PROCESS IDENTIFICATION FEEDBACK

Activity Objective

The objective of this discussion is to aid you in meeting the following course competency:

• Apply theories, models, and practices of global operations management to address business problems.

More specifically, you will:

• Identify process opportunities for innovation or improvement.
• Apply the principles and techniques of operations management to the identification of candidate processes.

Activity Instruction

Post your Process Identification assignment.

• To give your peers an opportunity to respond to your assignment, post as early as possible. The feedback that you receive prior to posting your assignment this week may be valuable to refine this project component as the assignment is due at the end of this unit.

The reason for this discussion is to acquire feedback from your peers on your Process Identification assignment, which can also be useful as you prepare for the final operations improvement plan (OIP) in Unit 6.

Response Guidelines

Read the posts of your peers and respond to two. In your response, address the following as it relates to the assignment:

• Using your Deming (1987) "Transformation of Today's Management" text, explain how you think some or all the principles proposed in his 14 Points for Management apply to the candidate processes identified by your peer (refer to the course materials to access the article).
• Explain which of the processes you think would be most appropriate for this assignment. Explain why.
• What additional information would you need to better understand the process?
• What additional suggestions do you have for your peer's Process Identification assignment?