Task: Based on Riordan Manufacturing scenario, answer the following questions.
Step 1: What is the situation?
Step 2: What are the challenges?
Step 3: What are the opportunities?
Step 4: What is the end state vision or desired state of operation (stated as a vision statement)?
Step 5: What are the end state SMART (Specific, Measurable, Agreed upon, Realistic, Time-bound) goals?
Step 6: What is preventing Riordan from being at their end state vision or desired state of operation? In other words what is the gap between the current situation and the end state vision (or Gap Analysis)?