Lean Techniques
Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is for students to evaluate the lean techniques applied to business in today’s workforce.
Note: Students and Faculty seeking more information on this assignment can refer to Ch. 14 of the Operations and Supply Chain Management textbook.
Assignment Steps
Select a business you are familiar with which incorporates lean manufacturing or lean supply chains (Ford).
Evaluate how this firm uses lean strategies and how much lean techniques has improved the firm’s efficiency.
Evaluate ways the firm can go even further to make improvements using lean techniques.
Consider Goldratt’s theory of constraints and its use in overcoming bottlenecks
Determine if there are improvements that can be made in scheduling and/or controlling techniques
Use the results you obtained from evaluating this firm to apply to your own business or a business you are interested in which currently does not use lean.
Develop a 1,050-word report in which you describe your lean evaluation project.
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.
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Individual Assignment: Lean Techniques
Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is so that students can evaluate the lean techniques applied to business in today’s workforce.
Note: Students and Faculty seeking more information on this assignment can reflect on Operations and Supply Chain Management: Ch. 14.
Resources Required
Answer preview
Ford can be considered a pioneer of lean manufacturing technique. The principal focus for lean application in Ford has been to evaluate the value of every process in manufacturing from the raw materials to the consumers. Ford can be considered as a passionate change agent for the need to use lean as the way forward for the manufacturing process, especially in the motor vehicle industry. According to Melton (2005), many companies understand the basis of lean manufacturing, but very few have adopted its potential maximally. Lean manufacturing has a significant impact on its efficiency. However, even though the company invented lean techniques, it was perfected in Japan, and there are critical opportunities for improvement. Lean technology was founded…
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