |
the |
from the |
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Stakeholders |
nuanced |
a |
a |
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stakeholders within a company |
support the introduction of the |
selection is inappropriate or |
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who would |
new |
illogical |
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support |
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new product |
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Management |
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and |
Explains how the team is cross- |
Explains how the team is cross- |
Does not explain how the team |
4.59 |
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Strategies: Cross- |
explanation |
functional |
functional, |
is |
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functional |
insight |
in |
assists |
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functional team interacts and |
of the new product |
introduction of the new |
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supports |
product, |
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launch |
cursory |
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Management |
Meets “Proficient” criteria and |
Develops a strategy to manage |
Develops a strategy to manage |
Does not develop a strategy to |
4.59 |
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Strategies: Strategy |
strategy |
the |
the |
manage |
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nuanced understanding of how |
supporting the introduction of |
developed strategy is |
team |
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to manage |
the new |
inappropriate |
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team |
overgeneralized |
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Management |
Meets |
Explains |
Explains |
Does not |
6.12 |
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Strategies: |
explanation demonstrates |
quality management could be
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