Apple 1c Case Study

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1a) The purpose of any organization is best described from a customer’s point of view. Without a satisfied customer base a company will not survive. The purpose of company is to provide a product or service, this product or service provides a direct benefit or capability to the customer in which you are interacting with. The purpose explains why the company is in existence, it also should explain what business or sector the company is servicing and what business or sector that the company is not involved in. For example, Apple provides products and services in the technology sector. They manufacture products and have various services within their brand that they market. By having a direct purpose a customer should be able to verify that Apple …show more content…

An organization must listen to the customer. The customer will provide feedback that feedback could be positive or negative. This system functions efficiently when the organization is able to take the feedback provided by the customer and utilize that information through the SIPOC model. The provided feedback will give the organization the results of the product or service and will identify the system as being efficient or …show more content…

Gemba takes the general concepts of system and processes and extracts the system of processes directly involved in producing value on behalf of a customer. An organization needs to have a purpose for providing a product or service and that purpose is directly related to the customer. When an organization can clearly see the value it is adding to the customer, the organization is “Beginning with the End in Mind. By “Putting First Things First”, an organization is able to use priorities and steps for providing the product or service. These priorities and steps create a hierarchy of importance. For example, raw materials need to attach to other parts before they can be painted. Another habit that Covey discusses is “Being Proactive”. A company that is proactive instead of reactive is able to work much more efficiently within the system. By working more efficiently within the system the company is able to utilize Gemba as a priority. 2b) An organization that is able to utilize team learning will be able to communicate ideas and systems thinking. Gemba takes the general concepts of system and processes and extracts the system or process directly involved in producing value on behalf of the customer. Organizations consist of many systems and processes, by involving team learning I believe that organizations are able to utilize better work flow and this has a

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