Masters Level Papers with Gannt Chart and Executive summary

Problem statement

Step 2: State the business problem in one or two sentences.

WestTex Sand is experiencing a loss of approx. $7.50 ton per hour in the wet plant production process.

Step 3: Describe the client/organization by answering the following questions.

How many years has the client/organization been in business?

217 years

What is the type of business (services or products)?

Products

What is the size of the business in approximate annual sales or revenue?

$700 Million revenue 2017

What is the form of business ownership (i.e., sole proprietor, LLC, corporation, etc.)?

Corporation Edit 7/12/18 LJD

Briefly describe the context in which the problem is occurring. When did the organization become aware of the problem? What actions, if any, have been taken to mitigate the problem?

Process water valves having to be operated manually causing delays when the plant process has upsets or changes in the amount of silica being produced. This process of having to adjust the valves manually causes delays in making appropriate and timely changes required to efficiently control the amount of water needed in all areas of the wet plant production process.

Step 4: Identify the person in the organization, by position or job title only, that authorized you to resolve the problem:

Job title: Maintenance Manager

Step 5: List at least three areas of leadership responsibility that are contributing to or affected by the problem. Leadership areas may both contribute to and be affected by the problem. At least one leadership areas has to be contributing to the problem.

The three leadership areas of responsibility must be selected from this list.

Important note: These leadership areas may change as you engage in the project. Only the problem statement is being approved, not the leadership areas. How the leadership areas of responsibility are contributing to the problem or affected by the problem must be clearly analyzed and supported in the consulting report with evidence and data. Not, needs to, must, and lack type statements are not evidence. Such statements only point toward solutions but fail to explain how the leadership is currently contributing to or affected by the problem.

Leadership area: Total Quality Management

Leadership area: Change Management

Leadership area: Risk Management

Leadership area: Sustainability