Tritec Motors Case Executive Summary
Problem Statement
What decision making process should Jack Smith adopt to decide which cylinder block sealing design the Tritec engine team should develop? What other aspects of the Tritec project should be re-evaluated?
Recommendations
Bowtie Management recommends that Jack Smith call a meeting with the senior managers to reach a consensus regarding the cylinder head sealing design. Furthermore, Bowtie Management believes that the project should be utilize bedplate in the cylinder block sealing design.
Additional Recommendations
Bowtie Management believes the following recommendations should be considered for the Tritec Motors project:
- Establish a project charter and change control system. Create a control board with representatives from each division of the project.
- Rework the Tritec engine project's meeting schedule and objectives. Identify better ways to gather and distribute information. Place less time demand on project engineers.
- Consider moving operations from the Chrysler Technology center to the "AME building" in order to completely collocate the Tritec team. This will allow better collaboration between product and manufacturing engineers.