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1. Identify the: a. Strengths 

ABC Steel Company was one of the country’s largest producers of fabricated steel products.

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ABC Steel Company had been prided itself on being a producer of top quality steel products.

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90 of the laborers are from a nearby barangay and many of them are barangay leaders.

b. Weaknesses 

Disciplinary problems on the production workers of the company.

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Shortage of skilled manpower.

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The targets are unrealistic.

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Positions in the Barangay are more highly regarded than positions in the Company.

c. Opportunities 

Established as one of the top producers of quality steel products.

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Exemplified and satisfying service promotes one’s business.

d. Threats 

Bankruptcy in another five months.

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Industry awareness of ABC’s inefficiency.

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Other companies in the same product line target delivery schedule of its customer.

2. What are the major areas that can be identified for improving ABC Steel? Explain ABC Steel's process control approach.  As mentioned in the Case, the system in place for detecting non-conformities and deficiencies within the product/process and also objectives that are not always adequately deployed to the process level are really the major problems of the company. In order to improve these, ABC Steel company must investigate the root cause of the problem, considers the feedbacks that the customers may give in order to maintain and preserve the quality of service that the company have and also to use the statistical process control techniques which the company needs to invest in this program by the involvement in training and education in order to identify and understand the characteristics of the problems.

The ABC Steel demonstrate a high level of management involvement in the quality program. In effect, quality assurance department carries out activities pertaining to management system quality as well as product quality.

Process commence with the planning activity which in turn identifies the aspects: o Setting the objectives which are measurable and consistent with the business policies. o Ensuring compatibility of the processes. o Identification and acquisition of any controls, documentation and equipment identification and preparation of records. o Meeting the eight quality management principles. o Conducting regular meetings to communicate to all personnel on the matters: Customer requirements system performance/company performance.

o Controlling all documents related to the business management system whether hard copies or electronic information in order to specify the system control requirements. o Generating Records in order to examine the effectiveness and conformity of the business management system to quality requirements....