Sara Dube
Stewart
Introduction to Business
8 December 2019
Chapter 3 Writing
The final stage before Figuring Out Your Fit is ready to launch deals with the actual
production and promotion planning, deciding what to do with the profits, and the best ways to
grow my company and ensure its success. Each of these helps determining if this business
venture will thrive or fail since these aspects handle the actual implementation of creating the
product and its image.
The first aspect of this last stage is the production and operation planning, managing, and
improving to guaranteeing the product fits the vision we have while meeting the customers’
wants. Mistakes can be costly and have severe consequences later.
The best method of production for my company would be mass production since they’re
products that’ll be manufactured in large quantities using a standardized and repetitive process.
Since all the technology and features will be identical, only varying in a color choice of a few
options, I wouldn’t say that’s a big enough customization to classify the process as anything else.
It cuts costs, just as placing the facilities in the ideal location does. Picking facility locations will
be based on the available labor and the workforce’s culture nearby, the access to the needed
resources, and the legal aspects of the areas. Regardless, the product layout will be most efficient
for my facilities. Currently, a lot of glass manufacturers are based out of states on the coasts, like
California and Florida. This may be due to the availability of natural resources that the glass in
mirrors are made from. I also must keep in mind the technology aspect of my product, making
California a good choice regarding access to resources. While there are many other factors in
determining location, resource availability was a detailed example.
Quality-management and lean-manufacturing techniques help improve the operations
management and production by focusing on the important features of my product while
maintaining the quality in every unit. While mass production can be contradictory to quality
management, balancing both will increase customer satisfaction. No consumer wants a low-
quality product, especially if mine will be somewhat costly. Consumers want features that’ll
directly benefit them reliably and consistently. Eliminating steps in the production process that
are unnecessary is called lean-manufacturing, and it guarantees that what’s important takes the
