Lean Operations

Assignment: Individual Assignment: 100 points Lean Operations Using research during site visits at your chosen business environment or a company you are familiar with, please gather, interpret and analyze the current state of business operations to strategize methodology to achieve the three principles (eliminate waste, remove variability, and improve throughput) of lean. Please defend your answers on a tactical level by explaining how these recommendations (proposed methodology when applied conceptually) will balance cost and quality. Assignment format: In Word break the paper into the following sections: • Introduction – describe the company in general and what it does • Using the three principles as section headings, analyze the company along each principle • Conclusion – is the company balancing cost and quality? Why or why not? (Notes: Please try to use one of the references from the book of Principle of Operations Management (10th edition)).