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QSO 600
Final
Project
Guidelines
and
Rubric
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of an analysis of product introduction. The final product represents an aut
hentic demonstration of competency
because it will focus on how to account for a new product launch, how to mitigate risk, and how
to manage employees and customers in regard to the new
product launch. The project is divided into
three milestones
, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure
quality final submissions. These milestones
will be submitted in
Modules Three, Five, and Seven.
The final product will be submitted in
Module Nine.
In this assignment
,
you will demonstrate
your mastery of the following course outcomes:
Recommend strategies that incorporate lean manufacturing pr
inciples and mitigate process constraints for fulfilling required cycle and takt time limits
Assess the labor and materials needs required to optimize production increase or new product introductions
Develop strategies that mitigate risk associated with pr
oduction increase or new product introduction and best secure production goals
Develop strategies to manage cross
–
functional teams required to introduce new products or increase production volume
Utilize a total quality management (TQM) approach for fulfil
ling customer expectations regarding existing products or introducing new products
Prompt
Specifically, the following
critical elements
must be addressed:
I.
Overview
: Provide a concise overview of the
company
you have selected. Frame your analysis by including pertinent information about the company’s
new product launch.
II.
Production Needs
: In this part of the
project
, you will analyze your selected company
’s facility layout
and propose how to best address production of the
new product.
A.
Estimate the process
cycle time
for the new product introduction and compare against estimated takt time.
B.
Determine process
bottlenecks
that may adversely affect cycle time of the new product
introduction.
C.
Explain how principles of
lean management
could be applied to the introduction of the new product to account for adverse effects on cycle time.
D.
Recommend an appropriate
strategy
aligned with principles of lean management that the company coul
d implement to improve cycle time of
the new product introduction.
E.
Assess the labor, equipment, and material
needs
of the company that would be required to support the new product introduction.
F.
Propose a labor, equipment, and materials
plan
to support the
new product introduction that could be implemented by the company.
G.
Explain how your proposed labor, equipment, and materials plan will
support
the new product introduction.
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III.
Risk and Financial Impact
: In this part of the
project
, you will analyze your sele
cted company and offer guidance as to how to address potential risk
factors associated with the introduction of
its
new product and what the overall financial impact of the new product will
be
on the company.
A.
Identify
potential risks
to the company associa
ted with the new product introduction.
B.
Develop a
risk mitigation plan
to address the previously identified risks associated with the introduction of the new product.
C.
Explain how your proposed risk mitigation plan will account for and
address
the previousl
y identified risks.
IV.
Management Strategies
: In this part of the
project
, you will analyze your selected company and offer guidance as to how to form and appropriately
manage the launch of a new product as well as
the
team that will be involved with the lau
nch of the new product.
A.
Describe the
key aspects and characteristics
of the team that you would build to support introduction of the new product.
B.
Select the
stakeholder
from the company that you would include on a cross
–
functional team to support the intro
duction of the new product.
C.
Explain how your proposed team is
cross
–
functional
and how that assists them in supporting the introduction of the new product.
D.
Develop a
strategy
you would use to manage the cross
–
functional team tasked with supporting the
introduction of the new product.
E.
Explain how you could apply principles of total quality management (TQM) in
managing
the product introduction.
F.
Describe how you could utilize the total quality management (TQM) approach for fulfilling
customer expectations
associated with the new
product.
G.
Explain how each
department
in the company would approach assessing customer expectations of the product.
Milestones
Milestone One
:
Overview
In
Module Three
, you will identify an organization and include the reasoning for your selection.
This milestone will be graded with the Milestone One Rubric.
Milestone Two
:
Production Needs
In
Module Five
, you will explore more details about facility layout needs and a
ny special considerations that may be required.
This milestone will be graded with
the Milestone Two Rubric.
Milestone Three
:
Risk and Financial Impact
and
Draft of Management Strategies
In
Module Seven
, you will further expand on plant considerations an
d how they apply to safety.
This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Three Rubric.
Final Submission
:
Analysis of Product Introduction
In
Module Nine
, you will submit your final project. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing
all
of
the critical elements of the final product. It should
reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course.
This submission will be graded with the Final Project Rubric.
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Deliverabl
e
s
Milestone
Deliverable
Module Due
Grading
One
Overview
Three
Graded separately; Milestone One Rubric
Two
Production Needs
Five
Graded separately; Milestone Two Rubric
Three
Risk and Financial Impact and Draft of
Management Strategies
Seven
Graded separately; Milestone Three Rubric
Final Submission:
Analysis of Product
Introduction
Nine
Graded separately; Final Project Rubric
Final
Project
Rubric
Guidelines for
Submission:
Your analysis of product introduction must be 12
to
15 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) and written in APA fo
rmat.
