Patents per year (E) 9.1 Alternative Cost C, $/Year CER W 10000 X 8000 1.9 Y 8500 2.1

Identify and describe an American firm of your choice that is challenged in its production operations to support its basic business needs to manufacture a high-quality product, safely, within budget, and on schedule. Its operations management is characterized by a culture that supports the vision and mission statements. This business problem (its production operations) includes a mismanaged supply chain, massive overtime wage payouts to make up for lost time injuries, increasing turnover and no shows at the work site, and where there is a spike in customer complaints resulting in business loss and narrowing profit margins.   As a decision maker, what action plan would you recommend to the senior leadership of the organization to take it from its current conditions to bring it closer to its ideal operating conditions (to become a company known for zero-defects, excellence in supply chain management, customer satisfaction, safe and reliable high-quality products, value to the customer,…

Describe the core competencies a firm possesses and what it needs. What are the core competencies of your organization? Explain your answer.

Design sales tracking processes and systems that align with business and marketing goals.Identify the processes that need to be created so sales, marketing, and product development collaborate to address customer needs.