Operations Management

Running head: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 1
Operations Management
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Table of Content
1. The layout of the production facility to produce the product...................................4
a. Sourcing raw materials.........................................................................4
b. Mixing the raw materials.......................................................................4
c. Mixing in different temperatures..............................................................5
d. Mixing of the final product.....................................................................5
2. Supply management and logistics issues...........................................................6
3. Quality issues on the organization..................................................................8
4. Production capacity issues throughout the supply chain..........................................9
5. Inventory management issues throughout the supply chain....................................10
6. Supply chain information system issues and supply/value chain...............................11
7. Potential impacts of disruptive changes...........................................................12
8. Changes with justification to the original design in part A:.....................................13
Conclusion................................................................................................15
References.................................................................................................16

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Executive Summary
Wild Harvest Care is an organization that manufactures beauty products that also take care of the
health of a human’s skin. The company has one of the simplest production layouts, and this is
because of the products that it manufactures. Customs duty and laws restrict movements of
goods from one point to another and they have affected the supply chain of the company. The
company is also facing an issue in managing its inventory because of the lack of efficient
personnel. The lack of quality of raw materials is also one of the issues that are affecting the
quality of its products. The increased demand for the products of the company has affected the
capacity of the company to handle all operations. The inefficiency that is present among the IT
staff members has led to data theft and inefficient communication. However, the company is
exposed to technological opportunities for growth. To meet the rising demand in India, the
company has established a different distribution chain that will take care of the Indian market.

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1. The layout of the production facility to produce the product
The production layout of Wild Harvest Care has four different stages or phases that are
essential to the products of the company. It is imperative to note that the types of activities that
an organization engages in have effects on the layout of production (Chen, Preston, & Swink,
2015). In some organizations, the assembly of already processed and manufactured products is
involved in the production process. However, in the case of Wild Harvest Care, the organization
manufactures its products from scratch and, that means that it sources the raw materials and adds
value to them until they reach to the last stage which is finished product. The following are the
steps that are involved in the production processes at Wild Harvest Care;
a. Sourcing raw materials
The company is involved in the manufacturing of beauty products as well as skin care
products. The company has concentrated on the manufacturing of products where the raw
materials are organic (Durach, Kembro, & Wieland, 2017). Therefore, suppliers play an essential
role in making the company a success. The main source of the raw materials of the company is
Central Asia. The first stage entails the importation process where the company makes sure that
it has all raw materials that are needed to promote an effective production process (Mangan,
Lalwani, & Lalwani, 2016). The raw materials are imported in the form of seeds, herbs, and
plants. Some of the crops are provided to the company so that they can initiate the process of
extracting essential crop oils that are used in the manufacturing of the products.
b. Mixing the raw materials
The second step is comprised of processes of mixing the raw materials. In this stage, there is
specialization when it comes to the mixing of the raw materials. The only raw materials that are