Research Paper: Supervisory
Skills

Your research paper is based on
the following scenario:
****
You have just taken over as
the head of Toyota’s Quality Control Department. You are a Vice
President (VP) and answer directly to the CEO. You have seven
directors that answer to you. Each director manages one of the
following divisions
: ***

1. Drive Systems (including
brakes, axles, and wheels)
2. Electrical Systems
3. Safety Systems
4. Body and Chassis (including suspension)
5. Material (quality of all materials that go into making car
/ truck)
6. Manufacturing Equipment (all systems that go into making a
car, the factory line)
7. Facilities (all the supporting facilities, paperwork, etc)

Each director has a group of
inspectors and managers for their divisions.

The previous VP has been let go,
for cause. The departments morale is very low and there is a great
deal of pressure for each division to perform.

***You are to develop a
paper to present to the CEO that will outline how you are going to
turn around the department

(your department – hint –
you are NOT in charge of production).

You should include /
address the following areas: ****

1. Short term (1 year) and long
term (2-10 years) goals. Make sure they are SMART
(

S
pecific,

M
easurable,

A
ttainable,

R
elevant and

T
ime-bound
)

2. Any reorganization that you plan to do within your
department.
3. Any assistance you will need from other departments.
4. Any training you will do with your department, and the
company as a whole. (this ties into number three, since you will
need to work with other departments)
5. An analysis of what challenges you will face. Think of
this as a way of analyzing your potential pitfalls as your group
undergoes change.
6. What leadership traits do want your seven directors to
have? Pick at least three. Why did you pick these traits? How will
you ensure that the directors have or gain the required skills.

Your paper should be

3-5 pages
(

NOT including reference and
title pages
).

You should use proper APA sixth
edition formatting.

Paper should contain no
more than 20% direct citations or quotations. That means 80% should
be your own analysis, thoughts, and ideas