Unit $7$: Discussion $-$ Managing Suppliers $($Scenario$)$ in Practice Operations. Based on their observations in this scenario, and upon a careful review of the available literature, consider yourself to be the Operations Manager of Kibby and Strand, the company in the scenario, responsible for managing all three departments: receiving, production, and shipping.

Kibby and Strand, the company in the scenario, is responsible for managing all three departments: receiving, production, and shipping.

Conduct an analysis of the how Kibby and Strand manage receiving, production, and shipping and prepare a Process Improvement Plan addressing issues that occur when marketing shortens delivery time to appease customers. The plan should include the process improvement methodology being implemented and a vendor comparison matrix to be used by the Receiving Department for evaluating suppliers of raw materials. The criteria for comparing vendors need to be research$-$based and specific to Kibby and Strand. You should create the plan based on knowledge learned in researching the topic