Project: Understanding Process Selection and Facility Layout (Chapter 6) & JIT Chapter 15.

Select a business or any store (Walmart, Winners, Real Canadian Superstore, Loblaw, Fresh co, No frills, Home Depot, Home Sense, Canadian tire, Sobeys, Staples, Metro, Sears, Future shop, Costco, Farm boy, Independent, Foodland, Shoppers Drug Mart, Home outfitter, JYSK, Target, ) .

1. Prepare a brief history of the business with some useful information which you can find it on internet or asking from the managers
2. Observe how that business is laid out, and draw a diagram of the facilitys layout.
3. Identify areas of the store that have the characteristics of each of these processing types: job shop, batch, repetitive (assembly line), and continuous (Flow line
4. Describe and check the width of the isles to see if they have enough space for customers to navigate two or more carts freely (if applicable).
5. Describe and check each section for clear signs and customer directions
6. Check to ensure products are accessible by putting them on shelves within reach.( Putting items out of reach may discourage customers from purchasing them
7. Describe if the layout echo the companys message and highlight its key products
8. Do they lock their highest-priced, most valuable items in a glass cabinet or case to control access, and keep the keys in a safe, secure place
9. Do they consistently hit the bulls eye with consumers by offering theirs chic yet cheap merchandise in reliable, easy-to-navigate stores? How
10. Refer to the 7 wastes in JIT, check if their process has any kind of waste(s), and describe how they can eliminate them
11. Do they use 5S in their system, how
12. Describe your opinion about the advantages and disadvantages of the process & layout in the store. How they can improve them.
13. Features of your Presentation ( Demo, Color, Pictures, Sequence, .)