04 Aug Factors influenced on company’s achievement

This assignment includes 3 parts, students will complete all parts and submit it in the DB.

Parts 1&2 – Deming Prize and creating a system/model

Part 3 – ISO Certification

Part 1&2 Deming Prize report requires students to synthesize and generalize their analysis and recommendations into a success quality model. You will access to Deming Prize website and learn from organizations who have achieved world-class performance level at https://www.juse.or.jp/deming_en/. From this provided website, you will select only one organization that you’re interested to learn about for your assignment. The details information of each award recipient are located at https://www.juse.or.jp/deming_en/download/

The summary of each company is located under “Reference” (the bottom of the page). Each company’s summary is between 40-60 pages.

Based on the research, recommendations and readings from your selected organization, you’ll complete Parts 1 & 2.

Deming Awards (Select only one company)

2021 OTICS Corporations

2019 – Elgi Equipments Limited

2019 – Siemens Gamesa Renewable Power Private Limited

2019 – JSW Steel Limited

2019 – Larsen & Toubro Limited

2018 – Indus Towers Limited

2018 – PT Komatsu Indonesia

2018 – JSW Steel Limited, Vijayanagar Works

2018 – Sundram Fasteners Limited

2018 – Rane NSK Steering Systems Private Limited

2017 – SCG Logistics Management Company Limited

2017 – Ashok Leyland Limited, Hosur Unit Ⅱ

2017 – CEAT Limited

2016 – Ashok Leyland Limited, Pantnagar Plant

2015 – CPRAM Company Limited, Ready to Eat Food Business

2015 – National Engineering Industries Limited

2014 – GC America Inc.

2014 – Mahindra & Mahindra Limited,Mahindra Powerol Business

2013 – Rane Brake Lining Limited

2013 – RSB Transmissions(I) Limited

2013 – SCG Logistics Management

Part1: student will briefly explain the following items of the selected organization, about 1-2 pages summary (single space):

Company’s name
Type of industry, products/services
Level of organizational maturity
Organizational cultures, business environment (SWOT analysis)
Methods of continuous improvement used in the case
Indicators or measures of performance used in the case (financial, customer, internal, learning & growth,…)
Quality tools and/or management approach used in the case
Major outstanding points
Part 2: student will create a system or a model of a successful recipient presenting the major contents.

Information from Part 1 and a summary report of the company will help you come up with a new system or a model. Creating a diagram will need your creative thinking and graphical work. See example of systems/models from the file attached with this assignment. In this part, student will create a diagram and also write an explanation about 1 page of your diagram.

Here are the suggested items that you can create a system or a model (select only one):

Factors influenced on company’s achievement
Methods/steps/operations of continuous improvement
Performance measurement and indicators
Barriers/obstacles in company’s successful operations
Components of some specific system or operation
Others
There are many diagrams which you can use in creating a system or a model, for example Fishbone (cause-effect) diagram, SIPOC, flowchart, value stream mapping, affinity. To get a free template, go to www.asq.org, under section “Learn”, select Learn about quality. Or using SmartArt from Word Document, go to Insert on the top menu and select “SmartArt”

Part 3: ISO – International Organization for Standardization

Student will visit the ISO website (https://www.iso.org/about-us.html) and be familiar with the ISO governance structure, vision, and purpose. In addition, student will review ISO popular standards and select one standard to do a research. In Part 3, student will write 1-2 pages (single space, Time NW) covering the following items:

a) ISO General information on structure, vision, purpose, product/service,…

b) think about why you selected this specific standard and provide analytical thoughts on how this specific ISO standard has impact on your interested industry and the future trend. Your analysis may include or relate, but not limit to, technology, sustainability, crisis and pandemic, economy, and…so on.

A summary of major points of ISO popular standard, go to https://www.iso.org/popular-standards.html, then select one standard that you are interested to study (e.g. ISO 9001, 22000, 14001, 13485, 2600, 8601, 31000, 50001, 17025, 27001,…). Student will review ‘the standards’ and summarize the major points with brief description. A standard manual is located on the right column, “Preview our standards”

In your final product, student will complete Parts 1, 2, and 3 above. The report should not be exceeded 6 pages (single space, Time NW) including a diagram/table. Post your assignment in the Discussion Board, under forum “Assignment Six – Quality Standards and Award” see Course Schedule for the due date.