Lean software development

1.0 Introduction This report has been carried out to understand how the company, Nike Inc., has implemented Lean Production in their manufacturing process and to give suggestions for further improvement if possible. 1.1 Lean Production Lean production is one of the many Japanese process of cutting down waste whilst ensuring that the quality of the product does not suffer. It includes Kaizen, cell production, Just In Time (JIT). Kaizen involves continuous improvement. Whilst cell production is…

6 PERSONALITY ISSUES OF THE SOFTWARE TEAM Now let’s consider some of the issues that could arise in the team that developing software projects. I tried to describe most common problems that concern individuals and that can be resolved by implying described leadership styles. Part of the problems concerns more or less traditional issues as interpersonal relationships and personality characteristics. Though, I also observe relatively new issue that arose dramatically in the last 20 years with…

of computational science and engineering, concerned with the use of computational approaches to characterize, predict and simulate physical events and engineering systems governed by the laws of mechanics as it uses computers and digital systems software to help engineers…

built or when material can be moved. A company disciplined in lean manufacturing methods will not build product or move material without the proper kanbans. In order to implement a system using kanbans, you must first understand the types of kanbans, their functions and most importantly, the rules ("Lean manufacturing," n.d., p. 9). The most important function of a kanban is that it instructs when to produce or convey parts. In a lean manufacturing environment, no production or parts movement…

chain or the lean approach to handle their production. This is because these two methods provide a strategic approach in manufacturing products. However, one of the two methods have been proven to be more efficient than the other in terms of waste elimination as elaborated in the latter part of this paper. Before the lean approach…

illustrate on how lean six sigma management methodologies are being adopted and applied in part or total in health care industry to improve patient’s quality of care and eliminates errors (Dedhia, 2005). Six sigma is a management technique that employs statistical tools to identify and eliminates errors and variations in a production or service delivery (Chiarini & Bracci, 2013). In health an aim of six sigma is to achieve 3.4 parts per millions defects percentage accuracy. Meanwhile lean…

strategies that lend themselves to a JIT-based system, from the perspective of WIP, changeover cost, and process choice. (Points : 25) 1. BSOP 330 Master Planning Week 7 JIT in Services Discussion Question 2 Answer BSOP 330 Master Planning Week 7 Why Lean Discussion Question 1 Answer 2. Profits (Y, in hundreds of thousands of dollars) by the regression equation Y = 6.321 + 0.65X. What is your forecast of profit for a store with sales of $25 million? $65 million? (Points :…

explain the strategies that lend themselves to a JIT-based system, from the perspective of WIP, changeover cost, and process choice. 1. Explain how cellular manufacturing represents a flexible manufacturing system. 2. State the four building blocks of lean operations, and explain how fast and simple are the two common threads that run through them. 3. Elaborate on the statement: “The output of the system cannot exceed the output of the bottleneck…

Obstacles to Implementing Lean In order to effectively improve the application of lean system one must have knowledge of the current flaws. This will allow proper assessments to be conducted and implement tools that will improve the process of the organization. The two structures of the Lean process consist of structure one: Lean Suppliers, Lean Manufacturing, and Lean Procurement. Under the first structure the Lean Suppliers are concerned with executing the customer needs, processing the…

shift (McCann, Hassard, Granter, & Hyde, 2015, p. 1573). The study presented McCann, Hassard, Granter, and Hyde was conducted on the implementation of lean processes in an NHS Foundation Trust hospital. Their report highlighted many conceptualized features of how staff adopted and rejected the new principles of lean processes. They referred to lean as “specifically focusing on the identification and elimination of waste” (McCann et al., 2015, p. 1559). Following such culture shift adoption…