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ISCOM 472 Week 1 DQ 1
ISCOM 472 Week 1 DQ 2
ISCOM 472 Week 1 DQ 3
ISCOM 472 Week 1 Individual Elements of Lean Paper
ISCOM 472 Week 2 DQ 1
ISCOM 472 Week 2 DQ 2
ISCOM 472 Week 2 DQ 3
ISCOM 472 Week 2 Learning Team Need for a Lean Initi
atives Paper
ISCOM 472 Week 3 Learning Team As-Is Process Flowch
art and Paper

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d Final Guide
ISCOM 472 Entire Course And Final Guide

ISCOM 472 Final Exam Guide

1. Lean enterprise is a systematic methodology to reduc
e the complexity and streamline a process to identify an
d eliminate waste in company processes.
2. Just In-Time is the same as a lean manufacturing ap
proach.
3. The end goal of Lean enterprise and Six Sigma are the
same in that they strive for better process performance
by focusing on the same elements of the process.

ISCOM 472 Week 1 DQ 1

Where is your organization in the evolution of a Lean En
terprise?

ISCOM 472 Week 1 DQ 2

What technology drivers influence the evolution to lean
enterprise?

ISCOM 472 Week 1 DQ 3

What is your organization's vision? Is your organization
utilizing any lean enterprise principles to achieve its visi
on? How has this been effective?

ISCOM 472 Week 1 Individual

Elements of Lean Paper
Elements of Lean Paper Resources: Electronic Reserve R
eadings, University Library, the Internet, or other resour
ces
Research the elements and core disciplines of lean manuf
acturing and services as it relates to your organization,
or one with which you are familiar.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you address t
he following points:
Describe briefly at least three core elements of lean.

ISCOM 472 Week 2 DQ 1

Does your organization utilize TQM systems? What type
s? Give an example of how a particular TQM tool resolve
d a quality issue. What other methods could be conside
red?

ISCOM 472 Week 2 DQ 2

Does your organization utilize Six Sigma improvement
methodology? Give an example of process that would b
enefit from DMAIC. What would be the challenges that y
our organization would have to overcome to successfull
y utilize Six Sigma?

ISCOM 472 Week 2 DQ 3

What is your organizations procedure for understandin
g your manufacturing or service process?

ISCOM 472 Week 2 Learning

Team Need for a Lean Initiati
ves Paper

Research and identify an organization that will be used

for this and subsequent Learning Team assignments.
Attain faculty approval.
Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper in which you identif
y a lean organization including their mission, vision, goa
ls, and objectives.

ISCOM 472 Week 3 Learning

Team As-Is Process Flowchart
and Paper

Resource: Need for a Lean Initiatives Paper

Create an As-Is Process Flowchart for a process that re
quires improvement for your selected organization
Write a 700- to 1,400-word paper in which you describe
at least three problem analysis tools that you applied to
develop the process flowchart.
Explain the benefits of accurately documenting the As-I
s process.

ISCOM 472 Week 3 Learning

Team Individual Process Anal
ysis Techniques Summary

Create a Microsoft PowerPoint slide presentation add

ressing each of the process improvement phases listed
below in a separate slide.
Research each phase and describe two different techni
ques to analyze a process that may be utilized during ea
ch of the following process improvement phases:
Define
Measure
Analyze
Improve

ISCOM 472 Week 4 DQ 1

Can you improve something that you cant measure? W
hy or why not?

ISCOM 472 Week 4 DQ 2

What metrics does your organization use to assess supp
ly chain performance? What are the benefits of perform
ance metrics?

ISCOM 472 Week 4 DQ 3

How do internal metrics differ from external metrics?
How does an organization know if they are measuring t
he right things?

ISCOM 472 Week 4 Individual

Change Management Paper
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper, usingyour own org
anization or one with which you are familiar.
Identify the three categories of improvements (cycle-ti
me, quality, and cost) that may be applied to an organiz
ational process.
Address the following in your paper:
Describe what challenges the selected organization may
face in implementing the improvements.
Recommend how the organization may resolve resistan
ce to change.

ISCOM 472 Week 4 Learning

Team To-Be Process Flowchar
t and Paper

Resources: Need for a Lean Initiatives Paper and As-Is

Process Flowchart and Paper
Create a To-Be Process Flowchart for the process identi
fied that requires improvement for your selected organi
zation.
Write a 700- to 1,400-word paper in which you describe
at least three problem analysis tools that you applied to
develop the process flowchart.
Identify which of the three

ISCOM 472 Week 5 Individual

JIT and Process Standardizati
on Paper

Choose a local business establishment, such as a car w

ash, fast food, dry cleaner, or doctors office check-in.
Observe and document the process steps followed.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word analysis in which you:
Explain the JIT philosophy.
Identify the customer expectations for the service and/
or product.
Describe the production process steps observed.
Diagram a process flowchart.
Describe the standardized and non-standardized proces
s steps.

ISCOM 472 Week 5 Learning

Team Business Process Impr
ovement Plan

Resources: Need for a Lean Initiatives Paper, As-Is Proc

ess Flowchart and Paper, and To-Be Process Flowchart a
nd Paper
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper recommending and e
valuating the selected business process improvement pl
an for your selected organization.
Include in your paper the metrics and processes to sust
ain your planned improvements.
Compare and contrast the various measurement techni
ques used to evaluate a new process.
Develop the metrics to quantify the level of improveme
nt in your selected processes.

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