Go to the text Website at www.cengage.com/accounting/vanderbeck and click on the link to the following article: Benefits From Lean and Cellular Manufacturing, by Strategos, Inc.-Consultants, Engineers, Strategists
Required:
Read the article and answer the following questions:
1. Name some general principles for using ‘‘lean metrics.’’
2. What are some materials handling benefits that result from applying lean manufacturing principles?
3. Why do lot sizes tend to be larger in a functional manufacturing environment?
4. How do employees benefit from a lean manufacturing environment?
5. Why is it difficult to make quality improvements in a functional manufacturing environment?
6. How do customers benefit when their suppliers adopt lean manufacturing principles?