1. Kaizen, Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsako, Jishuken. These japanese words are related to continuous quality improvement and are applied in supplier development programs, particularly Toyota's. Research Toyota's Production Systems (TPS) and describe how these concepts are applied in supplier development.
2. With the opening of a newly sandblasting facility, explain why it would be more beneficial to use a product layout process over a fixed position layout, process layout, and cellular layout?