Instructions

Draft a $8-10$ page paper that analyzes an operations management$-$related problem $($inventory management$)$ in an organization that is of interest to you $($Ulta Beauty$).$ Below are the paper guidelines:

This is an in$-$depth analysis with full explanations and not a general overview. This paper will require an analysis of operations management issues in an organization that is familiar to the student.

$-$Introduction and Clear Problem Statement: Describe the organization and what it does; prepare a brief problem statement of an operations management issue in a selected organization. Include a straightforward question you wish to answer while writing the paper. $(1-2$ pages$)$

$-$As$-$Is Condition: Select one of the topics that you will discuss and describe the current condition, process, project, or root problem to solve. Use at least two $(2)$ of the Quality Tools $($Charts$)$: Process Map $($flowchart$),$ SIPOC diagram, Value Stream Map, to illustrate the current condition. You can use PowerPoint, Excel or Word to facilitate the diagramming method to illustrate the as$-$is condition. Make sure you focus on the issue of your topic do not explain the tool you are using. $(2-3$ pages $($Not Including Chart$))$

$-$Analysis: List the inefficiencies of the current condition; illustrate the cause$-$and$-$effects to the business unit if changes are not made. List gap issues as they pertain to efficiencies in service or products due to the current business condition. Apply the analysis concepts in terms of measurable facts that can be used to prove the current condition and to measure success. $(2-3$ pages$)$

$-$To$-$Be Condition $-$ Proposed Improvement$/$Solution: Describe the changes that will improve the current business condition; use the quality tool selected in the Current Condition to illustrate changes that will improve the performance of the problem statement. State the benefits as a result of making the change in terms of customer, stakeholder satisfaction, efficiencies, or cost reductions. Use the facts presented in the analysis statements as indicators of improvement. Keep in mind that they must be measurable $(2-3$ pages Not Including Chart$)$

$-$Conclusion: Conclude the paper with a well written, and compelling recommendation to either proceed with the change or to abort the effort. $(12$ Pages$).$

include at least $7$ resources.