For this section of the final project, look at the company (Ford Motor Company) you have been analyzing for the past two weeks from the perspective of manufacturing or service it provides.
First, answer the following questions:
- What products or services of the company are you analyzing?
- How are these products made or services provided?
- Does the company provide both products and services?
- Did the company outsource the manufacture of its products?
Then, complete the following tasks as part of your analysis:
- Develop a process map for manufacturing a product or providing a service.
- Look at the company from a process perspective and identify from your process map the areas that the company could improve.
- Examine whether the company is a make-to-order, make-to-stock, or engineer-to-order company.
Update your report to include the following topics:
- Product development
- Process development
- Services
Using the APA format, cite the sources you use on a separate page.