Priority 1: Production planning in manufacturing industries

Line 1: Ethical issues involving managers scheduling production activities

Line 2: Involving overtime working in manufacturing industries
Abstract: Activities involved in manufacturing sector industries often require overtime
working to meet the production schedules. However, some managers exploit the system to
make money. They allot overtime hours even then the schedule is on clock and receive
certain amount of money from workers for allotting that unnecessary overtime hours.
Methodology: I will approach the analysis by first doing literature survey for relevant cases
recorded. This will be followed by an interaction with a manager working in planning
department of a manufacturing industry. This discussion will involve analysing the relevance
of the topic to his firm.

Priority 2: Issues in outsourcing contracts to external firms

Line 1: Ethical issues involving managers, outsourcing activities
Line 2: to firms based on personal relation rather than tender in manufacturing sector
Abstract: It’s often necessary for firms to outsource activities to other firms to focus on their
core competencies. However, often, people involved in this process abuse their power to
allot the contract to the firms based on the personal relation and other incentives received
from the third party rather than following the company’s policies.
Methodology: Approach will be to analyse by first doing literature survey for relevant cases
recorded and how it ended after being found. This will be followed by an interaction with a
manager involved in this process in a manufacturing firm. This discussion will involve
studying the observed relevant instances and the reasons behind the issue.