Question

I need help with this ***NO REPOST*** A foundation of operations in both manufacturing and service environments is vital in order to drive inefficiencies and examine ways to achieve greater supply chain integration with suppliers and customers. In this assignment, you will compare one manufacturing and one service driven company through creating visual representations of how the product or service is created and delivered, accompanied by a written summary. Select two companies of interest, one manufacturing company (e.g., a shoe company) and one service company (e.g., a technical support company). Provide a brief summary of each company including compelling evidence illustrating the company is either a manufacturing or a service company. Avoid selecting a company that could be arguably both. Manufacturing Research the manufacturing process for the selected company. Create a manufacturing process map. Explain the elements of infrastructure for the manufacturing company using flow charts and be sure to provide a key. Cite three to five sources to support your process map. Service Research the service process for the selected company. Create a service process map. Explain the elements of infrastructure for the service company using flow charts and be sure to provide a key. Cite three to five sources to support your process map. Summary Provide a 750-1,000-word summary describing the differences and similarities between manufacturing and service environments. For each company, identify if customer-introduced variability is available. If not, how would you implement flexibility for customer-introduced variability? How will a deep understanding of both manufacturing and service environments help you in your future or current career? Provide an example.

Answer 1

Elkay Manufacturing company,

Elkay Manufacturing has been producing high quality of stain less steal sinks, but the global competition changed the owner to innovate different product to meet global customers needs while expanding the product across the global. The new product for Elkay are water cooler, drinking fountains etc.

Elkay have another face to manufacturing the whole kitchen and bath products, even they have aim to do , through proper business strategy they achieved their goal.

Elkay higher authorities words really boost for their workers, "don't think we are received some experience, think all day we are new for this company and make this manufacturing company more stonger than before.

This can't achieved by single person or group of person hard work, but whole manufacturing company wokers hard work this can be possible.

Merrick service Company

Initially this service provided with high quality only for civil engineering and survey purpose. During 1980s, this company made new dimension giving technical service after that it become one of important company providing service for upcoming as well as existing business people needs.

Now this company providing various design for new business or exist business organization. Higher authorities having proper co-operation with their employees. Employees made themselves to provide solidwork, engagement, quality lead them to provide the service to various division such as Civil engineering, architecture, Desing, survery, planning. This company also providing solution for government projects, they have choose sector also most crucial such as Energy, Security, Infrastructure.

Elkay manufacturing their goods for home and business purpose

Merrick service only for the business purpose.

Both Elkay and Merrick understand the current market environment and working smoothly against their competitors, becuase they have started their work simple, but they changed dimensions and expanded their products, services according to their customer needs.

This is showing number of decade experience, cooperation between the employers and employees, and their hard work attaing their goals.

Sources:

http://www.elkay.com/

http://www.merrick.com

process map

PROCESS MAP ELKAY MANUFACTURING HEAD QUARTERS Oak Brock, IL PLUMBING CUSTOMER CARE CABINETRY CUSTOMER CARE STAINLESS STEEL SINK CUTTING BOARD CABINETRY MILL WORK HOME

ERRICK SERICEHEAD QUARTERS IN COLORADO CALAIS OFFICE CENTER, ALASAKA COLORADO SPRING8 COLORADU MCLAUGHLIN TER ENGINEERSWAT MCLAUGHLIN TER ENGINEERS, MEXICO CITY OFFICE MEXICO OFFICE DENVER COLORADO PROVDING SERVICES ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURE SURVEY DESIGN PLANNING WORKING WTH DIFFERENT SECTOTS GOVERNMENT PROJECT ENERGY NUCLEAR SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITIES AND WORKERS HARD WORK COOPERATION SATISFYING ESS PEOPLE NEEDS