Homework: Process Improvement Paper
Select a company with which you are familiar, preferably one where you have been employed, and consider a process within that company that could be improved. This could be a business process, a manufacturing process, a distribution process, or a service process that you have observed or been involved with during your career.
Using your course textbook and Ashford University Library research, prepare a recommended process improvement proposal that incorporates tools and methods learned in this course.
Your paper should
1) Describe the company and how the selected process fits into the overall framework of the company.
2) Create a step-by-step description of the current process incorporating a process flow chart.
3) Analyze the current process for inefficiencies.
4) Develop a process improvement recommendation including a detailed plan incorporating business process engineering theory and including benchmarking the reengineered process to a close business competitor. The process should be designed to be more efficient, using appropriate tools and methods learned throughout the course, including capacity utilization improvements and statistical quality control models.
5) Explain possible challenges in implementing the process changes.
6) Assess the expected benefits of the improved process and the potential benefits.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.