(Answered) : Compare and contrast the following operations processes: Craft, Mass Production and Lean Thinking. What are the 8 types of waste

Compare and contrast the following operations processes: Craft, Mass Production and Lean Thinking. What are the 8 types of waste (muda) which should be eliminated from the process?

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CRAFT

MASS

LEAN

Highly skilled workers

Narrow skilled workers

Multi-skilled workers

Product is customised for individual

Standardized products in very high volume

Increasingly automated machinery to produce volumes of products in enormous variety

Workers know whole process

Workers know only part of process

Workers are Self reliant

Workers are dependent

Workers are highly flexible

Expensive

Rigid

Avoid the high cost of craft and the rigidity of mass production

Moderate waste is generated

High volume of waste is generated

Minimal waste is generated

Simple and flexible tools are used

Facilities equipped

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