Operations and Supply Chain Management, 9th Edition WileyPLUS Registration Card + Loose-leaf Print Companion
Operations and Supply Chain Management, 9th Edition WileyPLUS Registration Card + Loose-leaf Print Companion
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781119371618
Author: Roberta S. Russell
Publisher: Wiley (WileyPLUS Products)
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Chapter 4, Problem 3.1CP

Lean and Mean

Megan McNeil, product manager for Lean and Mean (L&M) weight reduction company, is considering offering its own brand of prepared dinners to its clients. Clients would order the dinners, usually a month’s supply at a time, from L&M’s website and have them delivered to their home address. The dinners would, of course, encourage weight loss, but would also be more nutritious, tastier, and easier to prepare than current grocery store offerings. The price would most likely be on the high end of the scale.

The product design team has constructed the framework for a house of quality from initial customer interviews. Now the team is set to perform a competitive assessment by selecting three popular grocery store brands and measuring the design characteristics. As the team works on the house, it is anticipated that additional design characteristics may emerge. The target values section of the house would represent L&M’s new brand.

Complete the house of quality in Figure 4.15 Lean & Mean House of Quality, and write a report to Megan containing your recommendations for the new product development. Be sure to explain how you arrived at your conclusions.

FIGURE 4.15 Lean & Mean House of Quality

Chapter 4, Problem 3.1CP, Lean and Mean Megan McNeil, product manager for Lean and Mean (LM) weight reduction company, is

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Operations and Supply Chain Management, 9th Edition WileyPLUS Registration Card + Loose-leaf Print Companion

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