Lean Operating Systems

Lean Operating Systems

“Lean Operating Systems” Please respond to the following:

• examine at least three different types of waste that can be found in an organization of your choice. Suggest the lean strategies to confront them.
• compare and contrast the lean service system found with Southwest Airlines to a full-service airline such as United Airlines, British Airways, and other large carriers in terms of cabin service, boarding process, baggage handling, and service encounters.
• Recommend ways for the airline carriers to improve their lean operation system in terms of speed and quality while reducing waste and costs. Explain your rationale.

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Lean Operating Systems

 Any organization is bound to experience some level of waste on some of its processes, whose management could improve the level of efficiency therein (Kleindorfer, Singhal, & Van Wassenhove, 2005). Space is one of the most common types of waste, as the different employees put some of the resources used in the production process. Additionally, overproduction could also be a challenge, where some of the materials are processed multiple times, despite their use in similar processes. This is especially common with hard copies of various documents.

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