Workflow Analysis and Management: A Case Study on Honeywell

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Case study analysis on Honeywell
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Table of contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Part 1: The Organisation’s Strategy...........................................................................................3
Organisational vision and strategy.........................................................................................3
Organisational leadership, structure and design.....................................................................3
Organizational leadership, structure and design....................................................................3
Need for process improvement/world-class manufacturing (WCM) program......................4
Business process and strategic alignment..................................................................................5
Competitive opportunities/differentiators..............................................................................6
Part 2: Processes and Defect Diagnosis.....................................................................................6
The TotalPlantTM paradigm....................................................................................................6
Holistic process mapping...........................................................................................................6
Defect Diagnosis/Fail-safing......................................................................................................8
Teamwork................................................................................................................................10
Role of communication skills...................................................................................................11
Information Technology automation........................................................................................11
Part 4: Implementation and Execution.....................................................................................12
Enablers and barriers of execution.......................................................................................12
Process of change management...........................................................................................12
Managing change.................................................................................................................13
Lessons learned and recommendations....................................................................................13

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Social innovation..................................................................................................................14
Conclusion................................................................................................................................14
References and bibliography....................................................................................................15

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Introduction
Analysis of the workflow is an important step within the business operations. This
analysis helps the managers in making estimates regarding the future course of action needed
for fulfilling the activities. At this stage, business analysis tools such as PESTLE, SWOT,
Porter’s Five Forces, Value chain prove beneficial in terms of enhancing the awareness
towards the appropriateness of the ways and means achieved for enhancing the efficiency and
productivity. This assignment attempts to discuss the effectiveness of the workflow in the
workplace of Honeywell in terms of altering the business scenario.
Part 1: The Organisation’s Strategy
Organisational vision and strategy
Honeywell envisions the formation of smarter, safer and sustainable world through
the invention of top class technologies. These technologies possesses flexibility to curb the
critical challenges related to energy, safety, security, productivity and global urbanization.
The unique selling proposition of the company is the wide supply chain network, which has
revolutionized the productivity of the activities in houses, factories, utility vehicles, and
aircraft among others (Honeywell 2018). The major drive behind this is adopting the strategy
of world class manufacturing (WCM). This strategy was adopted for modifying the areas,
which failed to expose efficient results. As a matter of specification, the main aim of world
class manufacturing was mitigating defects, short cycle production and regulation of the
materials used for production. Specific goals include reducing defects by a factor of ten (1000
percent) and introducing a cycle time by a factor of five (500 percent).
Organisational leadership, structure and design
Organizational leadership, structure and design
The organizational structure of Honeywell is functional. This is in terms of
coordination between the departmental units regarding the completion of the duties and
responsibilities. Effective communication prevails between the personnel in terms of getting
the work done according to the identified and the specified requirements. Transformational
leadership style is followed in the workplace of Honeywell. This is in terms of the strategic
approach towards World Class Manufacturing (WCM) for altering the business scenario. The
approach of the management needs to be praised for regulating the employee performance
(Paper, Rodger and Pendharkar 2001). The organizational design for Honeywell can be
described through the following diagram: