Company Assignment 2 - Benchmarking to Toyota

Attain finalfaculty approval of your selected organization for improvement selection from Week 1.

Research Toyota Production System (TPS) and Toyota Lean Enterprise solutions and also your selected public organization that needs improvement.

Write a 1,050-word paper in which you Benchmark/Baseline a Lean Enterprise organization against Toyota.

Compare and contrast your chosen organization needing improvement to Toyota that already practices lean enterprise best practice and initiatives.

Address each of the following in your paper:

Benchmark/Baseline your selected public organization needing better Lean Enterprise solutions to Toyota. Compare and contrast the management style(s) and other operating principles within your selected organization needing improvement with Toyota's. What differences or similarities do the two organizations have in vision, mission, values, and/or objectives? Describe the characteristics and best practices benchmarked for your selected organization's lean enterprise style(s) and how they affect organizational behavior. Compare those characteristics with Toyota's. Evaluate how the benchmarked best practices can be integrated into your selected organization. Explain how Benchmarking/Baselining can facilitate the change process to improve efficiency and eliminate waste.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Use a minimum of 3 differentreferences that are not from the same online text, library book or article. 

Use the Grading Rubric and University Library Sample Paper and APA Guide and Citation Generator.

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