Trans-European Plastics.

Its French factory makes a lead of over 500 carrefours that are sold to wholesaler and large retailers end-to-end Europe. The company dispatches orders within 24 hours of receipts using an international carrier. any consumers would expect received their requirements in tull within one week. The manufacturing operation Is base on batch production, employing 24 large Injection molding machines.Mould changes (Set-ups) land on average three hours, at an estimated terms of 500 per set-up. TEP had set about declining in delivery reliability, increased levels of flnlshed goods Inventory and f wholeing productivity. Falling productlvlty simply resulting from Split-betches where only part of a think production batch is produces to tame immediate shortages. Because of current high demand for many products, the backlog of contrive for planned stock replenishment currently averages two weeks and so all factory orders must be planned far In advance.Recently. however, to play down th e total cost of set-ups and to maximize capacity utilization, all products are planned tor a minimum production run ot 20 ours. The factory operates on three seven-hour shift, Monday to Friday 105 hours per week, for 50 weeks per year, Regular overtime, typically 15 hours on a Saturday, has been worked most of the last years. Sunday is never used for production, allowing rag to machines for routines and major overhauls.Speculate on what the companys strategy appears to be. 6. Compute quality-sales indices and quality cost indices for apiece of the five years. Is it possible to access the effectiveness of the companys quality-management program from these index value? (10 Marks) 7. List several examples of each quality-related cost that is, prevention, appraisal, and internal and external bankruptcy that might result from the production of TEP products. Improvement and Strategy 8. Adapt an murder of six-sigma breakthrough strategy for TEP.Explain each section of TEP six -sigma cle arly. 9. Anticipate if the cost of fuel increased by 25% per liter it would greatly relate the overall of TEP cost of production, price per unit product, and many more. Do love of increased in cost on few of TEP product. Some of the product may be above its acceptable price range. And suggest follow through needed to be taken by TEP to strategize its company. 10. If TEP needed to boost up the positioning in the manufacturing industries.