Operations Managment- Lean Production

Question 1

What is lean production

Answer 1

Aims of trying to reduce the number of mistakes in the production process and overall increase the efficientcy of the process

Question 2

How and why is lean production used

Answer 2

To reduce mistakes and waste products by doing continuous small changes to the production in order to make the business more efficient

Question 3

Impact of lean production

Answer 3

Increased product quality Improved efficiency frees up employees and resources for innovation and quality control that would have previously been wasted

Question 4

How to justify methods of lean production

Answer 4

Kaizen-an approach to creating continuous improvement based on the idea that small, ongoing positive changes can reap significant improvements. A-boosts morale. D-extra responsibility
Just in time-inventory management method in which goods are received from suppliers only as they are needed a- less storage space D- heavily reliant on supplier