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Case Study: Solid Industries

Solid Industries is a manufacturer of cylinder liners. Their products are mainly rejected due to defects
arising in the assembly section and casting section of the company’s production process. The defects in
the assembly section are generally, undersize of outer diameter, oversize of inner diameter, and
unproportioned collar or width. In the like manner, the defects in the casting section generally involves
cracks, hardness, porosity, or evident holes in the produced cylinders. Hence, it is necessary for the
company to reduce the cost of rework due to defects in assembly and casting section to improve the
quality of their products.

The company also targets to increase their sales in the market to gain a significant market share. Solid
Industries know that they can only move forward to their goals if they will be able to find a way to
achieve good quality products and operational efficiency through maximized productivity and reduced
internal costs. Under these circumstances, the company established three (3) major objectives: to
improve the overall efficiency of the system in assembly and casting section; to maximize output per
section with less defects; and to modify the production process for better understanding and execution.

Follow the suggested outline below in answering the case study:

I. Background
a. It must include a brief summary of the organizational issue.
II. Statement of the Problem
a. How can Solid Industries improve the overall efficiency of their system in assembly and
casting section?
b. How can control charts contribute in maximizing the output produced in the different
sections of the production process of Solid Industries with less defects?
c. What steps should Solid Industries employ in order to modify their existing production
process?
III. Alternative Courses of Action
a. It must contain at least two (2) courses of action for every point stated in the statement
of the problem. It must also present the advantages and disadvantages of each course of
action in resolving the organizational problems.
IV. Recommendation
a. It must present the best course of action among the presented alternatives in resolving
each organizational problem.

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Rubric for grading:

CRITERIA PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POINTS

Wrote a concise summary of the case, the
Executive
alternatives proposed, and the 20
Summary
recommendation for the case.
Organization of Adhered to the correct outline and content
20
Ideas was organized in a clear and logical manner.
All necessary research and analysis are
Analysis provided in support to the statement of the 30
problem.
Proposed a well-thought and well-
Recommendation 30
researched solution to the case study.
TOTAL 100

Reference
Raghavendra, B. (2013). A case study on total quality control of manufacturing of liners by applying
SPC technique. Retrieved on July 2, 2018 from
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.414.8530&rep=rep1&type=pdf