Individual assignment Murphy Manufacuring The assignment is based on the case study Murphy Manufacturing, Chapman, S.N., et al. (2017). Materials Management. Harlow: Pearson. pp. 413-415. Introduction to Materials Management, Global Edition (perlego.com) The case Murphy Manufacturing was purposely developed with no opportunity for quantitative analysis. The primary purpose is to allow students to reflect on and understand the comprehensive, integrative approach that must be taken for a successful lean production or JIT implementation. Thus, with no quantitative analysis to distract. As is often the case, many companies jump on the bandwagon toward any attractive new approach without actually understanding how it really works or how it will impact their operations. The company Murphy Manufacturing was making many of the classic implementation mistakes. It should be noted that there are still many companies making similar mistakes. It is recognized that there are differences between JIT and lean production, but many of the concepts and implementation approaches are shared, and this case should provide a look at some of the mistakes and provide an opportunity to reflect. In addition, it allows students to discuss what is really different about a lean production implementation versus JIT. What students need to do in this case is to pick out the classic symptoms of mistakes being made, and use these to develop a comprehensive and integrated approach.

Tasks A. Prepare a complete and comprehensive consultancy report for Joe, to use for his two oclock meeting. This concise consultancy report should include: Part 1. The analysis of what went wrong and why; Part 2. A comprehensive and time-phased plan to implement lean production the correct way. However, if you do nt think lean production is appropriate, a. Explain why in detail and b. Develop a comprehensive alternative plan. Support your elaborations with examples, arguments, references in relation to theories.