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The adoption of lean at Nibbly Bits Bakery / Michael Chandler, Norman Faull.
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- Author/Creator:
- Chandler, Michael, author.
- Faull, Norman, author.
- Series:
- SAGE Knowledge. Cases.
- SAGE Knowledge. Cases
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Production management--Case studies.
- Production management.
- Food industry and trade.
- Lean manufacturing.
- Lean manufacturing--Case studies.
- Project management--Case studies.
- Project management.
- Nibbly Bits.
- Food industry and trade--Case studies.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, 2018.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The case concerns food manufacturer Nibbly Bits, which supplies a retailer (Woolworths) with rusks and a variety of other baked goods. Despite receiving good orders at fair prices, the company has battled to turn a profit. In addition, a series of worker-led strikes have plagued the company, which has led to an uncertain future. The operations department, headed by the main protagonist, Stefan Drees, endeavours to solve the issues through implementing Lean principles in the factory despite a lack of support from upper management. Several initiatives are implemented with varying degrees of success.There are two main themes that run throughout the case. Firstly, there is a strong emphasis on the company's employees and how Lean management practices can assist in improving a poor work culture. Fostering an inclusive culture helps to improve productivity and employee happiness. The second theme relates to process improvement. The production processes are described along with interventions that the operations manager uses to make changes in line with a Lean approach to problem-solving.
- Notes:
- Originally Published InChandler, M., & Faull, N. (2018). The adoption of lean at Nibbly Bits Bakery. Graduate School of Business. Cape Town, South Africa: University of Cape Town.
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- ISBN:
- 9781526478054
- OCLC:
- 1089143294
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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