Use double spacing, 12
–
point Times New Roman font, and one
–
inch margins. Include at least
10
references cited in APA format.
Instructor Feedback
:
This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the
Grade Center. For more information,
review
these instructions
.
Critical Elements
Exemplary (
100%
)
Proficient (
90
%
)
Needs
Improvement (
70
%
)
Not Evident (
0%
)
Value
Overview:
Company
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
demonstrates keen insight
regarding important specifics of
a new product launch
Provides concise overview of
the company and its new
product launch
Provides
overview of the
company and its new product
launch
,
but description either
lacks brevity or has gaps in the
details
Does not provide an overview
of the company and its new
product launch
4.1
Production Needs:
Cycle Time
M
eets “Proficient” cri
teria
,
and
comparison of process cycle
time and takt time
demonstrates nuanced
understanding of product
introduction
Estimates the process cycle
time for the new product
introduction and compares
against estimated takt time
Estimates the process cycle
time
for the new product
introduction
,
but does not
compare to estimated takt time
or estimates are illogical
Does not estimate the process
cycle time for the new product
introduction
4.59
Production Needs:
Bottlenecks
Meets “Proficient” criteria
and
provides a comprehensive list of
bottlenecks that may adversely
affect cycle time
Determines process bottlenecks
that may adversely affect cycle
time of the new product
introduction
Determines process bottlenecks
that may adversely affect cycle
time o
f the new product
introduction, but determination
is inappropriate or cursory
Does not determine process
bottlenecks that may adversely
affect cycle time of the new
product introduction
4.59
4
Production Needs:
Lean Management
Meets
“Proficient” criteria and
explanation demonstrates a
nuanced understanding of the
relationship between principles
of lean management and cycle
time
Explains how principles of lean
management could be applied
to the introduction of the new
product to accoun
t for adverse
effects on cycle time
Explains how principles of lean
management could be applied
to the introduction of the new
product, but explanation either
lacks accountability for adverse
effects on cycle time, is
inaccurate, or is cursory
Does not exp
lain how principles
of lean management
could
be
applied to the introduction of
the new product to account for
adverse effects on cycle time
4.59
Production Needs:
Strategy
Meets “Proficient” criteria
,
and
recommendation demonstrates
a nuanced understanding of
how principles of lean
management can be applied to
cycle time
Recommends an appropriate
strategy aligned with principles
of lean management that could
be implemented to improve
cycle time of the
new product
Recommends a strategy aligned
with principles of lean
management, but strategy is
either inappropriate or
overgeneralized
Does not recommend a strategy
aligned with principles of lean
management that could be
implemented to improve cycle
time
of the new product
4.59
Production Needs:
Needs
M
eets “Proficient” criteria
,
and
assessment outlines in
significant detail
the
labor,
equipment
,
and material
requirements that result in a
highly efficient process
Assesses
the company’s
labor,
material and equipment needs
that would be required to
support the new product
Assesses
the company’s
labor,
material and equipment needs
that would be required to
support the new product, but
assessment is inaccurate or
overgeneralized
Does not as
sess
the company’s
labor, material
,
and equipment
needs that would be required to
support the new product
6.12
Production Needs:
Plan
Meets “Proficient” criteria
,
and
the plan demonstrates insight
into the labor, equipment
,
and
materials required to support
new production
Proposes a labor, equipment
,
and materials plan to support
the new product introduction
Proposes a labor, equipment
,
and materials plan to support
the new product introduction,
but proposed plan is
inapprop
riate or
overgeneralized
Does not propose a labor,
equipment
,
and materials plan
to support the new product
introduction
6.12
Production Needs:
Support
Meets “Proficient” criteria
,
and
explanation demonstrates a
nuanced understanding of how
the labor, equipment, and
materials plan supports the
launch
Explains how the proposed
labor, equipment, and materials
plan will support the new
product launch
Explains how the proposed
labor,
equipment, and materials
plan will support the new
product launch, but explanation
is inappropriate or cursory
Does not explain how the
proposed labor, equipment, and
materials plan will support the
new product launch
6.12
Risk and Financial
Impact: Poten
tial
Risks
Meets “Proficient” criteria
,
and
response demonstrates insight
into the potential risks
associated with new product
introduction
Identifies potential risks to the
company associated with the
new product introduction
Identifies poten
tial risks to the
company associated with the
new product introduction, but
risks are inaccurate or
overgeneralized
Does not identify potential risks
to the company associated with
the new product introduction
6.12
5
Risk and Financial
