Wolf Motors Case Study Florida Institute of Technology Production and Operations Management BUS 5461 1. Synopsis Wolf Motors expanded its network of auto dealerships to adding its first auto supermarket. The supermarket will carry three different makes of cars at the facility. John Wolf, owner of the dealership, has identified three factors that have contributed to the success of his dealerships. The implementation of “one price-lowest price” concept of pricing and robust after-the sale service to the cars sold.
Huffman Trucking Operating System Huffman Trucking is using multiple operating systems in different locations. Reviewing the operating systems of Huffman Trucking I will explain why the systems are in place and what implications of using that system may cause. Background of Huffman Trucking Huffman Trucking, founded in 1936 by K. Huffman, is a privately owned national trucking company located in Cleveland, Ohio. The company has facilities in Bayonne New Jersey, St. Louis Missouri, and Los Angeles California. Huffman Trucking has 425 employees, 925 drivers, 800 semi-trucks, and 2,360 trailers and roll-off beds (University of Phoenix., 2012).
[1] More importantly, at 20 he began building an efficient, inexpensive and simple farm tractor to replace the large steam tractors of the time. [2] This already showed his drive, not seen in many youths his age, which would be the start of his policies of efficiency and innovation. Ford built his first car in 1892 working at the Edison Company, sold it and used the money to build a lighter, stronger vehicle. [3] In 1899 he left to the Detroit Automobile Company, but in 1902 after leaving them, Ford complained that they did not share his idea of producing a single model car at mass, but preferred individual orders of custom vehicles. [4] The Ford Motor Company produced 1708 two-cylinder cars in its first year, by 1915 they produced a million cars, but under the new system of higher wages and lower prices this rose to two million cars a year.
The company is no longer able to meet the demands of its clients. Using the supply chain map, we hope to identify the problems and address the issues with a proper strategy in a timely matter. This will allow the management team to understand the problems and focus on the solutions by referring back to the supply chain map. The end result is to fix the problem before our fiscal year end and to implement a strategy for a better flow of goods, services and knowledge among the organization. 3 Manufacture 2 Manufacture 1 Manufacture 3 2 * Research and Development * Information System * Logistics * Purchasing Mazda Canada Corporation Supply * Marketing * Sales Strategy * Sales Forecast * Purchasing * Information System * Customer Services * Logistics 1 Carling Motors Co Ltd General Manager Sales Manager
John Deere & Co Case Intro * New bulldozer, JD750, larest ever yet, worreid about price Industrial Equipment operations * 14% of total sales * Entered industrial field in 5 phases 1. Converted standard tractors to crawler tractors for orchard operators. As farmers went into logging, crawler tractors were used in forestry 2. Developed industrially oriented Attachments to supplement agriculture biz. Organized Industrial Equipment operations with line of crawler tractors 3.
More importantly it can predict what the consumers of the small market of trucking are going to need. With that said, the sales department can direct their focus to a different group of targets or consumers to “persuade” them that Huffman is the company to use. Finally, operations are the last key to this structure. Operations are responsible for the day in and day out functionality of the business. This department makes the everyday choices on and off the scene.
Case Name: Muenster Pump I. Major Facts The Muenster Pump Company has manufactured high-quality agricultural pumps for over 40 years. The firm only has a single plant in a small mid-western town and they are the largest employer in town. Management of Muenster has been passed down from generations and the organization has a fairly good relationship with city officials. Since opening Muenster Pump the organization has been self-sufficient, even establishing their own foundry to cast pump housings which is still used today.
Then farmers are shown examining the quality of crops, picking cotton, and riding wheat threshers. The resettlement administration loaned money to tenant farmers so they could buy their own land, and established camps for migrant workers. Vehicles are driving into camps for migrant workers. The Second New Deal's most ambitious program was the WPA—the Works Progress Administration. The WPA created more than 8 million jobs from 1935 to 1943 for a great many unskilled workers and professionals.
Employees should not be hiring new employees until they have successfully completed a hiring process with another qualified person overlooking. I would suggest implementing a training database to track employees training information. If the company is planning to achieve ISO or QS certification then having these records expire after 1 or 2 years would be required to insure that employees are up to date on their required training. If a training database is not feasible or out of the budget another possible solution would be to have a person identified as a training coordinator and have them maintain
He became convinced American consumers wanted a new type of store. Trusting his vision, Sam and his wife Helen put up 95 percent of the money for the first Walmart store in Rogers, Ark. 1972 – Walmart goes public Discounters such as Kmart quickly expanded in the 1960s, while Sam only had enough money to build 15 Walmart stores. In 1972, Walmart stock was offered for the first time on the New York Stock Exchange. With this infusion of capital, our company grew to 276 stores in 11 states by the end of the decade.