Site Title: | Operations Management‚ 9/e and Principles of Operations Management‚ 7/e | Book Title: | Operations Management‚ 9/e and Principles of Operations Management‚ 7/e | Location on Site: | Chapter 16: Just-in-Time and Lean Operations > Self-Study Quizzes > Multiple Choice | Date/Time Submitted: | May 5‚ 2012 at 4:33 PM (UTC/GMT) | | Summary of Results | 24% Correct of 17 Scored items: 4 Correct: | 24% | 13 Incorrect: | 76% | | More information about scoring | |
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Lean Six Sigma Operational - Delegate Workbook Mistake Proofing Techniques 2 Learning Objectives At the end of this section delegates will be able to: • Explain the role of Mistake Proofing within Lean Six Sigma • Recognise that defects can be eliminated (100% of the time) • Understand that Mistake Proofing should be focused on process steps that rely on operator vigilance and concentration • Recognise that simple‚ low cost devices can be the most effective solutions • Use a simple
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by demonstrating how the company can implement lean principles in order to maximise value and minimise waste. The intention is to focus upon applying the 5S quality system to the goods assembly / despatch process. LEAN PRODUCTION Lean production is a concept covering a range of methodologies which are derived from the Toyota Production System‚ with the core aim of maximising value and minimising waste. The feature of value is at the heart of ‘lean‚’ being defined as an item or feature for which
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Mer To: Board of Directors‚ Mercury International‚ Ltd. From: Robyn Miller of Mosaic International‚ Inc. CC: Jerome Thorson Date: April 25‚ 2013 Re: Performance Review of Mosaic International‚ Inc. The following memorandum will give a brief performance review of the last four years Mosaic International‚ Inc. (Mosaic) has spent consulting and advising Mercury International‚ Ltd. (Mercury). Mosaic’s contract with Mercury began in 2013 and terminates at the end of 2016. The standard
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6 . With high fuel prices and a weak US economy in June 2008‚ Honda reported a 1%sales increase while its rivals‚ including the Detroit Big Three and Toyota‚ havereported double-digit losses. Honda’s sales were up almost 20 percent from thesame month last year. The Civic and the Accord were in the top five list of sales.7. Analysts have attributed this to two main factors.i. First‚ Honda’s product lineup consists of mostly small to mid-size‚ highly fuel-efficient vehicles.ii. Secondly‚ over the
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and are able to satisfy these customer demands. Wayne and Janet Williams‚ the owners of CKC are impressed by the lean systems concept; however‚ they are concerned whether or not lean concepts and practices are transferable to their service business. B. Purpose The purpose of this case study is to discuss and better understand the concept of lean systems and how management can apply lean concepts and practices to a service business through process management‚ inventory management‚ work flow and flexibility
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Creating a lean enterprise: the case of the Lebanon Gasket Company Question: How can the accounting function better serve our senior management team’s strategic planning‚ control‚ and decision-making efforts within its current lean environment? Specifically‚ address issues related to capacity planning‚ aligning employee incentives with lean goals‚ and product mix decision making. In contrast with standing costing system‚ lean accounting proposes the value stream as a single cost collector. A value
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Chapter 15 The Flexible Budget: Further Analysis of Productivity and Sales Teaching Notes for Cases Case 15-1 Dallas Consulting Group* This case serves as a review of sales variances. Since all costs are fixed‚ it is unnecessary to do a variance analysis based on contribution. Instead‚ the analysis is better done based solely on revenues. The variances shown in Exhibit 1 are computed for the “levels” explained in the “Note on Managing Against Expectations.” Students should recognize
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LEANING TOWER OF PISA The tower in Pisa‚ Italy‚ is famous simply because it leans. Although the tower is famous because it leans‚ it is an outstanding example of Romanesque architecture‚ and would probably be famous‚ even if it didn’t lean. The height of the tower is 55.86 m (183.27 ft) from the ground on the lowest side and 56.70 m (186.02 ft) on the highest side. The width of the walls at the base is 4.09 m (13.42 ft) and at the top 2.48 m (8.14 ft). Its weight is estimated at 14‚500 metric
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comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. 1. REPORT DATE 2. REPORT TYPE 3. DATES COVERED 2004 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE N/A 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER The Lean Enterprise-A Management Philosophy at Lockheed Martin 6. AUTHOR(S) 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Technology &
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