In preparation for the course Final Project, you will complete an initial analysis of the case study located in the Module One Reading and Resources. Your introduction should use the facts outlined in the case to describe the company, a problem the company needs to address, and the resources it has available to address the problem. The general aim of this work was to show a proposal of cost reduction, for the production process of soft drinks concentrate from Tholor do Brasil Ltda in Manaus, using the integrated PDCA$/$DMAIC tools, based on the philosophy of lean manufacturing system and six sigma methodology. About the methodology, it is a case study that contemplates a documental field research, carried out with the use of questionnaires to $12$ employees from the soft drinks concentrate production area of the company, which made possible to achieve the goals of this work, highlighting from the production employees' perspectives, what improvements can be implemented in the general production process of the soft drinks concentrate production. The results show that with the implementation of the integrated PDCA$/$DMAIC tools, in the course of six months, the loss rate will be reduced by at least $30\%,$ proving the efficiency of the present proposal, demonstrating the opportunity and modification viability in this company process, emphasizing the project integration Lean Six Sigma to the production, through integrated PDCA$/$ DMAIC tool, standardizing methods to optimize the use of equipment's, increasing the labor productivity at all stages and operational actions of the entire production process, avoiding waste, reducing cost and increasing the operational

Directions

Prepare an introduction that will serve as your initial analysis of the information provided in the case study. Your introduction must describe the company, a problem they need to address, and the resources they have available to do so$.$

Section C$,$ Resources, should include a SWOT analysis on the resource levels and resource management of the organization in the case study. You should list at least three items for each section. $($You can use outside resources other than the case study in order to develop your SWOT.$)$

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Introduction

Company: Describe the company, its goals, and its stakeholders. Which company is discussed in the case study? What are the company$$s goals? Who are the company$$s stakeholders?

Problem: Describe a problem that the company in the case study is trying to solve. How is the problem preventing the company from meeting its goals? How does the problem affect the company$$s stakeholders?

Resources: Analyze the company$$s resource management including a detailed SWOT analysis. In other words, is the company managing its resources effectively? How is the effectiveness of the resource management related to the problem you identified?