Question

Which of the following statements is correct about planning a successful conversion to Lean/Just-in-time operations. Multiple choice question. Management and employees must be convinced of benefit and receive training prior to conversion to avoid obstacles. Conversion should be accomplished quickly, not gradually, to realize the maximum benefit. When converting a production line, begin at the start and progress to the end of the line. Vendors should be converted to JIT delivering first, before implementing in the Buyer's organization.

Answer 1

Answer:

Management and employees must be convinced of benefit and receive training prior to conversion to avoid obstacles.

Explanation:

A lean business is a business concept used by organizations to eliminate waste and maximize value for growth and development. The lean business concept include the following;

I. A total quality management (TQM): it is a management framework that is focused on achieving long-term success through the satisfaction of your customers by the efforts of all the member of staff in an organization.

II. A continuous improvement (CI): it is a management technique that is focused on improving manufacturing processes, products and services through the elimination of redundancy and time-wasting activities in an organization.

III. Just-in-time (JIT): it is a management framework that is focused on cutting manufacturing costs and increase efficiency between suppliers and consumers through the use of a proper inventory system.

Additionally, lean production is a manufacturing methodology that is focused on integrating activities that are designed to provide massive quantity with high quality production using minimal resources, raw materials, finished products and work-in-process features.

This ultimately implies that, lean production is basically a supply management process aimed at elimination of waste as much as possible and it requires a mutual agreement between the management and employees, as well as proper training of the employees (workers) before implementing the conversion.

Hence, the statement which is correct about planning a successful conversion to Lean/Just-in-time operations is that both management and employees must be convinced of benefit and receive training prior to conversion to avoid obstacles.