OPS/400 — Integrating Processes through Lean Operations and Total Quality Management

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you recommend and evaluate a selected business process improvement plan for an organization of your choice. Identify and develop plans to eliminate the root causes of waste in your organization, and recommend a strategy for continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals. Include in your paper the metrics and processes you will employ to sustain your planned improvements. Discuss how to develop a lean organization through improved architecture, material flow, and work standardization, while concurrently addressing operational maintenance and safety. Evaluate employee involvement in business process improvements, and explain how you will implement process changes and manage potential challenges associated with organizational change. Identify how you will benchmark and engage your suppliers to improve overall business efficiencies. Prepare an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that highlights the main points in your improvement plan, and present it to an audience of senior managers Requirements: 700-1050