Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.

• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:

• To designing profitable services that provide high level of quality to satisfy business needs.
• To ensure that the services delivered are reasonable and relevant to the customers.
• To gain an understanding of the business rules and ensure if the results are in alignment with the organizational goals.

Questions

1. To what extent could (or should) Dean expect to apply the philosophies and techniques of JIT to the running of the staircase cell? (2.5 MM)

2. What are likely to be the main categories of costs and benefits in establishing the cell? Are there any non-financial benefits which should be taken into account? (2.5 MM)

3.How different would the cell work (job design) be to that in the main Joinery Department? (2.5 MM)

4. What risks are associated with Dean’s proposal?