ANLY482 AY2017-18T2 Group13 Project Overview

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PROJECT OVERVIEW

In this project, we will be exploring the reasons for the delay on work order pertaining to the effectiveness of the ground workforce in the company. The project will be broken down into 2 phases which can be described as the following:

Phases	Description
Phase 1	a. Identify key processes that are core to the business - Key processes include activities that lies on critical paths thus they are key to the efficiency of the companies b. Identify the processes with delays - Processes that are underperforming c. Explore factors causing delays in these top 5 most commonly delayed processes - Factors will include worker related factors (e.g. training, department) and non-worker related factors (e.g. customer, industry seasonality) d. Analyze employee’s training records across 3 years - Trends and patterns in training records (e.g. department, training history) will be analyzed and crossed reference with findings in the above mentioned steps
Phases 2	Using the insights and analysis generated from Phase 1, the team will be focusing on the following in Phase 2 a. Bridge the gap between delays and skills b. Build an analytical dashboard c. Propose recommendation to help the Human Resource department streamline employee skill sets that are relevant to the company

During the ground operations of the company, processing and packaging are done according to the order requirements. Due to this nature, a single sabotage or error in the fulfillment of a job is very costly and critical to the whole ground operation process. The company, hence, has made an extra effort to ensure their employees are well-equipped to manage risks and complete the job in an accurate, timely manner. This is currently done by training of onsite workers - after being identified their roles, they are required to undergo a number of training courses to be certified as competent to their assigned orders.

MOTIVATION

As mentioned above, order fulfillment is a key milestone in the company's business. However, the company experiences that the orders are sometimes delayed. There are different causes for delay and we divide those into three different categories based on the subject that actually caused delay: Worker, Order, Equipment. By looking at these different areas and analyzing data to gain critical insights, the company would be able to reduce disruptions to its ground operation and therefore to result in a successful fulfillment of the order to the client.

OBJECTIVES

The main business question that this project aims to answer is what are the main causes of delays in order fulfillment due to worker. There are 120 different processes in which a delay could occur in. First, we identify the key processes that are core to the business, and identify the delays occurred in those key processes. The delays can vary with worker or non-worker related factors. In the case where the delays are caused by worker related factors, we analyze the training records of the employees, discover training trends within the company, for example, what training courses the workers lack in fulfilling the order requirement, what courses fail to equip the workers with required skill set, etc.

Further analysis of delays and skills can bridge the gap between them and show how the company promote better management of human factor by providing required training courses to the employees in an efficient way and allocating them in the correct places. Analytics dashboard will contain the visualizations depicting the training trends, analysis and recommendation to help the company's Human Resource department streamline employee skill sets that are relevant to the company.

DATA

The main analysis is done with employee training data, from which our group discover training trends. This data is obtained from Terex, software that contains employee training data and is managed by the company's Human Resources department.

General information on Logistics Company XYZ:
- Organizational structure chart
- Value chain structure
- Data architecture
- Training Framework

List of data required in order to identify critical processes with delays:
- List of processes
- Selection of critical processes
- KPI of each process
- Reasons KPI were not met (if data unavailable, study the data of the worker executing the job)
- Delay reasons for each process
- Length and cost of delays

List of worker-related factors:
- Employee job history
- Employee training records (Historical data across past 3 years)
- List of training courses required for worker to complete each process
- Order data

METHODOLOGY

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SCOPE OF WORK

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