Is it accurate to say that certain aspects of organizational effectiveness are overlooked by lean management? If that's the case, how may your organization be harmed by the use of these techniques?

Mention companies that have used the poka yoke system other than Toyota. (Preferably within the last 5 years and are success stories).

The Lean Transformation Model uses of all of the following except:?? standardized work ethic process improvement goals relevant to the challenge at hand development of employees capabilities fundamental assumptions that underly a system an drive a transformation Be sure your answer is correct and detailed explained otherwise i thumbs down

1. Compare and contrast the following two situations:a. A company’s lean system stresses teamwork. Employeesfeel more involved and, therefore, productivity and qual-ity increase at the company. The problem is that workersalso experience a loss of individual autonomy.b. A humanities professor believes that all students want tolearn. To encourage students to work together and learnfrom each other—thereby increasing the involvement,productivity, and the quality of the learning experience—the professor announces that all students in the class willreceive the same grade and that it will be based on theperformance of the group.

The Orlando Metering Company has been manufacturing water meters for the worldwide utilities industry for decades. Early on, OMC developed a friendly cooperative, and supportive work environment. Even when the organization transitioned to a lean manufacturing operation that focused on working in teams, the collaborative and positive atmosphere continued. Employees felt empowered, and their contributions and suggestions were acknowledged and celebrated. However, OMC has recently lost its way. Its parent company decided to transfer the production of 4 product lines to the Orlando plant, and this shift has resulted in a number of challenging technical issues. Furthermore, the plant has had to double its workforce, so it has turned to temporary agencies to provide new workers. The plant's leadership has been so consumed with resolving technical problems that they have not adequately trained the new workers, and all employees seem to have lost sight of the team-based work environment that…

Detail the scope of the 'Lean' changes in operational terms, critically appraising the benefits and potential challenges.

What is the benefit of the lean philsophy and how has it been applied in business?

Is it feasible that certain facets of organizational success are missed by lean management? What are the unexpected consequences of these actions, which may undermine the organization's performance rather than increase it, if this is the case?

(a)What are the five key characteristics (1 to 3 words) you would display as a Lean leader in an office which you are heading? Share the ‘How’ and the ‘Why’ aspect of each with a one-liner. (b)Procuring a machine (capital asset) in an organisation is a common practise. It starts from the need generation from the user function, outputs needed from the machine, quality determinant and a series of other stages till the approval of the purchase by the organisation head is done. Develop this ‘Capital asset justification’ process with possible elemental tasks using the Four field mapping (FFM) approach.

You are the manager of a small company (with only three employees), and you want to implement six sigma. The owner or the president is not familiar with six sigma and does not know how to select the appropriate project. There is no budget to hire an outside MBB. The other two employees have a working knowledge of the processes but have no idea about the lean six-sigma methodology and do not know anything about statistics. You are the only one familiar with six sigma. How are you going to distribute the roles of the Six Sigma belts?