Lean management in an organization

LEAN MANAGEMENT is recognised as a means of delivering VALUE to the CUSTOMER. The purpose of this assignment is to enable you to demonstrate an understanding of LEAN MANAGEMENT and the practical concepts within it. 1. To set the scene for the Report, select an organisation and describe it in an appropriate manner for an Operations Manager. Describe: • The main product or service produced by the organisation. • Who are the main customers for this product or service? (10% of word count) 2. Process Maps are important tools for critically analysing processes. Describe ONE operational process that is needed to deliver the company’s products or services. (25% of word count) Describe the process using the following Operations Process Mapping format… INPUTS TRANSFORMATION ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS 3. It is recognised that delivering Value to Customers can be greatly improved by the implementation of Lean Management within an organisation. Your task is to research academic articles on Lean Management and prepare a brief review of the topic. Identify the concepts that are usually practiced within a Lean Management regime. Choose THREE of the concepts and • Describe each concept clearly • State what benefits each concept delivers to a user. • Identify an organisation that uses each concept. (50% of word count) 4. Suggest how each of concept could help your chosen organisation IN AN OPERATIONAL CONTEXT. (15% of word count) Target word-count 2500 words It is important that students properly research this assignment and provide accurate and appropriate referencing. As a rough guide, a student should provide a minimum of 6 appropriate references to support the work, the age of the texts should be mainly less than ten years old and the Harvard Referencing style should be used