Theory Of Constraints In Nissan Essay

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Nissan has had many issues going on since 2011 when a 9.0 earthquake and a tsunami wave hit the coast of Japan. Nissan also had to worry about the three nuclear reactors having level 7 meltdowns. After all the incidents happened Nissan decided to recover with rapid and fast actions through the exploration of process management functions. The following paper will describe how Nissan could incorporate these functions into their current OM functions.
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The theory of constraints or TOC help organizations deal with its limits to achieve its selected goals throughout the year. Underneath shows the five steps of the theory of constraints and how Nissan could use each one. The first step is to identify the constraint, which Nissan …show more content…

306). The second step is to develop a plan for overcoming the identified constraint (Heizer, 2014, pp. 306). With this step, Nissan could develop a cohesive plan in order to successfully overcome the constraint identified within step one. This plan could also be utilized in order to ensure that future constraints are easily overcome as well. The third step is to focus resources on accomplishing step two, which Nissan could place focus on ensuring the proper resources and training is applied in order to ensure a positive outcome for step two (Heizer, 2014, pp. 306). Nissan could also create better training and resources in order to help speed up the completion of step two’s plan for current and future constraints. The fourth step is to reduce the effects of constraints by offloading work or by expanding capability and making sure that the constraints are recognized by all those who can have an impact on them (Heizer, 2014, pp. 306). In order to successfully implement this step, Nissan could ensure that proper training guides are created to ensure that employees are up to date with new changes. They could also work to better distribute the work load in order to make tasks safer and …show more content…

According to the American Society for Quality, “The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bears on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs.” (Heizer, 2014, pp. 210). It is crucial that operations managers be aware of TQM and the needs that customers have expressed in previous product(s) to ensure top quality is met for current and future production.
Nissan used TQM when the company dispersed out the global positioning systems within the newer models of their vehicles instead of dispersing them to all of the models. This was done to ensure that the quality of the product being used was the best it could be to ensure greatest customer satisfaction and safety. By focusing on higher end models, Nissan was able to meet customer needs within a two week time frame. Customers who were looking at lower end models where this dispersement did not occur were still willing to purchase these vehicles (Schmidt & Simchi-Levi, 2013, pp.

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