Part 1: Evaluate the final business process improvement plan for KIA.

1. Explain how continuous improvement can help your chosen company monitor processes in comparison to stopping at the To-Be Process mapping phase?

2. Analyze how your team can sustain continuous improvement with the new, improved process.

Part 2: Benchmark a public company that has JIT Processing. Apply the selected company's JIT best practices to your own company or another public company you know or can research. Observe and document the process steps followed. Write a analysis in which you: Explain the JIT philosophy. Describe the production process steps observed or implemented from the benchmarked company. Attach a "before improvement" process As-Is Flowchart as an Exhibit or Figure. Compare and contrast standardized and non-standardized process steps. State your opinion concerning the process (effectiveness, efficiency, and measurements). Recommend process improvements using supportive evidence. Attach an "after improvement" process To-Be Flowchart as an Exhibit or Figure.

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