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.

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.

Submit your assignment.

Lean Techniques Grading Guide

OPS/571 Version 8

Operations Management

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
Microsoft® PowerPoint®

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Comments:

Selected a business you are familiar with which incorporates lean manufacturing or lean supply chains.

Evaluated how this firm uses lean strategies and how much lean techniques has improved the firm’s efficiency.

Evaluated 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

Used the learnings obtained from evaluating this firm to apply to your own business or a business you are interested in which currently does not use lean techniques.

Developed a 1,050-word report describing your lean evaluation project.