206 Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition Study Questions 1. What is Human Resources responsible for in a Lean organization 2. How well does your organization practice PDCA? a. What might your organization do to improve? 3. The author suggests that PDCA and Lean are about wakefulness" a. What is his rationale? b. Do you agree or disagree with it? Explain your thinking. 4. What is hansei and why is it important in a Lean organization? 5. Define kaizen spirit. a. How does an organization sustain it? b. What are the obstacles to sustaining kaizen spirit? c. What are possible countermeasures? 6. Describe your organization's problem-solving process. a. What makes it effective (or ineffective)? b. How might your organization improve? 7. In what ways is Lean a "path" or do? a. What are some of the challenges of walking a "path"? b. How does a person sustain his or her commitment to a "path"? 206 Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition Study Questions 1. What is Human Resources responsible for in a Lean organization 2. How well does your organization practice PDCA? a. What might your organization do to improve? 3. The author suggests that PDCA and Lean are about wakefulness" a. What is his rationale? b. Do you agree or disagree with it? Explain your thinking. 4. What is hansei and why is it important in a Lean organization? 5. Define kaizen spirit. a. How does an organization sustain it? b. What are the obstacles to sustaining kaizen spirit? c. What are possible countermeasures? 6. Describe your organization's problem-solving process. a. What makes it effective (or ineffective)? b. How might your organization improve? 7. In what ways is Lean a "path" or do? a. What are some of the challenges of walking a "path"? b. How does a person sustain his or her commitment to a "path