Operations Management
Operations Management Paper Assignment:
Using the LIRN resource, please search for an article/a business case study which discusses / involves lean operations.
In 4-5 written pages (not including cover page and bibliography) please do the following:
(a) Summarize the key points from the article you found.
(b) Highlight 3 key lessons you have learned from reading this article.
(c) Discuss how this article connects with the material in Lesson 4. (Lesson 4 material “New approaches in Lean management” also attached.)
*Lesson 4 topic: Lean operations supply the customer with exactly what the customer wants when the customer wants it, without waste, through continuous improvement. In this lesson, we discuss the usefulness of lean operations and just-in-time operations, and cover what is means to be a lean organization, and ways to build lean sustainability.
Note: Please make sure to use APA format. Include at least one direct quote from the article as well as its accompanying reference (citation).
General Guidelines:
· The cover page and reference page/s are not included in the above-stated page requirement. These should be in addition to page requirements.
· Papers need to be formatted in proper APA 7th Edition style.
· Each paper requires a minimum of at least three outside peer-reviewed sources for your references (unless stated otherwise in the guidance above).
o Acceptable/credible sources include: Academic journals and books, industry journals, and the class textbook.