Critically analyses and evaluates one process (or operation) for Ikea and proposes two well-justified recommendations for improvement.
Question
Critically analyses and evaluates one process (or operation) for Ikea and proposes two well-justified recommendations for improvement. Clearly describe the selected process (or operation) so that the reader can clearly understand it. Please ensure you present a process (or network) map to support your discussion. If the process is large, you may focus on only a part of it, i.e. delimit the scope
Critically analyse and evaluate the selected process (or operation) using relevant operations management principles taught in any two of the following topics: Process positioning Process analysis Supply chain management Digital transformation and Industry 4.0 Risk and resilience Lean synchronisation
Based on your analysis and evaluation, propose and justify two recommendations-one for each selected topic-that can take the operations to the next stage of the Hayes and Wheelwright Four Stage model.