Introduction

Streamlining production to increase efficiency and reduce wastage is the focus of lean production. For the customer, quality means that a good or service must fulfill its purpose and meet or exceed expectations of the user. This means that quality does not just apply to expensive products.

Course curriculum

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    Course Information & Support

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    • Welcome IB Business Management Student

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    • Your Quarter Grade

    • Open House Presentation

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    Your Notebook Is Your Most Important Weekly Grade & Prepares You For The May Exams

    • New Textbook 5.3 Chapter = 12 Headings

    • Read The Rules For Your Notebook Before Every Grading Day. This Paper Must Be Stapled Onto The Inside Cover Of Each Composition Notebook

    • Video: Watch A Spider Map Being Created (Best Study Tool)

    • How To Draw A Spider Map

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    • Video: Take A Tour Of A Business Management Composition Notebook

    • This Is How Your Notebook Pages Will Be Graded

    • Notebook Checklist & Reflection Sheet- Print, Complete, And Staple Onto The Last Page Of Your Chapter Notes BEFORE Scoring Day. It's Best To Pick Up This Blue Color Checklist In Class After We Finish The Chapter Review.

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    "RESOURCE BANK" = Topic Lessons (55) Begin Below this Point:

    • What is the Resource Bank?

    • Take Good Notes - These Posts Contain The Content You Need To Use On The IB Exams

    • RB = 9 Sections & 55 Posts (= 3 RB Day + HW)

    • Key Objectives: What You Should Be Able To Do By The End Of This 5.3 Chapter

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    Features Of Lean Production

    • Video: List The 4 Principles Of Lean Management

    • Video: Overview Of Lean Production

    • Handout: What Are KPIs?

    • Video: Lean Manufacturing & Production Methods (Batch vs Mass)

    • Video: Lean Production Can Use JIT & Cellular Production

    • Video: Exam Review Of Lean Production

    • Handout: Review The Key Terms

    • Video: The Pros And Cons Of CAD (Computer-Aided Design) Vs. CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing)

    • Video: Example Of CAD & CAM

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    Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) Method Of Lean Production

    • Video: Kaizen Lecture

    • Video: Intro To Kaizen

    • Handout: Key Concepts Of Kaizen

    • College-Level Case Study = Leyland Trucks (Just Read The Entire Case & Only Write Answers To The 4 Questions At The End)

    • Read This 2nd College-Level Case Study About Corus (Again- Read Case Then Answer The Questions At The End)

    • Video Cartoon: Lean + Kaizen

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    Just-In-Time (JIT) Method Of Lean Production

    • Video: "Just In Time" Is A Form Of Lean Production

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    Kanban (Card System) Method Of Lean Production

    • Handout: Origins Of The Kanban Sign Board

    • Video: Example Of Kanban Cards

    • Video: Kanban Explained

    • Handout: Kanban Exam Notes + Worked Example

    • Video: How To Set Up A Simple Kanban Board For Your Next Project

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    Andon (Visual Alert System) Method Of Lean Production

    • Video: Andon System With Examples

    • Handout: Andon Benefits

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    Cradle To Cradle (C2C) Design & Manufacturing

    • Video: Specific Goals Of C2C Production

    • Video: What If Waste Did Not Exist?

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    Quality Is Very Important

    • Handout: Characteristics & Benefits Of Quality Products & Services

    • Video: An Example Of A Company With Quality As Their Priority

    • Video: Intro To The Concept Of Quality

    • Handout: The Advantages Of High Quality Products & Services

    • Video: The Father Of Quality Management

    • Handout: Quality Versus Price

    • Video: Costs Of Poor Quality

    • Apple Case Study Video: Poor Quality Of Apple Maps

    • Video: Quality Innovation Expert and Stanford Professor James L. Adams

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    Quality Control Vs. Quality Assurance

    • Handout: 3 Stages Of Quality Control

    • Video: Quality Control Management

    • Handout: Drawbacks Of Inspection

    • Handout: Quality Assurance Is Not The Same As Quality Control

    • Video: From Quality Control To Quality Assurance

    • Video: Quality Assurance

    • Handout: Advantages Of Quality Assurance

    • Toyota Case Study: Quality Assurance Begins 2 Years Before Launch Of A New Car

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    Methods Of Managing Quality

    • Video: A Brief History Of Quality Circles (Transcript Included)

    • Handout: List 7 Benefits Of Using Quality Circles

    • Optional Case Study: Quality Circles At Toyota (Workshop Starts At 8:52)

    • Video: What Is The Purpose Of Benchmarking? What Are The 4 Steps In The Process? What Are The Different Types?

    • Handout: Example Of A Successful Benchmarking Process

    • Exam Prep: Advantages & Disadvantages Of Benchmarking

    • Video: Main Concept Of TQM

    • Handout: What To Say About TQM

    • Video: Total Quality Management (TQM) Pros & Cons

    • Video: Exam Prep For Discussing Quality Management (List All The Main Points)

    • Video: Why Don't All Businesses Use TQM?

    • Video: What Exactly Does ISO Refer To?

    • Video: Be Aware Of The Different Product Safety Symbols (Only Watch Up to 2:40)

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    The Circular Economy

    • Video: What Is The "Sharing Model" Of Business In A Circular Economy?

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    Lean Production, Quality Management & The CCES Concepts (Creativity-Change-Ethics-Sustainability)

    • Read These CCES Definitions. If You Write These On Your May Exams You Get Credit For Clear Evidence of "Synthesis & Evaluation"

    • CCES Assignment: Write 4 CCES Impact Statements For This Chapter Following The Given Model

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    Let's Do Some Case Studies

    • Look At This Sample Of 1 Completed Case Study - Yours Must Follow The Same Format

    • Visual Of Case Study Day 1 Process

    • Day 1 Participation Requirements During Sharing

    • Instructions For Case Studies Days

    • New Command Terms Definitions List (2024+) Exams = Rules for Answering Test Questions

    • Old Command Terms List = Rules for Answering Test Questions

    • Here Are This Chapter's 5.3 Case Studies For You To Analyze.

    • Show Your Teacher Your Completed Case Studies Then ...

    • Visual Of Case Study Day 2 Process

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    Review Activities

    • WATCH: 5.3 Chapter Review

    • Video: Mr. B's Review of Production Methods

    • Instruction Sheet for Review Assignment

    • What Should You Do If You Get Stuck On A Question? Don't Skip It! Do This...

    • New 5.3 Review Worksheets With 4 Tasks 1-10 M/C (Title The Top Of A New Page. Then Label The Tasks And Write The Answers In Your Composition Notebook)

    • Put Away Your Pen & Pencil On Review Day- Only Have A Color Pen On Your Desk

    • 5.3 Quizlet

    • Have You Achieved the 5.3 Key Learning Outcomes?

    • Test Yourself! Use The Review Questions Listed At The End Of The Textbook Chapter

    • 5.3 Active Recall Flip Grid Assignment (Objective = Score A 7 For Business Management On Your IB Diploma )

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    May Exam Review For Unit 2 Human Resources = Case Study Video & Assignments

    • WATCH: Undercover Boss (Yesco)

    • HANDOUT: The Unit 2 Human Resource Topics

    • STUDY: Unit 2 Key Terms

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    The Business Management Extended Essay- Discuss Your Progress With Your EE Advisor

    • Where Are You With The BM EE?

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    5.3 Quiz

    • Come Here On Quiz Day If You Are In The Classroom - Makeups Are On The Day You Return

    • Visual: Quiz Day Schedule Of Activities

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