MAN 341
Spring 2022-2023
Homework 2
Due February Friday, March 3, 1000 hours.
Please check the instructions on homework assignments as detailed in the course syllabus uploaded
on the Moddle page of the course.
Q1) Do Critical Thinking Exercise #1, Textbook p.65.
Q2) Do Critical Thinking Exercise #2, Textbook p.65.
Q3) Do Critical Thinking Exercise #5, Textbook p.65.
Q4) Do Problem #2, Textbook p.65.
Q5) Do Problem #4, Textbook p.65.
Q6) Do Problem #7, Textbook p.66.
Q7) Answer the Questions on Case: Home Style Cookies, Textbook pp.67-68.
Q8) On the Moodle page there is an excerpt from The Machine that Changed the World on Lean
Design practice at Toyota in the early 1980s. In this chapter, consider the metrics used to monitor
and compare the perfomance of the traditional and lean designers (as also discussed in class.) For
each metric, discuss briefly how the four elements of Lean Design practice impacts positively.