Provide background information on the two manufacturing companies that will be analyzed (name of company, parent country and industry). Explain that you will be analyzing the two for world class manufacturing techniques used. NOTE: Introductions and conclusions may be written after the body of the paper is completed. (2-3 sentences)

World class manufacturing

Research the tenets and principles of world class manufacturing. Provide a well-balanced overview of the philosophy and practice. Include a discussion of how productivity is measured. (research required) (1 ½ pages) You must use at least one article from the Trident Library databases for this section. You are not permitted to use consultant sites for this part of the assignment. There are many of these sites that will come up when you search “world class manufacturing.”

International company

Using a combination of the company’s website and resources from third-party professional, government or academic publications, investigate at least two areas in which the entity can be assessed for world class manufacturing. NOTE: your conclusion may be that the company does not meet the standards. No consulting sites may be used for this section. (research required) (1/2 page)

U.S. company

Using a combination of the company’s website and resources from third-party professional, government or academic publications, investigate at least two areas in which the entity can be assessed for world class manufacturing. NOTE: your conclusion may be that the company does not meet the standards. No consulting sites may be used for this section. (research required) (1/2 page)

Since you are engaging in research, be sure to cite and reference the sources in APA format. NOTE: failure to use research with accompanying citations to support content will result in reduced scoring “Level 2-Developing” for Meets Assignment Requirements, Critical Thinking, Use of Sources and Mechanics on the grading rubric. The paper should be written in third person; this means words like “I”, “we”, and “you” are not appropriate. Refer to yourself in third-person as “manager” or you can write about what the “project team” will do, rather than saying “I” and “we.”

Conclusion

(2-3 sentences) Wrap up the discussion with an overview of findings plus areas where you believe future research is warranted.

Your submission will include:

· Trident University International’s cover page

· The body of the paper will be 2 ½ pages with APA citations (A 2-3 sentence introduction, 2 ½ page body, and 2-3 sentence conclusion)

· The alphabetized reference list page in APA format

References

This listing should be in alphabetical order. Below are a few examples of reference list entries. The following list needs to be removed before you submit the paper.

Journal in online library (be sure that you give the specific library database for journal articles that you have retrieved from the library, e.g., Proquest, EBSCO – Academic Search Complete, EBSCO – Business Source Complete, IBISWorld, etc.):

Last name, Initials. (yyyy of journal volume). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number,(issue number), pages. Retrieved from [insert name of library database]

Example:

Borgerson, J. L., Schroeder, J. E., Escudero Magnusson, M., & Magnusson, F. (2009). Corporate communication, ethics, and operational identity: A case study of Benetton. Business Ethics: A European Review, 18(3), 209-223. Retrieved from Proquest.

Book in online library:

Last name, Initials. (yyyy published). Book title. Retrieved from [insert name of library

database]

Example:

Johnson, R. A. (2009). Helping really fat dogs. Retrieved from EBSCO eBook Collection.

Newspaper in online library:

Author last name, first initial. (YYYY, MM DD). Name of article. Title of Newspaper,

pages. Retrieved from [name of library database].

Example:

Dee, J. (2007, December 23). A toy maker’s conscience. New York Times Magazine, 34-39.

Retrieved from EBSCO – Academic Source Complete.

Websites

APA end reference for a website – with author:

Author. (Year [use n.d. if not given]). Article or page title.

Larger Publication Title. Retrieved from https://urladdress

Example:

Shiva, V. (2006, February 12). Bioethics: A third world issue. Nativeweb. Retrieved

from https://www.nativeweb.org/pages/legal/shiva.html

APA end reference for a website – with no author:

Title of article. (Year [use n.d. if not given]). Website Title. Retrieved from

Example:

Media giants. (2014). Frontline: The Merchants of Cool. Retrieved from