...Topher Stills MGT502 Case Study Chapter 16 The following case study examines an inquiry about lean training from a production manager to a professor. Although the case is short, the responses from both parties imply hidden concerns about lean management and philosophies. It is important to note that numerical data is not present and the analytics of this case is based of behavioral and philosophical indications from the involved parties. The backbone of this paper is to acknowledge the barriers of lean management benefits and implementation. It will consist of a brief introduction on lean philosophy, dissection of the case study, an overview of lean management results, and recommendations for the case situation. Just like a manufacturing plant, lean philosophy is transformative approach to a systematic operation. The general idea is to produce more with less. Rarely has there been an entity that progresses without producing waste. A car, for example, uses gasoline to create combustions within an engine to accelerate the car forward. In doing so it produces emissions from the consumed gasoline. Humans need to eat for functionality. Through the digestive and metabolic systems, food is broken down and the body takes carbohydrates and proteins for energy and then discards what can't be used. Trees, cells, and businesses all have a system that transforms inputs into outputs. All of these systems produce some form of waste. The idea behind lean philosophy is to analyze the...
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...ESSAY #1. Read the following case study from the book. Please answer the questions at the end in more detail. The maximum number of pages is two. Answer as best as you can. Let me know if you have any questions. Business Case: Efficiency, Opportunity Cost and the logic of lean Production at Boeing Pg. 44 Ch.2 In the summer and fall of 2010, workers were rearranging the furniture in Boeing’s final assembly plant in Everett, Washington, in preparation for the production of the Boeing 767. It was a difficult and time-consuming process, however, because the items of “furniture”—Boeing’s assembly equipment—weighed on the order of 200 tons each. It was a necessary part of setting up a production system based on “lean manufacturing,” also called “just-in-time” production. Lean manufacturing, pioneered by Toyota Motors of Japan, is based on the practice of having parts arrive on the factory floor just as they are needed for production. This reduces the amount of parts Boeing holds in inventory as well as the amount of the factory floor needed for production—in this case, reducing the square footage required for manufacture of the 767 by 40%. Boeing had adopted lean manufacturing in 1999 in the manufacture of the 737, the most popular commercial airplane. By 2005, after constant refinement, Boeing had achieved a 50% reduction in the time it takes to produce a plane and a nearly 60% reduction in parts inventory. An important feature is a continuously moving assembly...
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...Assignment 2 MTT096-Production Management Establishment of Lean in healthcare Since Lean production (LP) was made for the car industry from its origin, the philosophy was applied to a standardized product or process. When the success of LP hit the world, many organisations looked for ways to implement LP with mixed results. One of the main difficulties lies within the field of identifying a repetitive process or making the process repetitive. The higher the variation of the process the harder it is to standardize it and to find the areas of improvement, since every situation is highly contextual. When it comes to healthcare the field is both repetitive and contextual, doctors must make individual assessments for each patient, but for example nurses goes through the same procedure when they give patients their medicine. Many patient including myself interpret a visit at the hospital as time consuming, in many cases you will first sit in a waiting room to get tested/assessed. The results is then analysed, and you might have to talk to several nurses and doctors in the process before you actually get treated. Several attempts to implement LP has been made for many reasons, however as Dannapfel et al (2013) describes it: the need to make a change in healthcare-organizations in many cases rises from an aging population and the strive to maximize the given resources. Dannapfel et al (2013) investigated a case study in Östergötland, to investigate how LP-thinking can be used ...
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...whether whey protein or soy protein is better for you. From my general understanding by reading the nutrition labels and light research on the web both helps with building lean muscle, just in different ways. This boils down to the amount of protein in the servings and how it is absorbed in the body. My reasoning for doing this research is so I can not only find out what works best for me but also to be able to explain the differences between the two to friends and others who may have questions about it. Research will have different approaches, views and ideas involved that researchers can use to come to a conclusion about a problem. Philosophical worldviews can be defined as “a basic set of beliefs that guide action” (Creswell, 2013). These views arise from discipline orientations, student advisor/mentor inclinations, and past research experiences which lead to a qualitative, quantitative or mixed method approach in research. The four types of worldviews widely known are postpositivism, constructivism, transformative and pragmatism. The worldview I will be bringing to the study will be of pragmatism. With pragmatism instead of the researcher focusing on methods, there is an emphasis on the research problem and use all approaches available to understand the problem (Creswell, p. 10). With the study that will be done on the differences in types of protein there will be a need for quantitative methods...
