Section B

Taking into account the information provided in the 'Acme Furniture Manufacture r' case study (Aula), please answer the following questions:

Theory.

a) Discuss the structure the company could undertake to develop its Quality Management Systems and explain in detail the steps to be undertaken.

b) Detail what lean tools and techniques could be used to improve the productivity of the leather Cutting process. Justify why the tool or techniques you have selected are appropriate.

c) In implementing changes across the company, discuss what levels of risk need to address and explain in detail could be managed. process of how one level of risk.

Application.

d) Provide a detailed description on how you could go about managing an improvement process ensuring you know that the forecasting improvement has been delivered.

e) The company needs to reduce its inventory levels. Consider 3 Lean tools you could use to do this and justify why they are relevant to the problem of reducing inventory.

f) With Leather & Recliner mechanisms on longer lead times that the process lead time for the customer, identify a method of managing this inventory, a analyse and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the method identified.