Running Head: CUSTOMER MOLDS, INC. CODE
Customer Molds, Inc. Code
Customer Molds, Inc. Code
1. What are the major issues facing Tom and Mason Miller?
The Customer Molds, Inc. Code is company that was created to provide manufacturing of electronic connectors with accessibility to high quality, high custom molds for creating plastic parts. With the growth of the Custom Mold’s as a location for designer and fabricator of exact molds, the Millers was set to expand its manufacture of plastic parts (Saladin, Brooke n.d.). The company was facing a limited manufacture of the plastic parts. It consequently involved additional mixing of ingredients facilities and injection-molding equipment. The plastic parts were manufactured to be of high quality.
The company was additionally facing the problem of limited capacity; this led the company to focus its attention in the supply of parts which were used in limited quantities for the main purpose of research and advancement reasons as well as for pre-production pilot runs.
In the changing of the process to involve delivery of quality products at a time conscious manner, problems arose of longer periods the parts were taking; additionally the parts were termed to be defective by the customers and hence were returned.
2. Identify the individual processes on a flow diagram. What are the competitive priorities for these processes and the changing nature of the industry?
The Fabricating molds & producing plastic parts processes created a mold as well as created the required parts to uphold the client’s R&D aim. The fabrication mold is craftsman driven that is ventured towards determining the final specifications for the mold and the machinist who does the fabrication. The plant master scheduler reviews the workload of the master machinist for mold. It is in the testing and inspection area that is used to create a small number of parts. In the testing and cleaning the materials are set to meet the designed specification.
In the manufacturing process for the plastic, the presence of a mold leads to a review by an engineer so as to achieve the desired specifications of the client. The stages and more so the slurry stage, require protection from inventory or the clean and polish procedures incase fabrication for the order was done. The varied parts of the process are meant to be under varied temperature and pressure while on the other hand the time is kept constant. After molding, the cut and trim process are meant to keep the process in perfect shape and removal of the unwanted parts. Inspection is made to ensure the achievement of the specification. Assembly follows to ensure, which may be optional, hence followed by shipping.
The industry is changing; initially the industry used vertical integration for the component parts processes to lower the cost and time consciousness for the supply of the parts. This transformed to the establishment of partnerships with suppliers for the time conscious delivery of quality and cost effective parts. Funds were directed to other locations for investments.
3. What alternatives might the Millers pursue? What keyfactors should they consider as they evaluate thesealternatives?
The Millers Company was attempting to create quality and cost effective production of the products it was manufacturing. For the company there other alternative that lay at disposal with the available labour was to assign enough labour to each stage of the process. This would be opposed to the single assignment of the tasks to the master machinist that is considered to lead to late and faulty production of the process. The key factors that ought to be consider when adding the master machinists in the task of identifying and expediting orders, is the right skills and speed. Considering the company’s desire to achieve quality and timely production of the materials, skills and speed as well as enough labour would play a big role in this.
Synopsis
The paper generally focuses on the issue between a commercial company and its customers in relation to its business practices. All these three play a vital role in the success of the business in sales and profit wise. The practices that a business applies have much to do with what affects the customer needs.
Purpose
The main objective of this paper that focuses on the Customer Mold is to bring to light that the strategies applied by a company strongly relates to the success of the business. The customer being the main target of the business processes determines the success of the business.
Analysis
The customer Mold Company was involved in business practices that were considered unhealthy for business. It later embarked to clear its name, that it uses cheap labour, by performing various relief services to the developing countries. Consequently, even with cases still being in the court corridors it still registered business success in sales and profits.
Recommendation
Commercial companies should employ business practices that are aimed at giving the company a good name as it is a way of marketing itself. Company also that make attempt to utilize cheap resources for the success of the business may end up one way or the other suffering, as it is a way of investing in the company.
References
Saladin, Brooke (n.d.).Case Custom Molds, Inc.Wake ForestUniversity
