Description of Assignment
The student is to propose and set-up a manufacturing or service company and apply the concept and principles of lean operations. The student is to formulate business policy so that lean operations can be incorporated into the system.
Brief
Set-up and describe the company and its operations
Propose Lean methodology in the company
Design and discuss the manufacturing/service process
Develop and describe organizational structure in the company
Working Arrangements
The student is expected to write a report consisting of 3000 -4000 words that includes:
Introduction [5 marks]
Set-up and describe the company and its operations
Describe the company [3 Marks]
Describe the production methodology it employs [3 Marks]
Describe the different forms of waste apparent in the company [4 Marks]
Total [10 Marks]
Propose and design Lean methodology in the company
Introduce waste elimination techniques in the company [10 Marks]
Identify lean and Kaizen tools that can be used in the company [10 Marks]
Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of each tool if employed in the company [10 Marks]
Total [30 Marks]
Design and discuss the manufacturing/service process
[20 Marks]
Develop and describe organizational structure in the company
Identify the organizational team structure in the company [10 Marks]
Describe the team roles and responsibilities [10 Marks]
[20 Marks]
Conclusion [5 marks]
10 marks will be allotted for the quality and structure of the report that includes spelling, grammar. sentence structure.
WORD COUNT -3500
Submission instructions
Each report should follow the standard format, consisting of
Title page
Abstract
Content Page
Main…