Possible Recommendations on the Problems

Possible recommendations must be made in order for the company to regain the loss of their sales.
Primarily, as a solution to the problem of the company regarding the production bottleneck and the
work pile up and run out in its operations system , the company should only be accepting orders
that are feasible to do and to deliver in time. In this way, the company would be able to focus on the
project and the specific demands of the client.
Accepting feasible orders from clients would also allow the production line of the company to
focus on the quality of the products, with due consideration of the amount of time required by the
client. With this,the idle time of employees would be reduced, because all of them have a particular
task to do,enough for the time and resources provided to them. This would also reduce the shifting
of workers from one job to the next, as each worker in the production line would have something to
do, given the enough number of orders compensating the enough time and resources provided to
them.

Another possible recommendation that can increase the productivity, quality and deliveryof products
is by
separating the production line into two departments
, where one departmentwould be responsible for processing new orders from client, while the other
department would beresponsible for the rework and the redesign of previously done or accomplished
projects. Moreworkers would be assigned to the department that would be responsible for processing
neworders, and less workers would be assigned to the department that would reworking
andredesigning the previously done products. The separation of the production line into two
departments would be “hitting two birds with one stone”, as both departments would
be
simultaneously doing their jobs. This also reduces the idle time of employees, the piling up of work,
and the run out of things to do. This serves to be beneficial for the company becauseemployees would
be more focused in doing their jobs, thus, ensuring the quality of the products,the increase in
productivity of the company, and the on-time delivery of products to clients.The
company’s expediter is in
-charged of tracking orders in process and the initiation of action if a particular order failed to progress
through manufacturing. he is also responsible for theinvestigation of delay, in determining the number
of rush orders, in securing missing supplies orinstructions, and in calling the clients to advise them of
possible delay in delivery.. Thus, in thisregard, it can be recommended that the company can hire or
pull out an employee who would beassisting her in accomplishing her responsibilities
Conclusion
This recommendation would be most effective if the company would be able to divide theproduction
line into two, as discussed previously. In relation to this, the company can also assignsomeone to
assist Production manager
, who is responsible for the products’ quality control.
Having two individuals to be assigned for the inspection of quality of products, it would beeasier for
the company to detect mistakes in production and to comply with the requirements of the clients,
given the separation of the two production lines. They can divide their tasks betweenthem, thus, one
would be responsible for inspecting the quality of the new processed products,while the other one
would be responsible for inspecting the quality of the reworked or redesignedproducts based on the
requirements and demands of the clients. Moreover, the company can also
assign an assistant for, the company’s supervisor, and who is responsible for the
manufacturing
and shipping of products. Supervisor and his assistant can divide their tasks between them, thus,one
would be responsible for the manufacturing and shipping of new processed products, and theother
would be responsible for the manufacturing and shipping of the reworked or
redesignedproducts.Once these has already taken place in the company, then this would be the proper
time toimplement and introduce method improvements, including employee training and
development

programs that would further enhance and develop the skills and talents of workers. In terms
of organizing, the company can introduce the strategies under Total Quality Management (TQM)
orSix Sigma. Total Quality Management is a management approach that improves theeffectiveness
and flexibility of businesses by involving every department, every activity, andevery single person at
every level of the organization. It creates a quality culture where the aimof every member of the
organization is to delight their customers, and where the structure of their organization allows them to
do so, thus, moving with changing customer expectations, tofashion and design products that meet
and exceed their demands . On the other hand, the SixSigma approach can also be inculcated in the
employees, wherein it is defined as a disciplined,data-driven approach and methodology for
eliminating defects in any process, frommanufacturing to transactional and from product t
o service (“”, 2007). With such approaches, the
employees of Pak Elektron Limited, PEL Appliances would be able to adopt the strategies
underthem, which could increase their productivity, creativity, quality of work and
delivery.Moreover, because the problems of the company have already been determined, it can
berecommended that the company can have its SWOT analysis, which aims to identify
criticalstrategic factors and to build on core strengths, to eliminate undermining weaknesses, to
takequick advantage of significant opportunities, and to circumnavigate or mitigate threats (,
2003).The SWOT analysis would give the company relevant information on the strengths
andweaknesses it has and matches it with the competitive environment it engages in. It would helpthe
company create strategic plans that would help the company once it had encounter anyproblem or
threat from competitors. These possible recommendations would be helpful inaddressing the
operational problems of the Pak Elektron Limited, PEL Appliances. However, itwould still be
essential if careful study and planning would be done, depending on the changesthat are continually
happening in the company.