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.

    • Only Use The Laptop Assigned To You

    • Please Don't Distrupt Our 40 Minute Work Cycle. Leave For The Bathroom During The LAST 5 MINUTES Of Class.

    • Supply Check Is On The First Resource Bank Day Of Each Quarter

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

    • Do You Skip Class?

    • Fact Sheet Packet Of Class Policies- Please Scroll Through And Review Again

    • Meet Your Teacher: Dr. Eva Bogard

    • You Should Do An Internship Every Year Until You Graduate From College

    • Welcome IB Business Management Student

    • Here Is The Master Plan...

    • The IB BM Syllabus Consists Of 5 Units With A Total Of 40 Total Chapters ("Courses") That You Will Be Responsible For Learning

    • The Official IB Business Management Guide & Syllabus

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

    • DUE DATES & DEADLINES

    • Late With A Good Reason Is Still Late (Missing Work Submitted After 5 Calendar Days = 0%).

    • Your Makeup Day From An Absence Is The Following Class Day. Read Instructions Carefully & Review Policies When Absent.

    • Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do This ...

    • Finished Early? Keep Track Of Current Events In The Business World

    • Business Careers. Which Might Be A Good Fit For You?

    • Open House Presentation

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    The Notebook Project - A Daily Learning & Study Tool

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

    • This Is What A Great Outline Looks Like. Use This Sample As Your Model.

    • LOOK: Page-By-Page Visual Instructions To Help You Earn a 100% On Every Notebook Project.

    • A 100% Notebook Project Sample - Make Yours Just As Nice.

    • A 100% Notebook Project Sample - Compare Yours.

    • Notebook Checklist & Reflection Sheet (The Blue Sheet). Complete & Staple Onto The Last Page Of Your Chapter Notes BEFORE Scoring Day. This Blue Color Checklist Is Available In Class Or You Can Print It Yourself.

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    Start Your Notebook Project By Outlining This Chapter. Then Outline A Long IB Exam Answer Using A Spider Map.

    • New Textbook 5.3 Chapter = 12 Headings: Please write a sentence even when there's only one under a heading.

    • Can You Listen To Music? Yes, But Only If You Follow All The Rules.

    • Review The Instructioons For These Two Assignments

    • LOOK: A Visual Guide For How To Create Your Outline. There Are Also Samples Posted In The Notebook Section Above. Great Attention To Detail = 100%

    • How To Draw A Spider Map

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

    • LOOK: This Is What A Great Spider Map Looks Like. Use This Sample As Your Model.

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    The "RESOURCE BANK" Contains The Chapter Lessons (55) Below this Point:

    • No Music On RB Days. Plug In Your Ear Buds. Place Them In Your Ears & Use Them To Listen & Learn From The Video Lessons.

    • What is the Resource Bank?

    • Review The Instructions For This RB Assignment.

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

    • LOOK: This Is What A Great RB Page Looks Like. Use This Sample As Your Model.

    • Important Detail: Remember To Highlight The RB Section Titles & Number All Posts Consecutively

    • RB = 11 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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    1- Features Of Lean Production

    • Remember: No Music On Resource Bank Days- Plug In Your Earbuds All Period & Listen Carefully To Each Video Lesson

    • 1- 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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    2- Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) Method Of Lean Production

    • 10- 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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    3- Just-In-Time (JIT) Method Of Lean Production

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

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    4- Kanban (Card System) Method Of Lean Production

    • 17- 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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    5- Andon (Visual Alert System) Method Of Lean Production

    • 22- Video: Andon System With Examples

    • Handout: Andon Benefits

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    6- Cradle To Cradle (C2C) Design & Manufacturing

    • 24- Video: Specific Goals Of C2C Production

    • Video: What If Waste Did Not Exist?

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    7- Quality Is Very Important

    • 26- 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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    8- Quality Control Vs. Quality Assurance

    • 35- 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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    9- Methods Of Managing Quality

    • 43- 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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    10- The Circular Economy

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

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

    • Review The Instructions For The CCES Assignment.

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

    • Your CCES Assignment Begins At The Top Of A New NB Page: Title= CCES, Then Write 4 CCES Impact Statements For This Chapter Following The Model.

    • LOOK: This Is What A Great CCES Page Looks Like

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    Case Studies Assignment: This Is Your Practice For The Senior May IB Exams.

    • This Was The Real May 2024 IB BM Standard Level (SL) Paper 2 Exam. Get A Feel For It Now. Know That We Are Preparing For It Every Day In Class & For Homework So You Will Have The Best Chance Of Earning Your Best Score.

    • This Was The Real May 2024 IB BM Higher Level (HL) Paper 2 Exam. Get A Feel For It Now. Know That We Are Preparing For It Every Day In Class & For Homework So You Will Have The Best Chance Of Earning Your Best Score.

    • Exam Tip: Paper 2 Section B (2024-2028)

    • Step-By-Step Instructions For Doing Your Case Studies As Practice For Your Senior May Exams

    • LOOK: This Is What A Completed & Corrected Case Study Analysis Looks Like. Use This Sample As Your Model.

    • See How The IB BM Command Terms Are Organized

    • What Are Command Terms & Why Are They Important?

    • Old Command Terms List = Rules for Answering Test Questions

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

    • Chapter 5.3 Has 5 Case Studies. Choose & Complete At Least 3

    • Use Only A Red Pen On Examiners' Notes Day

    • 5.3 Examiners' Notes. Copy In Red Ink.

    • Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do This ...

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    Review Day Activities + Presentation Day

    • Read & Follow These Review Day Instructions

    • Watch: 5.3 Chapter Review With Mr. L

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

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

    • LOOK: This Is What A Great Chapter Review Page Looks. Use This As Your Model.

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

    • Presentation Day Instructions

    • New 5.3 Review Worksheet ANSWER KEY (Self-Correct With Color Ink. Is An Entire Task Correct? Write "OK")

    • 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!

    • Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do this ...

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    5.3 Quiz Day: Write Your Score In In Red In Your Notebook At The Top Of The Shark Tank Page.

    • You Must Take The Quiz Even If You Were Absent For Presentation Day. Makeups Are At The Beginning Of Class On The Day You Return

    • Absent On Quiz Day? Your Project Is Still Due On Quiz Day.

    • Quiz Day Schedule Of Activities

    • You Must First Enroll In The Shark Tank Course

    • 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)

    • Blue Sheet Instructions. Pick Up A Blue Checklist & Reflection Handout To Complete & Staple Into Your Notebook

    • Due Today On Quiz Day (Before Midnight) Is Your Completed Chapter Notebook Project

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    Tech Support & How To Scan And Post An Excellent Chapter Project.

    • Don't Forget To Complete & Staple The Blue Reflection Checklist To The Last Page Of Your Chapter

    • Please Review The Quality Requirements For Your Scanned Project

    • Intro Guide For Posting Assignments On Teams

    • Step-By-Step Video Tutorial For How To Upload An Assignment In Teams

    • 8 Steps For Using The TEAMS App On Your Phone To Upload

    • Use The "PDFgear Scan" App!

    • How To Use OneDrive To Scan Your Notebook Project

    • How To Use Your iPhone To Scan Your Notebook Pages Into A Single PDF File

    • How To Use Your Android Phone To Scan Your Written Work Into A PDF File

    • If You Must- You Can Scan Two Notebook Pages At One Time

    • If You Can Only Scan One Page At A Time, Here's How To Merge Multiple PDF Files Into One Single File For TEAMS

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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

What's Next?

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