Impact: Risk
Mitigation Plan
Meets “Proficient” criteria
,
and
the plan demonstrates insight
into how mitigation plans can
reduce risks to product
production
Develops a risk mitigation plan
to address identified risks
associated with introduction of
the new
product
Develops a risk mitigation plan
to address identified risks
associated with introduction of
the new product, but plan is
inappropriate or
overgeneralized
Does not develop a risk
mitigation plan to address
identified risks associated with
introduct
ion of the new product
6.12
Risk and Financial
Impact: Address
Meets “Proficient” criteria
,
and
the plan demonstrates insight
into how mitigation plans can
reduce risks to product
production
Explains how the proposed risk
mitigation plan
accounts for and
addresses identified risk
Explains how the proposed risk
mitigation plan accounts for and
addresses identified risk, but
explanation is inappropriate or
cursory
Does not explain how the
proposed risk mitigation plan
accounts for and addres
ses
identified risk
6.12
Management
Strategies: Key
Aspects and
Characteristics
Meets “Proficient” criteria
,
and
description demonstrates a
nuanced understanding of the
key aspects and characteristics
of a team that would support
the introduc
tion of a new
product
Describes the key aspects and
characteristics of the team that
would be built to support the
introduction of the new product
Describes the key aspects and
characteristics of the team that
would be built to support the
introduction of
the new
product, but description of
team is inaccurate or cursory
Does not describe the key
aspects and characteristics of
the team that would be built to
support the introduction of the
new product
4.59
Management
Strategies:
Stakeholders
Meets “Proficient” criteria
,
and
selection demonstrates a
nuanced understanding of
stakeholders within a company
who would be best qualified to
support the introduction of the
new product
Selects the stakeholders from
the company
to
be included on
a cross
–
functional team to
support the introduction of the
new product
Selects the stakeholders from
the company to be included on
a cross
–
functional team, but
selection is inappropriate or
illogical
Does not select stakeholders
from the company
4.59
Management
Strategies: Cross
–
f
unctional
Meets “Proficient” criteria
,
and
explanation demonstrates keen
insight into how a cross
–
functional team interacts and
supports the new product
launch
Explains how the team is cross
–
functional and how this assists
in supporting the introduction
of the new product
Explains how the team is cross
–
functional, but not how this
assists in supporting the
introduction of the new
product
,
or explanation is
cursory
Does not explain how the team
is cross
–
functional
4.59
Management
Strategies: Strategy
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
strategy demonstrates a
nuanced understanding of how
to manage a cross
–
functional
team
Develops a strategy to manage
the cross
–
functional team
supporting the introduction of
the
new product
Develops a strategy to manage
the cross
–
functional team, but
developed strategy is
inappropriate or
overgeneralized
Does not develop a strategy to
manage the cross
–
functional
team
4.59
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Management
Strategies: Managing
Meets “Profic
ient” criteria
,
and
explanation demonstrates
insight into the relationship
between principles of total
quality management and
product introduction
Explains how principles of total
quality management could be
applied in managing the
product introduction
Exp
lains how principles of total
quality management could be
applied in managing the
product introduction, but
explanation is inaccurate or
cursory
Does not explain how principles
of total quality management
could be applied in managing
the product
introduction
6.12
Management
Strategies: Customer
Expectations
Meets “Proficient” criteria
,
and
description demonstrates
insight into how the TQM
approach helps fulfil
l
customer
requirements
Describes how the TQM
approach could be utilized to
fulfill customer expectations
Describes how
the
TQM
approach could be utilized to
fulfill customer expectations,
but description is inaccurate or
cursory
Does not describe how the TQM
approach could be utilized to
fulfill customer expectations
6.12
Management
Strategies:
Department
Meets “Proficient” criteria
,
and
explanation demonstrates
insight into departmental
characteristics and the
assessment of customer
expectations
Explains how each department
approaches the assessment of
custome
r expectations
Explains how each department
approaches the assessment of
customer expectations, but
explanation is inappropriate or
cursory
Does not explain how each
department approaches the
assessment of customer
expectations
6.12
Articulation of
Response
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented in
a professional and easy
–
to
–
read
format
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organizati
on
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact
readability and articulation of
main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or
organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
4.1
Total
100%
