value stream mapping

Give a brief (5-sentence) explanation of Lean Development and its advantages, and then give two concrete instances from your experience with studying for this course and administering tests.

Explain the benefits of lean development in no more than five phrases. Second, explain how you would use the lean methodology in two different scenarios, keeping in mind what you've learned in class. Everything from assigned reading and writing assignments to final examinations is fair game if you're pursuing a degree in Advanced Software Engineering.

The lean operations system strategy has been in operation for 3 months at Your Furniture Company. Recently, operations managers have received complaints from the company’s distribution division that customer orders for dining room tables are delayed due to a backup in the production assembly area. The assembly team consists of 30 members, with each member assembling a table from start to finish from the cut pieces provided through upstream production. Using the given Dining Table Assembler (DTA) job design, how does each step in the methods analysis procedure can be used to improve the efficiency of the assembly operation?