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Operations Workshop
Explain the significance of the five principles of Lean.
Interpret the rock and river analogy with reference to laws and theory.
Critically evaluate the batch size buffering model.
Evaluate the importance of Kanban signalling to the TPS.
Discuss how pull differs from push control.
Critically discuss how Kanban supports both JIT and Judoka, the two pillars of the TPS house.
Discuss how Ford's flow line and the TPS relate to the theory of cumulative capabilities and swift and even flow.
What does the customer want?
Providing the right product, at the right time, in the right quantity, at the right quality, at the right price, in the right place in accordance with the customers requirements
Usually, value added steps lead to a transformation of the material from one form to another which gets the product closer to the customer's specifications