Sustaining Operations Project

QSO 300 Final Project Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: You will submit a sustaining operations case study analysis that will discuss the emerging concepts of sustainability in business management, specifically the topics of corporate responsibility and environmental compliance. This case study analysis will be incorporated into the final summative analysis. This milestone is due in Module Five. Prompt: Refer to the Nissan case study and the course materials to answer the following items. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Theories and Techniques A. Summarize the following theories: just in time (JIT), Toyota Production System (TPS), and Lean. How are these concepts related? Describe the

advantages and disadvantages for using each of these concepts at the company presented in the case study.

II. Sustainability A. Describe how the emerging concept of the triple bottom line can be used to enhance operations management at the company. Be sure to

address each component of the triple bottom line. B. Explain how the company integrates ISO 14000 standards in its manufacturing plants. Support your explanation with citations from your

textbook or outside sources. C. Describe ways by which the company can integrate corporate responsibility principles into their operations. Which of these do you believe to be

the most effective? Why? Support your opinions with citations from your textbook or outside sources. Guidelines for Submission: The format for this assignment will be a Word document using a business writing format of your choice. There is no minimum page length requirement, but the submission should be double spaced, and no more than four pages in total. Copy and paste any data analysis from Excel into your Word document for submission. You may include your original Excel documents as supplementary material if you believe this will strengthen your contribution. 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 Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Theories and Techniques: Summarize

Summarizes JIT, TPS, and Lean and explains how the concepts are related, integrating the advantages/disadvantages of using each in the case study context

Summarizes JIT, TPS, and Lean but does not explain how the concepts are related, integrating the advantages/disadvantages of using each in the case study context

Does not summarize JIT, TPS, or Lean

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Sustainability: Triple Bottom

Line

Describes how the triple bottom line can enhance OM and addresses each component of the triple bottom line concept

Describes how the triple bottom line can enhance OM, but does not address each component of the triple bottom line concept

Does not describe how OM can enhance triple bottom line

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Sustainability: ISO 14000

Accurately explains how the company integrates ISO 14000 standards in the manufacturing plants and provides support

Explains how the company integrates ISO 14000 standards in the manufacturing plants but does not provide support or explanation is inaccurate

Does not explain how the company integrates ISO 14000 standards in the manufacturing plants

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Sustainability: Corporate

Responsibility

Describes ways the company can integrate corporate responsibility principles into operations and defends opinion of the most effective way with support

Describes ways the company can integrate corporate responsibility principles into operations but does not defend opinion of the most effective way with support

Does not describe ways the company can integrate corporate responsibility principles into operations

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Articulation of Response

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

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

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Earned Total 100%