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Lean Production Task

The document discusses Bright's Brewery, a growing brewery that has recently faced problems with cash flow and labor turnover. The operations manager, Denzel, wants to implement lean production techniques to improve efficiency and productivity. Task 1 has students make notes on lean production using a diagram. Task 2 has students identify advantages and disadvantages of lean production. Task 3 has students analyze two ways lean production could benefit Bright's Brewery. Task 4 instructs students to write a report as a shareholder opposing the implementation of lean production, arguing it is too risky.

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Lean Production Task

The document discusses Bright's Brewery, a growing brewery that has recently faced problems with cash flow and labor turnover. The operations manager, Denzel, wants to implement lean production techniques to improve efficiency and productivity. Task 1 has students make notes on lean production using a diagram. Task 2 has students identify advantages and disadvantages of lean production. Task 3 has students analyze two ways lean production could benefit Bright's Brewery. Task 4 instructs students to write a report as a shareholder opposing the implementation of lean production, arguing it is too risky.

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Unit 4 Decision making to improve operational

performance

4.3 Increasing efficiency and productivity


Production possibilities: Activity

Case study: Bright’s Brewery


Bright’s Brewery Ltd is a growing medium-sized business located in Gosport. Although
the brewery market is competitive, over the past four years it has seen its sales rise by
140 per cent and research suggests this large rise will continue. The company has just
increased its capacity by opening a new factory where they have four flow production
lines to make their locally produced bitters. However, over recent months Bright’s
Brewery has faced problems, including cash-flow shortages, due to the amount tied up in
stock. They have been with their suppliers for eight years and buy their stock in bulk so
they can receive discounts and achieve economies of scale. Labour turnover is also
increasing due to a large number of staff departing the company as they are de-motivated
in their positions. Many feel that their ideas are not listened to and their jobs are repetitive
and boring. The company’s operations manager Denzel is keen to use techniques of lean
production and believes it will be of great benefit to the business. In order to remain
competitive Bright’s Brewery is keen to improve the quality of its products and thinks lean
production will play an important role in this.

Task 1
Use the diagram below to make notes on lean production.

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Unit 4 Decision making to improve operational
performance

Task 2
Complete the table below to show the advantages and disadvantages of lean production.

Advantages Disadvantages

More motivated workforce. This is


because…

It may increase costs. This is because…

Task 3
Using the writing frames below, analyse two ways that implementing lean production
would benefit Bright’s Brewery Ltd.

Point

Example

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Unit 4 Decision making to improve operational
performance

Explain

Point

Example

Explain

Task 4

You are a shareholder of Bright’s Brewery and opposed to them implementing lean
production. Write a report to Denzel, the operations manager, explaining the reasons why
you think that lean production is too risky and should not be implemented by Bright’s
Brewery.

AQA A-level Business © Hodder & Stoughton Limited 2015

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