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...Case Analysis: 1.1 Hospitals are Driving toward a Leaner Organization Background: To obtain sustainable organizational efficiency and service quality, many hospitals have adopted an Open Systems Perspective by using “lean management” procedures borrowed from leading car manufacturers, in an effort to “reduce and remove waste from work processes”. These processes improved organizational efficiency reduced costs and provided better patient care. i What ‘seems’ to be the Problem: Secondary Symptoms Full waiting rooms, long wait times, inefficient use of supplies and budgets, needless stress and high mortality rate is feedback from the external environment that the hospitals are not meeting the needs of their stakeholders, or fitting in with their environment. Before adapting lean management processes, hospital staff and patients alike shared the burden of what appeared to be the inevitable consequences of health care delivery and a closed systems perspective.ii These problems are manifestations of organizational deficiencies which negatively affect the quality of patient care, the distribution of hospital resources and employee morale. The Real Reasons Hospitals are Facing Difficulties: Primary Problems The secondary symptoms are indicative of underlying issues, highlighting their poor organizational-environmental fitiii and the ineffectiveness of communication between Internal Subsystems.iv To a large extent hospitals have not adapted to their external environment nor have hospitals...
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...organization’s specialty care areas is a right focus. In my opinion, PAMF when it’s focusing on care area especially it’s a not-for-profit healthcare organization, its support the providers and patients in their efforts to get to better care. Lean leaders within the organization partners with departments improving innovation and value in healthcare. That quality alliance steering committee, a multi-stakeholder group of employees, insurers, providers,...
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...References 20 1. Introduction: The purpose of the study, as stated is to determine the impact of the implementation of a lean programme on employee satisfaction, motivation and loyalty and to provide guidance in order to increase the sustainable success of the implementation – focusing on the Johannesburg Operations Shared Services Centre of Bank X. If the relationship is positive, this will imply that it also positively affects customer satisfaction, retention and hence the overall performance of the organisation. The main research question is what the success factors in the implementation of the lean programme would be. The research paper starts with a brief discussion of relevant literature on lean programs. Various programs that can be implemented by banks are explained briefly. 2. Brief Discussion of Relevant Literature Since the global financial crisis that occurred in 2008, the uncertain economic outlook in South Africa and the pressure on financial institutions to operate more effectively and efficiently, there has been a significant shift in focus for banks in South Africa. This shift in focus is placing greater emphasis on stream-lining internal operations, an increased focus on customer needs, and a superior service delivery in relation to competitors, in order to maintain their existing customer base as well as to increase market share. Some organisations have adopted lean manufacturing as their approach...
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...and Facility Layout 6 Class Six: Design of Work Systems and Learning Curves 7 Class Eight: Location Planning and Analysis 8 Class Nine: Management of Quality and Quality Control 9 Class Ten: Inventory Management 10 Class Eleven: JIT and Lean Operations 11 Class Twelve: Supply Chain Management 12 Conclusion 13 Tale of Things to Come I am going to take you on a whirlwind of wonder and learning all based around operations management. At least that is what I saw it as. Coming in to a class with no expectations, mainly because I have never heard of the topic, I was pleasantly surprised. Coming from a person who has hopes and dreams to own or at least run a successful company someday this class had a plethora of information that I will hopefully someday have the opportunity to use. I decided to break the class down week by week. The reason I chose to do this is partly because of the material and partly because of the teaching method. One thing I loved about the class is that as you go along you always continue to use the stuff you learned previously. When we were doing supply chain management during week 12 we were incorporating things like forecasting that we learned week 3. This was a great asset for me because it made me able to retain more information instead of learning it, applying it to a quiz, and then forgetting it. The teach style for the class had us constantly recalling information that we had previously learned to apply it to current and relevant...
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...supplement sponsored athlete you might think I would be promoting supplements and making claims like all of the other supplement sponsored athletes get paid to do. Well, that’s not the case at all. I will cut through all the crap and tell it like it is. In fact, I only signed a contract with Blue Star Nutraceuticals with the mutual understanding that I will only talk about products that I have actually used with measurable results. If I take something and it does nothing, that’s exactly what I’ll say. I don’t want anyone to go through the frustrating cycle of wasting money on crap like I did. If the owner of Blue Star wasn’t the most straight up CEO in the industry with the quality of his products being the most important thing to him, I wouldn’t have signed because of how I feel about supplement companies. I’ll say this- It takes a hell of a confident, stand up guy to sign me to a contract knowing where I stand with my brutal honesty about the industry. Without further ado, here is my straight talking report for you. Enjoy, and make use of it. Supplements are used by millions of people every year in the hopes of losing fat, building muscle and improving overall health. For our purpose, we will be talking about supplements that are being marketed to guys looking to build lean muscle mass. Supplements are a multi-billion dollar industry that is highly unregulated in comparison to other industries. Many supplements often promise the world only to be replaced...
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...Active learners tend to want to discuss a topic of manipulate objects in order to understand something. I feel that this applies to me very well. For me to learn something properly, I need to have hands-on experience that will help me understand. This, however, can be a drawback when I need to evaluate and analyze information. I may find this difficult to do, but if I can find a way to apply the information to real life events or something I have encountered before, I will be able to comprehend it effectively. It is recommended that I study in a group setting so I can get the most out...
