KK8: lean management

Question 1

Lean management 

Answer 1

is the
process of systematically
reducing waste in all
areas of a business’s
operations system whilst
simultaneously improving
customer value.

Question 2

Pull 

Answer 2

is a lean management
strategy that involves
customers determining
the number of products a
business should produce
for sale.

Question 3

One-piece flow 

Answer 3

is a lean
management strategy
that involves processing
a product individually
through a stage of
production and passing
it onto the next stage
of production before
processing the next
product, continuing this
process throughout all
stages of production.

Question 4

Takt 

Answer 4

is a lean
management strategy that
involves synchronising
the steps of a business’s
operations system to meet
customer demand.

Question 5

Zero defects 

Answer 5

is a lean
management strategy
that involves a business
preventing errors from
occurring in the operations
system by ensuring there
is an ongoing attitude
of maintaining a high
standard of quality for the
final output.