Consider the five strategies for managing the total flow time: 1. Increase the speed of operation, 2. Eliminate non-value-adding activities, 3. Move work content off the critical path, 4. Reduce the amount of rework, 5. Modify the product mix

a. Give an example for each one from practice with a brief explanation to support your reasoning.

b. Indicate what strategy correspond to the following activities:

• Upgrading production equipment to shorten set-up times
• Using bar codes with a scanner instead of manual checkout
• Writing criteria for a product before creating it to ensure it meets business requirements