nternal processes of a company contribute to the company’s overall   effectiveness. Identifying ways to improve internal processes helps   build a highly efficient organization. Root causes need to be   identified. Methods to identify root causes may require substantial   analysis or be apparent based on a major problem within the organization.

For example, review the assigned article, “Inside     Chipotle’s Contamination Crisis: Smugness and Happy Talk About     Sustainability Aren’t Working Anymore,” from Bloomberg   Businessweek. Research several other sources regarding Chipotle’s   food contamination crisis. Create a flowchart of the original supply   chain and how Chipotle supplies each of the restaurant chains. Provide   your own commentary. Create another flowchart that suggests a new way   to supply the restaurant chains.

Review another restaurant chain that does not currently have a major   public problem but would benefit from evaluating its manufacturing   process to improve competitiveness. Specifically, provide   recommendations on how to improve the company’s current supply chain.   Create a flowchart to illustrate your recommendations. Provide a   summary of how you came to your recommendations. Include any formal   strategies and informal thought processes you used to reach your   conclusions. Provide rationale for either using or not using Six Sigma   methodology, ISO quality benchmarking, lean supply chain processes, or TQM.

Submit all three flowcharts and commentary for each flowchart in a   single document. Provide three to five resources to support your response.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment,   solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources   should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be   found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.