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ISCOM 472 Final Exam Guide (UOP Course)
ISCOM 472 Entire Course (UOP Course)
  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 ISCOM 472 Week 2 DQ
3 ISCOM 472 Week 2 Learning Team Need for a Lean
Initiatives Paper ISCOM 472 Week 3 Learning Team
As-Is Process Flowchart and Paper ISCOM 472 Week
3 Learning Team Individual Process Analysis
Techniques Summary
  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 2 (UOP Course)
ISCOM 472 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
  Where is your organization in the evolution of
a Lean Enterprise?
  What technology drivers influence the evolution
to lean enterprise?
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ISCOM 472 Week 1 Individual Elements of Lean
Paper (UOP Course)
ISCOM 472 Week 1 DQ 3 (UOP Course)
  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.   Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in
which you address the following points  
Describe briefly at least three core elements of
lean.  
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 2 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
ISCOM 472 Week 2 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
  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? 
  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 Learning Team Need for a Lean
Initiatives Paper (UOP Course)
ISCOM 472 Week 2 DQ 3 (UOP Course)
  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. 
  What is your organizations procedure for
understanding your manufacturing or service
process?
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ISCOM 472 Week 3 Learning Team Individual Process
Analysis Techniques Summary (UOP Course)
ISCOM 472 Week 3 Learning Team As-Is Process
Flowchart and Paper (UOP Course)
  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   Define Measure Analyze
  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.
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ISCOM 472 Week 4 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
ISCOM 472 Week 4 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
  What metrics does your organization use to
assess supply chain performance? What are the
benefits of performance metrics?
  Can you improve something that you cant
measure? Why or why not?
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ISCOM 472 Week 4 Individual Change Management
Paper (UOP Course)
ISCOM 472 Week 4 DQ 3 (UOP Course)
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. 
  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 5 Individual JIT and Process
Standardization Paper (UOP Course)
ISCOM 472 Week 4 Learning Team To-Be Process
Flowchart and Paper (UOP Course)
  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.
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.  Identify which of the three
(cycle-time, quality, and cost) categories of
process improvements your To-Be process
addressed. 
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ISCOM 472 Week 5 Learning Team Business Process
Improvement Plan and Metrics Paper and
Presentation (UOP Course)
  Resources Need for a Lean Initiatives 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. 
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  Resources Need for a Lean Initiatives 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.