Purchase Solution

Individual contributions : cross-functional team

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Discuss the individual contributions that could be made by a cross-functional team to the following list of activities. Assume the team consists of engineering, manufacturing, and supply management personnel.

a. Specifications Development
b. Market Analysis
c. Productivity/cost improvements
d. Make or buy analysis
e. Determination of inventory levels

Purchase this Solution

Solution Summary

This posting gives you a step-by-step explanation of dynamics of cross functional teams . The response also contains the sources used.

Solution Preview

Step 1

In specifications development, the engineering personnel can contribute the technical details. For example, if steel is to be purchased the engineering personnel will contribute the quality and the grade of steel that may be purchased. The manufacturing personnel can give the dimensions of the raw materials that have to be purchased. For example, the manufacturing personnel will provide the size of the steel and iron bars that are to be bought. The supply management personnel will provide information where the raw materials will be available. He will name the vendor who will be able to supply the steel/ iron bars of the quality required.

Step 2

The engineering personnel will contribute his knowledge of the best quality and features that can be included ...

Purchase this Solution


Free BrainMass Quizzes
Pricing Strategies

Discussion about various pricing techniques of profit-seeking firms.

Economics, Basic Concepts, Demand-Supply-Equilibrium

The quiz tests the basic concepts of demand, supply, and equilibrium in a free market.

Basics of Economics

Quiz will help you to review some basics of microeconomics and macroeconomics which are often not understood.

Economic Issues and Concepts

This quiz provides a review of the basic microeconomic concepts. Students can test their understanding of major economic issues.

Elementary Microeconomics

This quiz reviews the basic concept of supply and demand analysis.