Section B: Case Study with Short Answer Questions $(25$ Marks$)$

Case Study: Lean Implementation in a Manufacturing Firm

XYZ Manufacturing is a medium$-$sized company that produces automotive parts. They have been experiencing issues with long lead times, excess inventory, and frequent defects in their production line. The company decides to implement Lean principles to improve efficiency.

Questions:

$1.(5$ marks$)$ Identify two key Lean tools that XYZ Manufacturing can use to address its issues and briefly explain how each tool would help.

$2.(5$ marks$)$ The company wants to implement Just$-$in$-$Time $($JIT$)$ manufacturing. What are the key requirements for a successful JIT system?