Effect of the new builders kitchen line

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Case Study: Hawkesbury Cabinets Pty Ltd

Assessment Task

After you have carefully read and analysed the case study, write an essay discussing the operational issues facing Hawkesbury Cabinets. The essay should identify and discuss the operational aspects that are affecting the organisation, paying attention to both medium-term and day-to-day implications. Your argument should address the following four issues with responses integrated within the essay.

1. The current production systems and processes used by Hawkesbury Cabinets (a technical analysis).

2. The effect of the new builders' kitchen line on Hawkesbury Cabinets' operations (problem definition).

3. The operational decisions that Fung Chen has to make on a daily basis to maintain effective production under the current operating protocols (day-to-day operational issues).

4. The effect the move to producing builders' kitchens might have on the company's financial structure.

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8/24/2016 1:00:46 AM

The assessment item is based on the case study titled Hawkesbury Cabinets Pty Ltd (a fictitious company). You should read, and carefully analyze, the case and respond to the issues presented in the case study within the context of an academic essay.

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