Operation Management

Lean Operations

Read the Harris article and watch the Videos on Lean Operations inToyota Motor Corporation- and respond to the following:

• Toyota is renowned for its TPS system and its primary goal of reducing all waste. Discuss your perspective on what contributes to waste and a few suggestions to eliminate waste in operations
• Present your perspectives on how processes like JIT and Kaizen improve supplier and customer relationships

Interesting Read:

Toyota

Berman, A. (Sept. 2017) Just in Time by Toyota [Video File] Retrieved fromJust in Time by Toyota: The Smartest Production System in The WorldLinks to an external site.

Bloomberg (Aug. 2018) How Toyota Changed the Way We Make Things [Video File] RetrievedfromHow Toyota Changed The Way We Make ThingsLinks to an external site.

Lean Manufacturing Adoption

Suresh, R., & Mohideen, K. S. U. (2016). A study on adoption of lean manufacturing practices with special reference to auto components firms in chennai: A quarterly peer reviewed multi-disciplinary international journal A quarterly peer reviewed multi-disciplinary international journal.Splint International Journal of Professionals,3(1), 41-47. Retrieved fromhttp://ezproxy.library.berkeley.org/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.proquest.com%2Fdocview%2F1906047135%3FacLinks to an external site.

Lean Services

Piercy, N., & Rich, N. (2009). Lean transformation in the pure service environment: The case of the call service centre.International Journal of Operations & Production Management,29(1), 54-76. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.library.berkeley.org/10.1108/01443570910925361Links to an external site.

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