Kyle Caas, BSHM 301-A

Case study: Automotive Company

QUESTION 1: What type/s of waste that Lean Approach targets to eliminate is/are
present in the case? Waiting waste is the kind of waste that the lean approach
aims to eliminate because there is an issue with the shifting schedule of the staff
that resulted in long durations of drop or stopped production. Additionally, the
automotive industry's manufacturing process takes longer because the inputs
needed to make cars are located far from the units that are actually produced.
QUESTION 2: What is the most effective Lean approach tool/technique that
should be employed to resolve the problem areas in the Automotive Company? In
order to make the manufacturing operations for the automotive company as soon
as possible to make, I believe the Quick Changeover tool/technique to be used
most effectively in the lean approach. In order to ensure that there are no issues
when switching through one shift to another, the employees' shift schedules must
also be fixed.