U$4-$ Discussion Question

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After having viewed the video clips and worked through the extended reading, please respond to the below discussion prompt. You should post your initial response by the date indicated in the module calendar. Please be sure to reference your sources in appropriate Harvard formatting and to provide substantive evidence of any claims that you make. Where appropriate, include personal anecdotes, statistics, and references to additional reading or materials. After you have posted your initial response, visit the forum again over the coming days to read the responses of your peers. You should respond to at least two other students by asking them to elaborate on a point, providing a counter$-$argument, suggesting a topic for debate, or referring back to the extended reading or video clips.

Discussion Question $1$:

Compare and contrast the applications of Six Sigma vs$.$ TQM on a company that you are familiar with. Reflect on the applicability, benefits, and limitations of each. Support your response with examples and strong evidence.

Discussion Question $2$:

Select three operations improvement techniques and analyse how you may use them in practice. You may use data from the company that you work for, or you may create your own dummies and data for a hypothetical company. Support your critical evaluation of the results of the analyses with strong evidence.