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ISCOM 472 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com   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
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ISCOM 472 Final Exam Guide FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com   1. Lean
enterprise is a systematic methodology to reduce
the complexity and streamline a process to
identify and eliminate waste in company
processes. 2. Just In-Time is the same
as a lean manufacturing approach. 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.
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ISCOM 472 Week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com   Where is your
organization in the evolution of a Lean
Enterprise?
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ISCOM 472 Week 1 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com   What technology
drivers influence the evolution to lean
enterprise?
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ISCOM 472 Week 1 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com   What is your
organization's vision? Is your organization
utilizing any lean enterprise principles to
achieve its vision? How has this been effective?
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ISCOM 472 Week 1 Individual Elements of Lean
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m     Elements of Lean Paper Resources
Electronic Reserve Readings, University Library,
the Internet, or other resources Research the
elements and core disciplines of lean
manufacturing and services as it relates to your
organization, or one with which you are familiar.
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ISCOM 472 Week 1 Lean Enterprise Organization
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d.com   ISCOM 472 Week 1 Lean Enterprise
Organization Application You will research the
elements and core disciplines of various Lean
Enterprise/Operational Excellence
initiatives/approaches (for example Lean, Six
Sigma, TQM, Theory of Constraints, ISO,
Operational Excellence) for both manufacturing
and services as it relates to your organization
(or one with which you are familiar).
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ISCOM 472 Week 2 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com   Does your
organization utilize TQM systems? What types?
Give an example of how a particular TQM tool
resolved a quality issue. What other methods
could be considered?
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ISCOM 472 Week 2 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com     Does your
organization utilize Six Sigma improvement
methodology? Give an example of process that
would benefit from DMAIC. What would be the
challenges that your organization would have to
overcome to successfully utilize Six Sigma?
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ISCOM 472 Week 2 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com     What is your
organizations procedure for understanding your
manufacturing or service process?
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ISCOM 472 Week 2 Learning Team Need for a Lean
Initiatives Paper FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com   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 identify
a lean organization including their mission,
vision, goals, and objectives. Compare and
contrast your chosen organization to your own
organization, or one with which you are familiar,
in terms of various lean initiatives.
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ISCOM 472 Week 3 DMAIC Problem Solving FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com   Create a
Microsoft PowerPoint slide presentation with
speaker notes addressing each of the process
improvement phases of DMAIC. Identify a process
you want to improve in your personal life or in
your organization, or one you know that may
benefit from improvement. Research each of the
following phases Define Measure Analyze
Improve
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ISCOM 472 Week 3 DQ 1 (UOP Course) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com     ISCOM 472
Week 3 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
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ISCOM 472 Week 3 DQ 2 (UOP Course) FOR MORE
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Week 3 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
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ISCOM 472 Week 3 DQ 3 (UOP Course) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com     ISCOM 472
Week 3 DQ 3 (UOP Course)
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ISCOM 472 Week 3 Learning Team As-Is Process
Flowchart and Paper FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com Resource Need for a
Lean Initiatives Paper Create an As-Is Process
Flowchart for a process that requires 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-Is
process. Format your paper consistent with APA
guidelines.
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ISCOM 472 Week 3 Learning Team Individual Process
Analysis Techniques Summary FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com   Process Analysis
Techniques Summary Create a Microsoft
PowerPoint slide presentation addressing each of
the process improvement phases listed below in a
separate slide. Research each phase and describe
two different techniques to analyze a process
that may be utilized during each of the following
process improvement phases
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ISCOM 472 Week 3 Process Improvement
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erd.com   ISCOM472 Week 3 Process Improvement
Opportunities Create an As-Is Process Flowchart
for a process that requires improvement of your
selected organization. Explain the benefits of
accurately documenting the As-Is process.
Research your organization that needs improvement
and your benchmark organization. Write a 700-word
paper in which you identify and explain the
process improvement
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ISCOM 472 Week 4 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com   Can you improve
something that you cant measure? Why or why not?
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ISCOM 472 Week 4 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com   What metrics does
your organization use to assess supply chain
performance? What are the benefits of performance
metrics?
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ISCOM 472 Week 4 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com     How do internal
metrics differ from external metrics? How does
an organization know if they are measuring the
right things?
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ISCOM 472 Week 4 Individual Change Management
Paper FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com
  Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper, usingyour
own organization or one with which you are
familiar. Identify the three categories of
improvements (cycle-time, quality, and cost) that
may be applied to an organizational
process. Address the following in your
paper Describewhat challenges the selected
organization may face in implementing the
improvements. Recommendhow the organization may
resolve resistance to change.
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ISCOM 472 Week 4 Leading Lean Enterprises
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m   ISCOM 472 Week 4 Leading Lean Enterprises
Changes Write a 1,050-word paper to assess and
resolve resistance to process change. Identify at
least two non-standardized processes in your own
organization or one you are familiar with that
can be documented. Address the following in your
paper
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ISCOM 472 Week 4 Learning Team To-Be Process
Flowchart and Paper FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com   Resources Need for
a Lean Initiatives Paper and As-Is Process
Flowchart and Paper Create a To-Be Process
Flowchart for the process identified that
requires 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.
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ISCOM 472 Week 5 Individual JIT and Process
Standardization Paper FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom472nerd.com   Choose a local
business establishment, such as a car wash, 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.
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ISCOM 472 Week 5 Learning Team Business Process
Improvement Plan and Metrics Paper and
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Paper, As-Is Process Flowchart and Paper, and
To-Be Process Flowchart and Paper Write a 700- to
1,050-word paper recommending and evaluating the
selected business process improvement plan for
your selected organization. Include in your paper
the metrics and processes to sustain your planned
improvements.
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