Question 1

Six Sigma was started at Motorola but gained great visibility as a result of its implementation at General Electric under the tutelage of Jack Welch.

Just-in-Time came to the United States as an adaptation of the Toyota Production System.

Lean became part of the business lexicon as a result of James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones's book Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation.

Discuss the differences and similarities between these three approaches to quality.

Examine whether the three approaches can be used independently or in combination with each other. Support your answer with examples.

Think of how you would decide the best approach to quality for your company.

Reference:

Womack, J. P., & Jones, D. T. (2003). Lean thinking: Banish waste and create wealth in your corporation. New York, NY: Simon &

Schuster.

Question 2

Just-in-Time came to the United States as an adaptation of the Toyota Production System. When it first came to the United States, it was deemed to be Zero Inventories, although Taiichi Ohno actually called the process "Lean."

Discuss the basics of Just-in-Time using an example from the industry. Further, justify whether Just-in-Time is an inventory control policy or a process improvement methodology. Also, examine if it can be both.