BMGT 364 Project 4 (Week 7) – Controlling
Project 4 is due on Tuesday of week 7 at 11:59 p.m. eastern time.
Purpose
In this project, you will gain an understanding of the importance of the control function in a manufacturing business.
You will compare actual performance with desired production standards, measure progress toward company goals, and
address deviations in performance through corrective action.
Outcome Met by Completing This Assignment
develop measures and assess outcomes against plans and standards to improve organizational effectiveness
How to Set Up the Paper
Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced using 12-point font. The final product will be
4-5 pages in length excluding the title page and reference page.
Create a title page with a title, course number and section, your name and the instructor’s name.
Scenario
The following chart displays the results of the first year’s production of the, Lacks Tracks Cycles, an electric-powered
chopper-style motorcycle being produced by Lacks Tracks Cycles to compete with Harley-Davidson’s Electra Glide.
The metrics table below was created from data supplied by Lacks Tracks Cycles five (5) plants. The purpose of the
table is to provide data for management to decide what controls and actions are needed to increase production
efficiency.
You recently joined the Lacks Tracks Cycles’ headquarters staff as a quality assurance associate. Your manager has
requested you to do an analysis of the first year’s motorcycle production results. This information will be used
by management to evaluate and improve overall production efficiency.
Lacks Tracks Cycles is known for producing high quality products at reasonable prices. They plan to compete against
Harley’s top-end model by developing superior production efficiency that will allow them to price significantly below
Harley Davidson’s Electra Glide model.
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The chart below lists the desired production standards and the actual production metrics for each stage of the electricmotorcycle’s manufacturing process that needs to be completed to determine the overall production efficiency at each
of Lacks Tracks Cycles’ five (5) production facilities.
A comparison of the production standard to the actual production outcomes using all the relevant metrics allows
management to determine which of its facilities is the most efficient producer of the electric motorcycle. This knowledge
will help Lacks Tracks Cycles’ management team to determine what controls need to be put into place at their various
production plants to match the production efficiency of their most efficient plant. More efficiency means higher
production at lower per unit (cycle) costs.
Use the following headings and instructions to complete the project:
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The conclusion paragraph highlights the major findings covered in the paper.
Review the Paper
Read the paper to ensure all required elements are present.
The following are specific requirements that you will follow. Use the checklist to mark off that you have followed each
specific requirement.
Checklist Specific Project Requirements
Proofread your paper
Read and use the grading rubric while completing the paper to ensure all
requirements are met that will lead to the highest possible grade.
Third person writing is required. Third person means that there are no words such
as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or your”
(second person writing). If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this
link: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-thirdperson. Contractions are not used in business writing, so do not use them.
Paraphrase and do not use direct quotations. Paraphrase means you do not use
more than four consecutive words from a source document. Removing quotation
marks and citing is inappropriate. Instead put a passage from a source document
into your own words and attribute the passage to the source document. There
should be no passages with quotation marks. Using more than four consecutive
words from a source document would require direct quotation marks. Changing
words from a passage does not exclude the passage from having quotation
marks. If more than four consecutive words are used from source documents,
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this material will not be included in the grade.
You are expected to use the research course materials to develop the basis for
your analysis and to support your reasoning. There should be a robust use of the
course material. Material used from a source document must be cited and
referenced. A reference can only be included in your Reference list if it has been
used for an in-text citation.
Use in-text citations and provide a reference list that contains the reference
associated with each in-text citation.
You may not use books in completing this problem set unless part of the course
material. Also, you cannot use as references a dictionary, Wikipedia, Investopedia
or similar sources.
Provide the page or paragraph number in every in-text citation presented. Since
the eBook does not have page numbers, include the chapter title and topic
heading. If using a video, provide the minutes and second of the cited material.
Submit the paper in the Assignment Folder (The assignment submitted to the Assignment Folder will be considered
the student’s final product and therefore ready for grading by the instructor. It is incumbent upon the student to verify
the assignment is the correct submission. .
NOTE: All submitted work is to be your original work. You may not use any work from another student, the
Internet or an online clearinghouse. You are expected to understand the Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism
Policy, and know that it is your responsibility to learn about instructor and general academic expectations with
regard to proper citation of sources as specified in the APA Publication Manual, 7th Ed. (Students are held
accountable for in-text citations and an associated reference list only).
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(6.4 – 7.1)
(5.6 – 6.3)
(4.8 – 5.5)
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Attempts to
identify at least
two (2) of the
deviations from
the standards
and common to
the plants using
some metrics and
standards but a
very limited
rationale is stated
for the selection
of the deviations
or the argument
as to why the
data is important
to management
needs
significant
development.
(9 – 10.4)
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The paper contains
all major assignment
tasks. The paper
also includes
completion of all
required elements
(Word or rtf file,
third person writing,
paraphrasing, no
more than four
consecutive words
from source, no
contractions,
page/paragraph
numbers/Chapter
Titles).
(9 – 10)
The paper
contains all major
assignment
tasks. The paper
missed one minor
element (Word or
rtf file, third
person writing,
paraphrasing, no
more than four
consecutive
words from
source, no
contractions,
page/paragraph
/numbers
/Chapter Titles).
(8 – 8.9)
One major
assignment tasks
or two minor
elements of the
assignment missed.
. (7 – 7.9)
Two major
assignment tasks
missed or 3 minor
aspects of the
assignments.
(6 – 6.9)
Strictly adheres to
standard usage rules
of written English
using paragraphs
and sentence rather
than bullets,
including but not
limited to
capitalization,
punctuation, run-on
sentences, missing
or extra words,
stylistic errors,
spelling and
grammatical errors.
No jargon used. Few
writing errors noted.
Excellently adheres
to standard usage of
mechanics:
conventions of
written English,
including
capitalization,
punctuation, and
spelling. One – three
errors noted.
Satisfactorily
adheres to standard
usage rules of
mechanics:
conventions of
English, including
capitalization,
punctuation, and
spelling. Four to
seven errors noted.
Minimally adheres to
standard usage rules
of mechanics:
conventions of
written English,
including
capitalization,
punctuation, and
spelling. More than
7 errors found.
Excellent use of APA
style, few usage
errors; Proper
Uses in-text citations
and reference list
but 1 – 2 APA style
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citation of source
material is used
throughout paper;
Reference titles
follow APA with only
the first word, the
first word after a
colon and proper
nouns capitalized.
(4.5 – 5)
errors noted or fails
to use APA citations
when appropriate
1-2 times.
(4 – 4.4)
(3.5 – 3.9)
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