Lean Organisation Management Techniques
Section 1
Q1 Outline the principles of lean organisation techniques
Q2 Describe the origins of lean organisation principles
Q3 Outline the influence of lean organisation principles on workspace design and use
Q4 Explain how lean organisation techniques and lean production differ
Explain lean production strategies, giving two examples Explain lean organisation approaches, giving two examples
Q5 Explain the benefits of a lean environment in a business context.
Section 2
Q1 Outline the process for conducting a productivity needs analysis
Q2 Explain how a productivity needs analysis would be formulated for this scenario
‘The Brilliant Bakery has been established for 10 years and employs 15 staff who produce a variety of bakery products. It receives all of its ingredients from a local food warehouse. It has seen a sudden decrease in the amount of customers buying pies. A lot of these are being wasted.’
Q3 Describe how to draw up an action plan for the implementation of improvements for the Brilliant Bakery scenario
Section 3
Q1 Describe how a process is mapped including the use of symbols and terminology
Identify what the following symbols mean in process mapping
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Describe how you would use the symbols in process mapping
Q2 Explain how to identify variation, waste, value-added and non-value-added components of the process which has been mapped
Describe what is meant by Variation, Waste, Value-added, and Non value-added.
Explain how you would identify variation, waste, value-added, and non value-added components of a mapped process
Q3 Explain how the process of mapping can be evaluated to identify areas for improvement.Lean Organisation Management Techniques
