Assignment 02
Name: Iqra Tariq
Roll no: 048/BSSE/sp-2023
Department: Software engineering
Subject: BPE
Submitted to: Ma’am Zarsha Nazim
Semester: Fifth
Assessment Title: Application of PDCA and Toyota A3 for Business
Process Improvement.
Part A – PDCA Application (10 Marks)
1. Plan
Issues in the Delivery Process:
Frequent shipment delays
Miscommunication between production and logistics
Inaccurate inventory data
Lack of real-time tracking
2. Do
Pilot Initiative:
To improve production and logistics coordination, deploy a real-time inventory and sh
ipment tracking system (such as barcode scanning and dashboard visualization) for a
single product line.
3. Check
Improvement in delivery time (before vs. after) percentage of on-time delivery
decrease in client complaints Response time for internal coordination
Gather information for four weeks, then contrast it with past results.
4. Act
If successful, link the system with CRM and extend it to all product lines.
If only partially successful, retrain staff and improve tracking implementation.
If unsuccessful, examine any gaps and take into account other options (such as ERP in
tegration).
Project Mission Statement
Improve on-time product deliveries by
identifying and eliminating
bottlenecks in the current delivery
process, thus increasing customer
Part B – Toyota A3 Report
satisfaction and reducing lost sales.
Background
The company is experiencing frequent Solution
delivery delays, which have negatively
impacted customer retention and Implement barcode-based inventory and shipment
sales performance. Timely delivery is tracking.
essential for customer trust and Automate production-to-logistics notifications.
business growth. Therefore, a Set a measurable target of 95% on-time delivery
structured improvement process is within 8 weeks of pilot launch.
needed
Original State / Problem Statement Implementation Plan
Current average delivery delay: Task Responsible Timeline
2–3 days.
Select pilot product line Ops & Logistics Week 1
Customer complaints
increased by 25% in Q1. Install tracking tech IT Team Week 2
On-time delivery rate dropped
Train employees HR & Ops Team Week 2
from 92% to 75%
Monitor and collect data Business Analyst Week 3–6
Problem Analysis
Review & full rollout plan Management Week 7–8
Why are deliveries late?
Logistics gets late notice from Graph
production.
Why is notification late?
Manual updates are used.
Why manual? No tracking
system in place.
Why not? Prior processes were
not upgraded.
Sustain
Team Weekly coordination meetings between production
Executive Sponsor: Operations and logistics.
Director Monthly audit of delivery performance.
Annual retraining of staff and tech updates.
Champion: Business Analyst
(You)
Team Lead(s): Logistics
Manager, Production Manager
Project Team:
o IT Team (System
Support)
o Quality Control
o Customer Service
Representative