Lean operations create more value for customers while using fewer resources than traditional operations. In this assignment, you will identify the business planning process for a lean management operation by implementing an information system in a service or manufacturing organization.
Choose a company different from those evaluated in previous assignments. Examples of information systems that reduce waste in organizations could include the following:
A new inventory tracking software
An electronic payment system for products and services (For example, a service organizationsuch as a car wash that currently only accepts cash payments upgrades their systems to accept credit card and PayPal payments.)
A Web site to receive personalized orders from customers for a manufacturing organization
Based on your analysis of the company, address the following:
Explain the current business model and discuss the benefits of incorporating the lean process. Describe a specific approach to acquiring and using the lean process.
Justify the incorporation of a lean approach. Describe the potential effect of the business growth as related to supply chain management.
Include safety and precautionary processes to protect the business from fraud.
Examine the product components for the selected business operation. Include the business management aspects of the process, in addition to information on the following topics:
Purchasing operations
Outsource delivery
Lean tenets
The push-pull system
Create a 1-page, high-level flowchart of the process with a maximum of ten activities. The flowchart should be precise and look professional. If needed, you can download a trial version of visual or graphic design software such as SmartDraw.