International Systems Corporation - Ajax Plant - Essay Example

Though I joined Ajax Plant recently, I bear good experience in this field. I had been a manager for Research and Development for International Systems’ Northern Plant before coming here. As a manager, I have been looking for the problems and challenges arising and trying to resolve them.Ajax Plant: an analysisThe most significant problems that are affecting the plant include material cost and bad coordination between Research & Development people and Production engineers. Repeated design changes are making the overall cost higher.

Had been designs coming from the R & D section go directly for production without any more rectification, the cost would have lowered. Being responsible for running the plant smoothly, I sorted out 3 top priorities.• Instead of placing several designs in parallel, the designer should be asked first to complete model 80 and then look for others like model 95 and its similes. • There is a dispute between R & D and Production peoples. One is blaming the other, which forces me to incorporate one special investigation team to govern actually where the conflict is.

One design after coming to the Production section does not reserve the right to be changed without proper notification to me. • According to the notice sent by Employee & Community Relation Manager, we need to hire women and people of color very soon and make sure a higher percentage will be recruited into Production section which requires more effective manpower.Nothing is born perfect. We have to give the color of perfection. The question is not how effective we are, rather the question is how much more we have to be.

There must be a good relation among the people in the department as well as within various departments. After getting sure that the design is complete and may rule over the market then only materials should be purchased. Otherwise, it’s immaterial to periodically purchase and change the model structure. To set up a good relationship, weekly meetings will be organized where all the in-charges of various sections may come with their ambiguities and questions if any. Other than this, picnic party, cultural activities will help the employees to intermingle.

As Baker and Baker are interested in our model 80, so production engineers must do their work to make the product available as soon as possible. After that only other models and the multi-channel digital system will be carried out. As we are hiring people, later on, works can be split up. The product whose design is about to complete; before going to the production department, requisites must be sent to material management people. If after purchasing any such modification is required, it should be done showing valid cause before me.

Finally, instead of maintaining their own records department heads are requested to provide necessary information to the finance authority.Response to Robert Strauss We all know that company is running above the projected expenditure for the last few months especially due to higher material cost. I have understood the actual reason behind it. It has been decided, next time onwards prior to sending the design to the production department, a list of required materials will be given to your department.

And also designers/production peoples are not allowed to change the design so easily ensuring proper utilization of the resources purchased. Model 95 will be told to stall for a moment till model 80 gets done. Another discussion I want to make with you regarding the materials that remain unutilized due to the changing of designs. We will check if they can be used for any other purposes or not. So get a free time and sit for an informal discussion.Response to Henry TaylorI have gone through a detailed study regarding the higher expenditure.

It's true, material cost is going out of our control. A special team will be sent very soon in order to verify the proper running of R & D as well as the production department. One company is interested in our products and that’s why now we will be looking for that product only to maximize profit. For the time being, engineers will be concentrating on model 80 only instead of running 2-3 products in parallel and then getting stuck. Hope our company will recover the previous excess expenditures very soon.