190 ◾ Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition
Study Questions
1. What is planning?
2. Provide at least five examples of knowledge waste.
a. What causes knowledge waste?
b. What are possible countermeasures?
3. Describe your organization’s strategic planning process.
a. What are its strengths and weaknesses?
b. How might you improve it?
4. Define “routine” and “improvement” work.
a. Provide at least three examples of each in your organization.
b. Provide at least one example each of point, flow, and system
improvement.
5. Draw out the Strategy A3 storyboard and describe each section.
6. Why is it important to reflect on both outcomes and process?
7. What is the most important word in hoshin planning?
a. Explain your answer.
b