2,000–2,500 words (edited version of IP4) including chart Having received feedback on your report (from Unit 4 DB and your Unit4 IP) to each of the companies, and the process improvement ideas, itis time to finalize the report for the CEO and vendors. In addition tocompleting any recommended changes and clarifications to Parts One andTwo, please provide a chart that addresses:

Part Three:

• The key characteristics and requirementsand the pros and cons of each of the following overarching qualityprograms. The chart should have columns for an overall 1-sentencedescription of each program, its pros, and its cons.
  • TQM
  • Juran's Trilogy
  • Deming
  • Crosby
  • Six Sigma
• Provide your view on how a formal process improvement program could help at both vendor locations and inside ABC’s own factory.
• Specifically, in the areas ofvendor quality and delivery performance, what are the benefits ofcreating a vendor certification program, and what does it involve?
• Specifically, in the area of ABC’sown internal workings, what opportunities for continuous improvementexist, and what exactly would you do?
• How do you get ABC itself to adopt a more continuous improvement mentality?

Finally, and most importantly, all theseoperational improvements could create a strategic advantage for ABCbecause most of its competitors have similar internal and vendor qualitychallenges, as well as internal operational challenges.