Problem
i. Describe at least 3 techniques Henry Ford utilized in his automobile manufacturing process to increase efficiency. Explain how each of these techniques were beneficial to Ford's company.
ii. Provide 3 examples of areas where Henry Ford established a baseline for quality management, that Taiichi Ohno utilized and built upon when establishing the Toyota Production System.
iii. Taiichi Ohno defined "7 Wastes of Production". Identify 3 types of waste that apply to jobs/tasks/processes within your chosen trade and in your words; describe how application of Ohno's waste reduction principles would affect overall efficiency.
iv. Drawing from your own personal experience, provide an example of a process that would benefit from the application of Lean/JIT principles. Explain how implementing Lean/JIT would benefit that specific process.