Assignment 3_IET 405_Chapter 4 and 5

How can Kaizen Strategy help a company make Preventive Maintenance Program about equipment? Give at least 3 examples.

4. a) Minerva Motorcycle Co. uses kanbans to support its transmission assembly line. Determine the size of the Kanban needed for the mainshaft assembly and the number of kanbans needed based on the details provided. Set up cost: £20 Annual holding cost of mainshaft assembly: £250 per unit Daily production: 300 mainshafts Annual usage: 20,000 (50 weeks x 5 days x daily usage of 80 mainshafts) Lead time: 3 days Safety stock: 2 day's production

What is kaizen, and wha t is a kaizen event?

Comment on this statement : “ Hospitals, in order to profitably implement JIT, must commit to a limited number of suppliers, share 'vital' information about their operations, and importantly, remove functions they are presently performing as the supplier provides additional services”. (Within 300 words)

⦁ explain 1point each on the six features of kaizen

QUESTION 11 The aim of lean production is to .... A.provide low costs through disciplined production B.optimise costs and waste C.have minimal waste only D. have low costs only QUESTION 12: Competitive priorities are determined by A.Cost, speed, quantity and resilience B.Cost, speed, quality and flexibility C.Cost, time and quality D.Cost, speed and quality alone

QUESTION 2As we move rapidly into the era of supply chain competition, a number of principles emerge toguide the supply chain manager. These can be conveniently summarized as the 4Rs. Explain the4Rs in supply chain competition. Note: Answer this question about 150 words (maximum)

NOTE THIS IS NOT AN ESSAY QUESTION!!! 5) Discuss whether Whirlpool Corporation has applied a lean system to supply-chain relationships. NOTE THIS IS NOT AN ESSAY QUESTION!!!

Principles designed by LEAN SUPPLY CHAIN?

How Kaizen 5S is being applied?

What is ‘Time of Use tariff’ as it relates to the demand response concept.

• How could you apply Kaizen to improve the quality of life in Oman? (Give your opinion/idea)

Fill in the green and grey cells. Including the analytical model.   please do not provide solution in image format thank you!

Discussion about Poka Yoke (error proofing) and give examples.

Q. 4 Refer to the Value Stream Map.  What does the triangle above letter D represent? Group of answer choices a. Kanban signal b. Operator c. Buffer or Safety Stock d. Inventory

Discuss the issues that can affect the maintenance costs. How would you minimize thei maintenance costs?

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Question 2 Which of these will be addressed if we pursue a value stream mapping? A)The problems faced by the supplier in manufacturing the component that he supplies to the organization B)The lack of motivation faced by the employees in the organization C)The choice of an appropriate person as the CEO of the company D)Stepping up of the value engineering execises in the organization

QUESTION 2 (LEAN OPERATIONS AND JUST-IN-TIME(JIT) - DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF KANBAN CONTAINER) Daily usage of an assembly is 100 in a facility that operates 300 days of the year. Setup cost is $5 and annualized carrying cost is $160. Production of this assembly occurs at the rate of 400 per day when production of the assembly is underway. Lead time is 3 days; safety stock is 1/2 day's production. What is the optimum kanban size, and number of kanbans?