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You learned the importance of the functional areas of organizations and the ways they interrelate. You must now focus on the conversion of a traditional system to a lean system.

Using the selected case study:

• Write a four- to six-page paper in which you describe how an organization navigates the task of changing from traditional ways of operating to operating with fewer resources (using the lean method).
• Be sure to address at least six of the following in your paper:
• Operations management
• Six Sigma methodology
• Main characteristics of lean
• Four building blocks of a lean production system
• Benefits and risks of a lean production system
• Lean improvement tools
• The need for quality control and the PDSA cycle
• Key decisions in project management
• Product life cycle
• PERT/CPM techniques

Operations and Supply Chain Management: 2024 Release

ISBN: 9781260718447

By: William J Stevenson