offers the process Industries

Authors Name: Melton,T

Source: In 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Research and Design June 2005 83(6):662-673

Read out the research paper carefully and based on your understanding you should answer the following questions.

Questions:

Why do Manufacturing Companies focus on Lean Thinking? (500 words)- (5Marks)

What is meant by the term overproduction? Why do you think this has been described as the biggest waste of all? (500 words)- (5Marks)

Assess the reasons for using lean thinking. What are the benefits of using lean thinking from Suppliers to end users? (500 words) -(5Marks)

Reference should be included.