16 Feb In the modern world, businesses and individuals need to optimize their efforts to gain effectiveness and efficiency. Also, concepts of sustainability, continuous improvement, and processes that ensure increased value are considered to track operations management towards succes
In the modern world, businesses and individuals need to optimize their efforts to gain effectiveness and efficiency. Also, concepts of sustainability, continuous improvement, and processes that ensure increased value are considered to track operations management towards success.
Many of the terms of quality management and lean systems come from Japanese culture and language, due to Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s research occurring in Japan. Deming is often referred to as The Father of Quality due to his foundational role in the establishment of Quality Management.
Directions
In this Assessment, you will compose an informative essay in which you specifically address the parts listed below.
Part 1: Examine the business concepts of quality management and lean systems provided below:
Quality tools (Process Flowcharts, Cause-and-Effect Diagrams, Check Sheets, Histograms, Pareto Analysis, Scatter Diagrams, and Statistical Process Control Charts)
Lean Production (flexible resources, cellular layout, pull systems, Kanban, small lots, quick setup, uniform production levels, quality at the source, total productive maintenance (TPM), and supplier networks.)
Part 2: compose your paper to include an in-depth description of all of the quality tools and lean production items listed above.
One aspect of quality management
One aspect of lean systems
Part 3: Close your paper with the following observations from your research:
The importance of Deming’s research to the foundation of quality, and what you could do now, to implement the concepts you selected, to your own life and work.
