Design a project plan for production and marketing of a consumer electronic product… 1 answer below »

Design a project plan for production and marketing of a consumer electronic product… 1 answer below »

Assignment #IT Project management courseAs a Project Manager, you are assigned to design a project plan for production and marketing of a consumer electronic product, namely A/V Receivers for the US market. Based on the following tasks and assumptions, you are required to develop a plan, identifying all the necessary steps in proper sequence, and strategies you need to adopt, a time-line showing the process to complete a manufacturing process – start to full production phase – and a 5-year financial projections from start of establishing the business, showing the amount of total FUNDS you need to establish and operate this business successfully, showingthe bestROI to your management for this venture.Be careful: Some activities can run parallel! and many can not!Assumptions:Product: A/V Receiver for home entertainment /home theater useSelling Price: $500 eachCost of materials & Components: $100/unitDirect Labor: 20 Persons, their salary is $5000/monthFull Production rate: 100 Units/dayWorking days/Month: 25 daysO/H costs: 15%Profit Rate: 25%Rate of Growth for the company: 15% per yearAs the production grows, the operating costs will grow with the same rate as wellThe initial funding to purchase manufacturing equipment, furniture and other office facilities& remodeling of the leased buildings is = $350,000List of Tasks (NOT in Proper order!):Market Research 1 months $8,000Plan for Business 1months $12,000Select Location, Land/Building for manufacturing 5 weeks $7000Select Office Space for Business 2 weeks $3,000Strategies/Objectives 1 week $5,000Installing manufacturing equipment/machineries 2 months $10,000Order additional equipment/tools/machineries 2 weeks $60,000Order Office Equipment, Furniture, etc. 1 week $10,000Design your Product 2 months $20,000Approvals by Management for Design & Business Plan 2 weeks $8,000Place order for all Components & Material for Production 3 weeks $15,000Hire Production crew 3 weeks $10,000Train the Production Crew 1 week $5,000Hire Office Staff and setup Management team 2 weeks $8,000Prepare Manuals for finished products & printing 3 months $15,000Promotions &Advertising 3 months $85,000Prepare marketing Materials 2 months $25,000Select Dealerships 3 months $15,000Testing the initial batch of Products for QC,before the mass Production starts: 2 weeks $10,000