Week 3

Resource: Need for a Lean Initiatives Paper

Create an As-Is Process Flowchart for a process that requires improvement for your selected organization.

Write a 900-word paper in which you describe at least three problem analysis tools that you applied to develop the process flowchart.

Explain the benefits of accurately documenting the As-Is process.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

DQ Questions 600 words

Does your organization utilize any quality improvement approaches? What benefits could your organization gain from using a mapping technique? How have these improvement techniques been implemented?

In your organization, what types of cycle time efforts have been initiated? Have these improvements impacted your organization's financial condition? How?