- 1. Cabinet Makers 11 25 June 2012 Team 4
2. Overview of the Project Project Scope Project Schedule
Project Budget Project Risks Contingency Plans Project Evaluation
Methods Conclusion References225 June 2012Team 4 3. High Operations
Costs Labor Lack of Raw Materials Energy Leasing Not Environmental
Friendlymanufacturing Green Cabinets for an Eco-Friendly Initiative
manufacturingin Brazil Project Reduced Costs Access to Raw Material
Lower Energy Cost3 25 June 2012Team 4 4. 4 25 June 2012 Team 4 5. 5
25 June 2012 Team 4 6. 625 June 2012 Team 4 7. Partnering with
Patmo Trade Company. Paran State located in Southern Brazil.
Partnership Agreement with Patmo TradeCompany include:7Team 425
June 2012 8. 8Team 425 June 2012 9. 9 25 June 2012 Team 4 10.
10Team 4 25 June 2012 11. 11Team 4 25 June 2012 12. WBS Main
DeliverablesCode1Green Cabinets for an Eco-Friendly Initiative
Project: 6,000 Units to be produce according to product design
specifications.1.1Project Management1.2Manufacturing &
Assembling Cabinets1.3Project Cost Analysis: Scorecard1.4Cabinets
Product Design1.5Marketing & Sales Plan1.6Supply Chain
Management: Logistics1.7Quality Assurance1.8Customer Relation
Management12 25 June 2012Team 4 13. 13Team 4 25 June 2012 14. o
Reduce operation cost by 20%o Increase Market share by 10 %o
Achieve a Return on Investment over 57% in thefirst year.o Recover
total investment of 1.7 million in 4 years.o Obtain high 90%
quality standards raw materialsin Brazil from Patmo Trade Agency
partner andothers Suppliers.o Reduce production and shipping costs
by 50 %outsourcing to 3PL Menlo Worldwide Logistics.14Team 4 25
June 2012 15. 15Team 4 25 June 2012 16. Design 1: Modern Green
Design 2: Traditional Green16Team 4 25 June 2012 17. 17Team 4 25
June 2012 18. 18Team 4 25 June 2012 19. 19Team 4 25 June 2012 20.
2% 1% 3% 1%Project Management3% 2% Manufacturing CabinetsProject
Cost Analysis29%Product DesignMarketing & SalesSupply Chain
Management 59%Quality AssuranceCustomer Relation Management20Team 4
25 June 2012 21. NPV indexNPV of cash inflows(5 years) = NPV of
cash outflows$6,655,963 1. Brazil + USA =$6,309,409 = 1.06121 25
June 2012Team 4 22. 57%81%93%101%22 Team 4 25 June 2012 23. 23Team
4 25 June 2012 24. LEED Green Cabinet Certification Project Scope.
According to U.S. Green Building Council this certification gives
third-party verification framework to produce green building
design.24 Team 4 25 June 2012 25. Natural Business
policiesdisasters changes Exchange rate Quality issuesfluctuations
Poor Increment ofshippingcommunicationexpenses across location
Productdamages whileshipping fromBrazil to the US25 25 June 2012
Team 4 26. 26 2626Team 4 25 June 2012 27. 27 2727Team 4 25 June
2012 28. Profits IncreaseAccess to Raw
MaterialsInternationalizationGreen Strategy CostsReduce Risk
Environmental Impact28 2828Team 425 June 2012 29. 29 2929Team 4 25
June 2012 30.
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