BSBMGT608 Manage Innovation and Continuous Improvement: A Comprehensive Guide

BSBMGT608
Manage Innovation and Continuous
Improvement
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Contents
Assignment 1...................................................................................................................................3
Part A...........................................................................................................................................3
Part B............................................................................................................................................7
Assessment 2.................................................................................................................................11
Assessment 3.................................................................................................................................14
References......................................................................................................................................17
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Assignment 1
Part A
Q1. What is Continuous Improvement? Who would be involved in this process and what
would they be doing to enable improvements? Support your answer with examples from
the case.
Continuous improvement refers to the progressing development of the efforts on a product,
facility, or service. This development of the effort can be progressing, spontaneous, or in parts
i.e. ‘incremental’ evolvement over time (Ylänen, 2017). The end result is constantly improved
and evaluated to maintain efficiency, the effectiveness of the product, and flexibility of firm.
CCI steel plate manufacturing mill at Scunthorpe is going to be involved in this process and in
order to enable the improvements, Corus is going to find new ways for it to achieve set
objectives of the mill and optimize maximum from the existing resources. CI is not limited to
quality enhancement. It includes overall development - the business strategy to producers and
suppliers internal bond, anything exercised as CI subjects.
E.g. change in the usability of labor, equipment, techniques, machinery, and cost involves
increasing the efficiency of the business.
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Q2. Describe the type of culture Corus is developing. How will the vision plan help to
develop this culture?
Corus believes in developing protective and effective leading edge-solutions with current
technology, method, and products, it is related to overall growth in the symphony and an
environmentally friendly approach involving innovation, operational excellence, responsible
behavior, customer satisfaction. Improve work opportunities for employees leading to
employee’s responsibilities and job satisfaction.
Corus’s vision includes continuous improvement to provide customers on time delivery of
demanded products and services. It is done to gain satisfied customers and secure recurring sales
for longer time requests and demand. It is a long-term planned strategy to improve and expand
the business. This will eventually lead to the growth of demand, fulfilling customer desires and
out-performing contemporary competing firms.
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