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Case Study: Solar Cell Manufacturer: BM1708 Task Performance
Case Study: Solar Cell Manufacturer: BM1708 Task Performance
TASK PERFORMANCE
Although the company has been quite successful in the use of control charts for their manufacturing
operations, it has extended the applications of control charts in their non-manufacturing sectors such as
HR and Finance. The reason for this implementation is because of the major increase in employee attrition
and significantly large budget allotted to several departments of the company. Based on the result of the
exit interviews, most of the employees who left the company claimed that they experienced work-life
imbalance particularly for the operators since they were required to work in extended hours in
circumstances when their substitute partners would not be able to arrive to work on time or would not
be able to report to work at all. The minority of the resigned employees thought that they were misaligned
and not trained for their job, they felt undervalued and afraid that growth opportunities were not present
in the company. Another problem area that the top management has observed involves the finance team
of the company. The management have found out that allotted budgets in some departments or work
units of the firm are unrealistic, inaccurate, and unreasonable.
After reviewing all the problem areas of the organization, the company’s quality assurance team
suggested the use of control charts in the two (2) departments where the problems are prevalent.
However, another difficult situation arises due to the resistance of the employees toward the use of
control charts which gains several complaints from the employees pertaining to exhausting additional
workload since they would have to monitor and notate the different outflows and inflows in their major
and minor day-to-day operations. There was a clear lack of understanding of the benefits of control charts
and the need for change using control charts as a catalyst for change. The senior management team
decided to provide a one-day awareness program for the HR and Finance people so that they can
understand the expectations and the need for the control chart initiative within the company. Moreover,
an executive awareness was also introduced to all senior management team so that they would
understand the importance and benefits of control charts in the business.
Reference:
Gijo, E. & Jiju, A. (n.d.). A multiple case study analysis of six sigma practices in Indian manufacturing
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https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/10.1108/IJQRM-10-2014-0157