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

    • Please Check Now That Your Phone Is In Your Bag. Please Stay For 40 Minutes Of Learning & Sign Out For The Bathrrom During The Last 5 Minutes of Class.

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    • How Well Are You Demonstrating The IB Learner Characteristics? Which Is Your Super Power & Which Presents The Greatest Challenge?

    • Welcome IB Business Management Student

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    • Chapter Work Cycle- Same 7 Day Format For Each Chapter. You Always Know What We Are Doing In Class & What Is Assigned For Homework.

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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

    • Your Notebook Assignment Helps You Build Attention To Detail

    • 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

    • LOOK: Page-By-Page Visual Instructions For Earning a 100% On Every Notebook Chapter. (Updated For 2025)

    • 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.

    • Scan & Upload Your Completed Chapter Notebook Pages As One Single PDF file In TEAMS

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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 )

    • Online Students: You Are Almost Finished!

    • Don't Forget The Last Piece!

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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

    • After The Quiz, Do The Assigned "Beyond The Tank" Work. If You Have An Excused Absence For Today, You Are Also Excused From This Assignment (Write "ABSENT" With The Date On The Notebook Page)

What's Next?

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