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...Abstract Greyhound is an intercity bus carrier serving over 3,800 destinations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota in 1914, and taking the name The Greyhound Corporation in 1929, the company has been based in Dallas, Texas since 1987 (Greyhound, 2015). In 2007, Greyhound's parent company Laidlaw was purchased by British transit company FirstGroup, who agreed to take on Laidlaw's $700 million of debt. It may be assumed that Greyhound may have been committed to reducing this debt by initiating Lean management practices. For these reasons, it may be assumed that these Lean management practices may have negatively impacted the company’s ability to maintain a competitive advantage and guarantee customer satisfaction. Furthermore, it may be assumed that Greyhound’s leadership lack sufficient TQM skills. Thus resulting in low morale, low employee commitment and raising the barriers towards improving TQM (Cătălin, Bogdan, & Dimitrie, 2014). Greyhound Lines Inc.: Quality Management Initiatives Introduction Greyhound is an intercity bus carrier serving over 3,800 destinations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota in 1914, and taking the name The Greyhound Corporation in 1929, the company has been based in Dallas, Texas since 1987 (Greyhound, 2015). Currently, Greyhound is operated by publicly-owned British transportation corporation, First Group (LSE: FGP) that provide...
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...For The Shipping Department at Helical Products Co. By Eric William Walker A Senior Project submitted In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Graded by: Checked by: Date of Submission: Approved by: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Helical Products Company is a business that manufactures flexure products, such as couplings and u-joints. As part of a movement towards lean manufacturing, Helical Products Company of Santa Maria, California is need of a principle that will help them continuously improve their shipping department. A study of 5S, a lean principle focused on waste reduction, will be done to investigate opportunity for implementation. A literature review takes a peek on research of lean manufacturing history, lean workbook/ tutorials and lastly case studies and journal articles. The output of research provides a design plan for Helical using 5S and other lean principles compatible with 5S, such as error proofing and Value Stream Mapping. A list of suggestions based on analysis and feedback from the Helical shipping department is provided. Lastly, a 5S manual catered for Helical Products Company is attached in the appendix. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary....................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ................................
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...United States Environmental Protection Agency Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5302W) Policy, Economics & Innovation (1807T) EPA100-R-03-005 October 2003 www.epa.gov/ innovation/lean.htm Lean Manufacturing and the Environment: Research on Advanced Manufacturing Systems and the Environment and Recommendations for Leveraging Better Environmental Performance ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This report was prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) and Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation (OPEI). Ross & Associates Environmental Consulting, Ltd. prepared this report for U.S. EPA under contract to Industrial Economics, Inc. (U.S. EPA Contract # 68-D9-9018). DISCLAIMER The observations articulated in this report and its appendices represent Ross & Associates’ interpretation of the research, case study information, and interviews with lean experts and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the organizations or lean experts interviewed or researched as part of this effort. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) representatives have reviewed and approved this report, but this does not necessarily constitute EPA endorsement of the observations or recommendations presented in this report. Lean Manufacturing and the Environment: Research on Advanced Manufacturing Systems and the Environment and Recommendations for Leveraging Better Environmental Performance Table of Contents Executive Summary...
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...Business Essay In order to find out the most cost-effectively decision, Shuzworld is considering the possibility of opening a new store on route 20, just outside of Auburn, referred to as the stand-alone option. The second option is opening a store in the Auburn Mall, and the third is not opening a store at all. To do nothing now, and wait for a better time to move in to the market. Shuzworld is also considering purchasing market research. I recommend that Shuzworld should use the decision tree graphical method, because of the nature of the issue (a graphic manner was asked to be used). A very important reason to why I am recommending this tool, is because the decision tree method is most commonly used for this kind of cases, as the Shuzworld presented case. The profitability problem is one of the most important problems of future profitability when opening a new store process and is the important content of the course of operation management. By recommending the use of this crucial tool, we need to understand, that this will give Shuzworld a direction, to which one of the three options is the best (the stand-alone option, opening of a brand new store or to do nothing now) for the most cost-effectively and profitability option. Also I am recommending this tool, because the decision tree analysis process, which are of great importance in the industrial production of high quantity standardized products (Shoes,...
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...“Leading the Lean way: Analyzing the HR role for organizational effectiveness in Lean Management Practices” - Manjunath N Covering Letter for submission: The Editor Subject: Submission of Manuscript. Dear Sir/Madam, Please find my submission of research paper/article for possible publications in your journal. I hereby affirm that the content of this manuscript are original. Furthermore it has been neither published elsewhere fully or partially or any language nor submitted for publication (fully or partially) elsewhere simultaneously. All correspondence henceforth may please be addressed to me. Yours sincerely, Mr.Manjunath N Name of the Author: MANJUNATH N Designation: Asst. Professor, Department of MBA Affiliation: RNS Institute of Technology Mobile Number: +919844985959 Email: nmanjunath1986@gmail.com ABSTRACT Organizations, the world over are facing stiff and diverse challenges with regard to enriching customer value at the appropriate time and appropriate cost. Thus the essence of customer value entails the organizations to structure their activities in such a way that leverages their cost and time potential. An increasing number of organizations are resorting, thus to a more simplified organization design that embodies built in mechanisms to cater to the core activities and embrace a methodology that abhors waste and with a fierce dedication to excellence. This has seen the emergence of “Lean” management practices as a cornerstone...
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