Question: Create a work breakdown structure from the following case study. You are a project manager for Mado Air, Inc., a successful manufacturer of autonomous drones,

Create a work breakdown structure from the following case study. You are a project manager for Mado Air, Inc., a successful manufacturer of autonomous drones, Mado's CEO is Ed Campbell. You work at the research and development facility in Charlotte, NC and have been given the assignment of transitioning the manufacturing processes for the newest product, the Golden Arrow 300, to its permanent manufacturing site in Alabama. The Alabama plant is non-union, has lower property taxes, and lower utility costs than the Charlotte location. You will be sharing an existing building owned by Mado Air and used for assembly of other similar products. While floor space has been allocated for your product, the specialized machinery and tools must be procured. One of these machines is to be custom built and has a lead time of 5 months. Normal support functions such as human resources, facility maintenance, and manufacturing engineering are already available in Alabama. A manual with the product assembly instructions and specifications is needed for training the new manufacturing technicians and will remain your responsibility to complete. An appropriate budget of $5M has been approved for first year transition costs. Annual savings from the move are expected to be $1,250,000 per year. The budget is controlled by Landis Carter, plant manager in Alabama. Manufacturing is scheduled to start in the new location six months from today. You have a well-qualified team of four other employees that are free to travel as needed from their Charlotte home to Alabama. Although the team members have worked on many projects, they have not worked together before. Team members are Jackie, Dan, Eduardo, and Bob. Upon successful transition you will return to your responsibilities in Charlotte.

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