Process control

bottlenecks and they can decrease the chance for getting patients in and out of the operating room on time. It is important to examine every opportunity for increasing efficiency and achieving sustainable development, as part of the improvement process. Valid data must be collected and analyzed using rigorous statistical tools, instead of making assumptions regarding possible causes for bottlenecks or errors. Strategies like- Six Sigma and Lean have been effective in this regard yielding…

The process of the research paper that was most challenging was organizing the paper. The reason organizing the paper was hard because I had to decide what was important information and how much of the information should I explain in depth. For example, my paper is about the history and benefits of Planned Parenthood, I had to go through and make sure I add extra information on events that led to the building of the first Planned Parenthood and recent history that was important to add. The…

defined by Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). The company was deficient in internal control process in the area of documentation and evidence that controls had been performed which could lead to material weakness. Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) was created in 2002 because of all the accounting fraud that were being reported from publicly held companies. SOX job is to protect investors by preventing financial statement fraud, strengthen internal control, and punishing executives for fraud. To be incompliance with…

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT Total Quality Management (TQM) is a management strategy aimed at embedding awareness of quality in all organizational processes. TQM has been widely used in manufacturing, education, government and service industries, as well as NASA space and science programs. Total Quality provides an umbrella under which everyone in the organization can strive and create customer satisfaction at continually lower real costs. "TQM is a management approach for an organization,…

fundamental objective of the Six Sigma methodology is the implementation of a measurement-based strategy that focuses on process improvement and variation reduction through the application of Six Sigma improvement projects (What is Six Sigma, 2015). Considering the various options of accomplishing the task, both DMAIC process (define, measure, analyze, improve, control) and DMADV process (define, measure, analyze, design, verify) are both sufficient pathways. Both methodologies seek to improve…

the Client-Facing Process • Document the client-facing process Be’s Professional Services didn’t have written documents of its client-facing process. By documenting the process, Be’s Professional Services can understand details of its process and review the process in an objective manner. Ms. Roberts can also use the documents to explain the client-facing process to her staffs. Even if each staff participates in only some parts of the client-facing process, knowing an entire process can help to…

Case Study 2 (Learning Objectives 2, 4: Explain the components of internal control; evaluate internal controls) Each of the following situations reveals an internal control weakness: Situation a. In evaluating the internal control over inventory for the Williams Oil Services Company, an auditor learns that the warehouse receiving clerk is responsible for ordering parts for supply inventory use in drilling services, counts the inventory when received at the dock, records the receipts into the…

Define unit operations and work process in terms of a process flow that details all the workstations materials go through in order to become the final product. 4. Identify deviations from standard operating conditions at both the task and process levels. 5. Create a variance matrix using the deviations from step 4 that most impact performance criteria. These should be about 10-20% of the total variances and are called key variances. 6. Create the key variance control table and role network by…

can operate and produce quality and reliable results. The SEC requires all publically traded companies to submit annual report internal accounting controls. SOX is also known for its financial disclosures and corporate governance. Provisions of SOX details the criminal and civil penalties for not being compliant. Being SOX compliant includes, Control for Information and Related Technology,…

found sound success by getting employees’ involved in the strategic process. “Employee involvement is a participative process that uses employees’ input to increase their commitment to the organization’s success” (Robbins & Judge, 2015, p. 226). It is a collaborative process between management and employees to meet organizational objectives. Employees can become disengaged with their work when they feel like they have little control over their work lives. However, employee involvement…