Case Study:
Latest Starbucks Buzzword: 'Lean' Japanese Techniques
Review the link: https://chutzpah.typepad.com/slow_movement/2009/08/wsj-latest-starbuck-buzzword-lean-japanese-techniques.html
Useful link: Starbucks increasing labour efficiency through lean principles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDOE_tT02WE
Case problem:
- How to make production process more efficient?
- What is the issue facing Starbucks?
- Why is Starbucks keen to incorporate Lean into the organization?
- What are the advantages of implementing lean in Starbucks?
- How lean thinking enables Starbucks to serve more customers and increases profit?
There are 2 type of waste discussed in this case study, what are they? and how Starbucks eliminated those waste?