AOS3 - KK7 - Strategies to Improve Both the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Operations Related to Waste Minimisation

Question 1

Waste minimisation

Answer 1

Reducing the amount of unwanted or unusable resources provided by a business

Question 2

Waste minimisation strategy

Answer 2

The 3R approach - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

Question 3

What can be wasted during the operations system

Answer 3

• Material inputs (damage or perishment)
• Outputs (damage or overproduced)
• Time (supplies are delayed or employee is incompetent)
• Labour (employees have little to no work or highly skilled employees are given easy jobs that could be completed by a less experienced worker)

Question 4

Reduce

Answer 4

Reducing is the process of decreasing the amount of material inputs, labour or time discarded during production

Question 5

How can a business reduce the amount of waste they generate?

Answer 5

• Using the JIT approach
• Implementing a quality management system, such as quality control.
• Introducing robotics or automated production lines.

Question 6

Reuse

Answer 6

Reusing is taking old or unwanted items and finding a new purpose for them

Question 7

Recycle

Answer 7

Recycling involves processing and remanufacturing discarded materials, such as hard plastic, into a new product

Question 8

How can the 3R approach ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ can improve the efficiency of operations

Answer 8

1. Reducing storage costs (no need to purchase and store new material inputs).
2. Reducing time (no need to purchase and wait for new material inputs to arrive).
3. Reducing funds (no need to purchase as many new material inputs).
4. Reducing waste (material inputs are no longer discarded).