MBA576 Week 5 Peer Response

Data Collection Plan

Title of Measurement

Type of Data

(Either Continuous or Discrete)

Operational Definitions

Factors of Stratification

Sample Notes

(It includes Time span, etc.)

Who and how?

(The individual responsible for the method and checking sheet)

Agreements

It is Discrete

It includes number of agreements that are completed

This will be completed by customers

Every Month

This will be reviewed by Production Manager

Machines that are damaged

It is Continuous

It includes the amount of time period that is taken by machinery due to damage.

This will be completed with the help of machine / Service team

Every week

Machine and service log is reviewed by Production manager and he verifies if it’s not the same machine

Products that are defective

It is Discrete

It includes the products that are damaged or of low quality and cannot be sent to customers.

This will be completed by product

Every week

Material’s quality will be inspected by Receiving Manager whereas finished products will be inspected by Shipping Manager

Raw Materials that are delivered late to customers

It is Discrete

It includes the total amount of deliveries that have been sent to customers on due date on the original order.

This will be completed by suppliers

Every month

The original orders will be reviewed by Receiving Manager

Shipments that are late

It is Discrete

It includes the total amount of shipments that are delivered late as per the due date mentioned on the contracts.

It is completed by customer

Every month

The delivery invoices will be reviewed by Shipping Manager

Deliveries done on-time

It is Discrete

It includes the contracts that are being delivered prior to or on the due date

None

Every month

The delivery log will be reviewed by Shipping manager

Output

It is Discrete

It includes the number of products which are being manufactured finely on the first go pf production process.

It is completed by product

End of each day

The production schedule and machine log is reviewed by Production manager

Processing Time of product

It is in Minutes and is Continuous

It includes the timeframe taken by machines to produce a single item.

It is completed by product

Once every day

The upgraded production schedule and machine log is being reviewed by the Production Manager

Sorting Products

It is Discrete

It includes the total number of raw materials which are being sorted in the receiving department.

None

Every week

The sorting log will be reviewed by Receiving Manager