I need help with Operation Management+Economics Case study. Please only accept of your are familiar with EMV (decision tree) in operation management. 2000 words, 10-15 References
Based on the Case study answer the following questions:
1. Summarize the case study and the relevant issues – Only 1 page
2. What are the macroeconomic conditions that have caused CCS to change its corporate
strategy?
3. Describe the type of industrial cooling systems sold by Cambridge. What are they used for?
What are the arguments for and against moving custom manufacturing from Canada’s
Cambridge plant to Mexico’s G-1 plant? (Discuss Question 3 based on the following factors (separately) )
• Financial cost-benefit based on available data
• Workforce: skill levels, wages, reward systems, and worker development and
training
• Organization: structure, level of centralization between the Cambridge head office
and G1, and local versus centralized decision-making
• Production planning and control: scheduling and planning processes
• Inventory control
• Quality: defect monitoring and prevention, continuous improvement initiatives, and
employee involvement in quality and process improvements
• New product and process development: investments in product and process
innovation
• Supply chain and distribution: sourcing (e.g., dual versus single sourcing, local versus
international sources), collaboration with suppliers and customers, materials
planning, transportation, and warehousing and reverse logistics
• Standing of the company in the community in Cambridge
4. From the perspective of Harris Bell, the Chairman of the Board, should CCS move its custom
production from Canada to Mexico? Why or why not?