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Case of the Rewired Supply Chain

Case of the Rewired Supply Chain

I . Background

ORUN is a fourth generation family owned business and is the leading company for metal cabling used in the telecommunications and automobile industry . It has a corporate headquarters and four plants located in three states . The CEO , Mr . Charles O 'Run and the rest of the owners identified a core issue that is critical for ORUN to gain a competitive advantage in a fierce market that includes foreign and multi-national competitors

In summary , the manufacturing process of a metal cable includes

Drawing

- any wire diameters required by the customer can be drawn from appropriately sized wire rod blanks , the initial basic material purchased from specialty metal suppliers

Bunching - twisting a bundle of wires from the drawing machine in the bunching section

Annealing - the hardened conductor is made by heat treatment

Insulation - the outer jacket for the heat-treated conductor is made to insulate it

Marking - custom marking of company logo , size or any specifications desired by the client are printed on the surface of the jacketed conductor in the marking section

Inspection - quality inspection is performed to verify the outer diameter , conductivity and spark test

Wind up - after inspection , the final product is rolled as a spool or coil in the wind-up section

Final Inspection - after all the processes , a final inspection of the packaged product is conducted The objective of this analysis is to lead ORUN as new Chief Operating Officer to achieve the following goals

Allow ORUN to minimize costly inventory...

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