Given the internal tensions between the teams who were more supportive of either the current project-based approach or the more standardized production approach at Vander Lande Industries (‘VI’), Jan Hulsmann decided to ask for an external party’s impartial analysis of the operations at VI. So, Jan Hulsmann approached you as an operations consultant and commission eda report for VI.After your meeting with him, you agreed to provide him a report satisfying the following conditions:x complying with the̸ Second Assignment Submission Rules̹;x subject to alimit of1,000words;and x addressing the following area sand questions:Process Design
1.(5marks)Based on the framework proposed by Frei(2006),which one of the five different types of customer-introduced variability is currently most prominent at VI for the ir project-based operations,and why?
2.(15marks)Which one of the four strategies discussed in Frei(2006) for managing customer-introduced variability is VI currently focusing on,and why?Identify two down sides of this strategy and state the reasons why they emerge in the context of VI’s operations.SupplyChains
3.(25marks)With reference to the framework proposed by Fisher(1997),discuss how a potential change from the current project-based approach to a more standardized production approach would impact VI’s supply chain management strategy.Recommendation
4.(45marks)Provide are commendation to Jan Hulsmann as to whether VI should adopt a more standardized production approach.Your answer should include a discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of a more standardised approach and be supported by evidence from the case and from relevant MG104 course materials (i.e.,lectures and essential readings from Weeks1-9).*(10marks)Report Structure and Presentation
