Learning Outcome:
- Illustrate the concepts of logistic system operations used in logistic systems, time based management and lean thinking.
- Interpret the use advanced theory and methods to identify inefficiencies in supply chains
Assignment Workload:
This assignment is an individual assignment.
Critical Thinking
The purpose of this assignment is to identify and apply Logistics and Supply Chain Management concepts/tools to suggest logistics performance priorities.
Use Saudi digital Library (SDL) search engine.
Search Title: THE BENEFITS OF LEAN MANUFACTURING what lean thinking 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 Manufacturing Companies focuses on Lean Thinking? (1.5 Marks)
- What do understand by the term overproduction? Why it considers as the biggest waste of all? (1.5 Marks)
- Assess the reasons for using lean thinking. What are the benefits from Suppliers to end users? (1.5 Marks)
- References (0.5 Marks)
The Answer must follow the outline points below:
- Each answer should be 400 to 500 range of word counts.
- Lean Thinking Concept
- Their Main functions
- Reasons with suitable Examples
- Reference
Note: You can Support your answer by reading chapter 7 of your book.
You can use secondary source available on internet.
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