Read the following case. Answer the two questions: Q1: How can improving quality lead to reducing...

 

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Read the following case. Answer the two questions: Q1: How can improving quality lead to reducing costs? At least five ways to reduce costs. Q2: What would be your advice? At least five pieces of advice TEAM Housewife Appliances Corporation is an Ethiopian manufacturer of kitchen appliances. Based in Addis Ababa with an employee base of around 10,000, the Corporation markets its range of high-quality kitchen products, comprising numerous electrical items such as microwave ovens, fuel-efficient cookers, stoves, vegetable cutters, juice mixers, etc., only in Addis Ababa Mr. Mulugeta the operation manager of the corporation, is planning to invest more in activities that improve quality. But his colleagues from the other functions are recommending him not to. In a chance encounter at a dinner reception in Toronto sometime in October 2022, you will have a long conversation with the Corporation's Operations Manager. You informed him that during your recent Semester Business Management Program at Niagara College Toronto, you studied the operations management course. You know the concepts, theories, and best practices and how they can be applied in real-world organizations. Further, you told him you had gained some basic practical experience through the group cases as part of the course requirement. Now you are eagerly looking forward to applying your knowledge in real organizations and would be willing to assist TEAM Housewife Appliances Corporation in finding out whether it invests in quality. Impressed by your enthusiasm and description of the course you attended that Professor Abdul Shaikh taught, he hired you as a consultant on the spot. He asked you to advise him by justifying how improving quality can reduce cost Therefore, what would be your advice? Read the following case. Answer the two questions: Q1: How can improving quality lead to reducing costs? At least five ways to reduce costs. Q2: What would be your advice? At least five pieces of advice TEAM Housewife Appliances Corporation is an Ethiopian manufacturer of kitchen appliances. Based in Addis Ababa with an employee base of around 10,000, the Corporation markets its range of high-quality kitchen products, comprising numerous electrical items such as microwave ovens, fuel-efficient cookers, stoves, vegetable cutters, juice mixers, etc., only in Addis Ababa Mr. Mulugeta the operation manager of the corporation, is planning to invest more in activities that improve quality. But his colleagues from the other functions are recommending him not to. In a chance encounter at a dinner reception in Toronto sometime in October 2022, you will have a long conversation with the Corporation's Operations Manager. You informed him that during your recent Semester Business Management Program at Niagara College Toronto, you studied the operations management course. You know the concepts, theories, and best practices and how they can be applied in real-world organizations. Further, you told him you had gained some basic practical experience through the group cases as part of the course requirement. Now you are eagerly looking forward to applying your knowledge in real organizations and would be willing to assist TEAM Housewife Appliances Corporation in finding out whether it invests in quality. Impressed by your enthusiasm and description of the course you attended that Professor Abdul Shaikh taught, he hired you as a consultant on the spot. He asked you to advise him by justifying how improving quality can reduce cost Therefore, what would be your advice?

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Q1 How can improving quality lead to reducing costs At least five ways to reduce costs Reducing rework and scrap By improving product quality there will be fewer defects rejections and rework required ... View the full answer