MGT324 LSU Alaska Airlines Lean Initiatives To Improve Productivity

MGT324 LSU Alaska Airlines Lean Initiatives To Improve Productivity

video:https://mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com/assets/lean_operations_aa

1. From the video, identify at least five (5) lean initiatives that Alaska Airlines incorporated to improve productivity and cut down waste in its system. Briefly explain each initiative. Three or four sentences for each initiative is enough.

2. Based on the Lean / JIT / TPS principles discussed in Chapter 16, identify an initiative (not discussed in the video) that Alaska Airlines could possibly implement to further cut down waste in the system. Explain the initiative and discuss which principle/principles it is based on.