Question-1

Six Sigma was started at Motorola but
gained great visibility as a result of its implementation at General Electric
under the tutelage of Jack Welch.

Just-in-Time came to the
United States as an adaptation of the Toyota Production System.

Lean became part of the
business lexicon as a result of James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones’s book Lean
Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation.

Discuss the differences
and similarities between these three approaches to quality.

Examine whether the
three approaches can be used independently or in combination with each other.
Support your answer with examples.

Think of how you would
decide the best approach to quality for your company.

Reference:

Womack, J. P., &
Jones, D. T. (2003). Lean thinking: Banish waste and create wealth in your
corporation. New York, NY: Simon &
Schuster.

Question-2

The SCOR model discusses the processes—Plan,
Source, Make, Deliver, and Return—common to every supply chain. As a result
of globalized supply chains, site selection has become an important issue in
supply chain management and operations management. Respond to the following
questions:

• How does site selection fit into the SCOR model?
• Does site selection provide a competitive
  advantage to a company?
• Is site selection a strategy-level decision?
  In the SCOR model, would this fit into the Plan module or is this more
  of a Source decision?

Provide a rationale for your responses.