Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is for students to evaluate the lean techniques applied to business in today's workforce. Note: Students and Faculty seeking more information on this assignment can refer to Ch. 14 of the Operations and Supply Chain Management textbook. Assignment Steps Select a business you are familiar with which incorporates lean manufacturing or lean supply chains. Evaluate how this firm uses lean strategies and how much lean techniques has improved the firm's efficiency. Evaluate ways the firm can go even further to make improvements using lean techniques. Use the results you obtained from evaluating this firm to apply to your own business or a business you are interested in which currently does not use lean. Develop a 1,050-word report in which you describe your lean evaluation project.Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment

In preparation for your final project it will be important that you locate a number of peer-reviewed journal articles which focus on the key variables in your experiment. For this annotated bibliography you will need to locate at least 4 relevant peer-reviewed journal articles from Keiser's online library. What is an annotated bibliography?It is an organized list of sources (referenced in APA format), such as books, journals, newspapers, magazines, reputable web pages, etc., each of which is followed by a summary or description of the source.Annotations may consist of all or part of the following list of items, depending on the purpose of the bibliography:Describe the content (focus) of the sourcedescribe the usefulness of the sourceEvaluate the reliability of the sourceDiscuss any conclusions the author(s) may have madeNote key points from the article relevant to your final projectDescribe your reaction to the sourceWhat does an annotated bibliography look like?The following in an example source from an annotated bibliography:Waite, L. J., Goldschneider, F. K., & Witsberger, C. (1986). Nonfamily living and the erosion of traditional family orientations among young adults. American Sociological Review, 51 (4), 541-554.The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young males. Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased individualism, self-sufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families. In contrast, an earlier study by Williams cited below shows no significant gender differences in sex role attitudes as a result of nonfamily living.Annotated Bibliography Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsSummary of at least 4 peer-reviewed articles60Proper APA format of references in bibliography20Grammar, spelling, and correct APA format20Total:100Reference:How to prepare an annotated bibliography. Cornell University Library. Retrieved on from http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill28.htm