Mars’s inc and M&M’s candy product

Research and prepare a formal report on the Mars’ Inc and M&M’s candy product including the following:

• History of the Mars’ company and M&M’s candy product
• Overview of the M&M’s candy production process and quality controls
• Historical issues with M&M’s production process
• How quality control + SPC can be applied to manage the process
• Sample several M&M’s bags and prepare a detailed summary of your group’s findings
• Perform an SPC analysis of the combined class sample to assess current process control • Conclusion of this analysis and recommendations

REPORT FORMAT, SECTIONS, AND GRADING

OVERALL WRITTEN REPORT REQUIREMENTS (30 points)

Utilize the Lutgert College of Business Writing Guidelines

Cover page with Title and Date

Concisely written

Professional caliber presentation–QUALITY COUNTS.

Neatly Typed–10 or 12 point font, Courier or Times Roman.

Double Spaced.

1 inch margins.

Appropriate Headings and Subheadings prior to each section

Pages Numbered, center bottom

Detailed table of contents–with page numbers.

Complete Reference List, APA style.

• Citations utilizing APA style for In-Text Citations. Example: (Brown 1989, pg. 27), (Smith and Brown 1989, pg. 27), (Smith et. Al. 1989, pg. 27).

• A website is considered one source, for example Mars.com will only count once per section.

NOTE: It is expected that the report is error free, well written, and grammatically correct! In order to accomplish this objective, you are encouraged to utilize each other as a resource for editing, software packages which may help you, or the use of an editorial service.

Section I. Introduction (20 points)

• Purpose of the report
• Summary of the key facts in the report
• What did the SPC analysis reveal
• Overview of conclusions + key recommendations
• Five in-text citations from 5 different sources minimum

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Section II. Background Information on Mars (30 points)

History of the Mars company

History of M&M’s candy

M&M’s candy manufacturing process and production volume

Historical Supply Chain issues

• Shortages
• Recalls
• Ethical Issues
• Environmental Issues

Ten in-text citations from 10 different sources minimum

Section III. Covid-19 + Supply Chain Risk (30 points)

What impact has the Covid-19 pandemic had upon the worldwide supply chain? How has this increased the supply chain risk? What steps have companies used to mitigate these risks?

What impact has the Covid-19 has specifically on the Mars company? What steps have they taken to mitigate this impacts and reduce the supply chain risk?

What is your assessment of Mars’ current supply chain risk from Covid-19 ? What other steps would you recommend Mars explore to further reduce their supply chain risk?

Five in-text citations from 5 different sources minimum

Section IV. SPC Analysis (70 points)

What SPC tools will you use to conduct this analysis

Summary of the groups M&M’s sample data

What is the sample size

Conduct and explain an analysis of M&M’s package weights using X-bar and R charts

Provide all formulas and calculations for each chart including X-bar and R chart centerlines, and UCL and LCLs

Provide Control Charts and data for weight using X-bar, R
• Upper Control Limit (UCL), Lower Control Limit (LCL) and Centerline must be on all

Control Charts including the exact numeric value for each.
• Control Charts must be one in Excel and of excellent quality to read the results

Provide a summary of your analysis and results for the X-bar and R chart analysis

Conduct and explain an analysis of M&M’s colors percentages using a P Chart for each color

Provide all formulas and calculations for each chart including p chart centerlines, and UCL and LCLs

Provide Control Charts and data for the color distribution using P Charts, one for each color • Upper Control Limit (UCL), Lower Control Limit (LCL) and Centerline must be on all

Control Charts including the exact numeric value for each.
• Control Charts must be one in Excel and of excellent quality to read the results

Provide a summary of your analysis and results for the P chart analysis

Five in-text citations from 5 different sources minimum

Section V. Conclusion (20 points)

What did the analysis reveal regarding the quality control of M & M’s

Could this have an impact on Mars and the M & M product

What supply chain risk does Covid-19 pose to the Mars’ company, and a summary of the key

steps Mars’ has taken to mitigate this risk
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• Five in-text citations from 5 different sources minimum