Case Name :      Rosemount Vortex Flowmeter Plant

Authors :           Michael McCord, Sunil Soma, Kathleen McKone, Mike Severson, Jeffrey Bell

Source:              Babson College

Case ID:             BAB045

Discipline :        Operations Management

Case Length :    14 pages

Solution sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

This case deals with a division of Rosemount, Inc., with concerns about meeting customer delivery requirements. Although the delivery problems result from long lead times throughout the ordering, production, and delivery process, the focus is on the manufacturing plant. The goal set for the protagonist, Mike Severson, is to reduce the production cycle time from five days to three.