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ISE-402: Production Systems (141) Dr. Andijani

Workshop #1: Development of Business and Operation Strategy for your

Production Company Date: September 7, 2014 Due: September 21, 2014

General Information: Workshop Objectives: Describe a firm, its functions, organization and key processes. Define Vision and Mission of the organization for the planning horizon. Define your strategic Dimensions (Low cost, Product Differentiation, Quality, delivery, or flexibility). Define resources needed for your organization (Finical and Human resources) Workshop 1 detail descriptions: 1. Describes the firm--its business (what they do), vision, goals and mission, main activities, size in terms of sales, number of employees and specifics about the unit or location you are describing. 2. Describe the key functions in the firm and list titles of the head of each function. Then, list all departments or units under each function and briefly explain what those units do. Hint: In Order to achieve the above deliverables you need to answer these questions

1. Who are we? 2. Why does our business exist? 3. Vision: Where do we want to be in the business world? 4. Mission: What is our business? What do we deliver? 5. Values: What do we believe in? 6. Who is our business dealing with? 7. Who are our stakeholders? What do we exchange with them? What is

expected of us? What do Stakeholders want from us? What will we provide our stakeholders with?

8. What are our current limitations and strong points? Your grade will be on: 1) Time of submitting the work, 2) Completeness of the work, and 3) Quality of the work.