Homework: Logistics Management
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:
• Define why Manufacturing Companies emphases on lean thinking? Justify your answer with suitable example.
• What do you understand by the term overproduction? Why do you think overproduction waste described as the biggest waste while comparing to all other type of waste?
• What are the benefits from Suppliers to end users by using lean thinking?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.