| Project | Description |
| Applying Lean Manufacturing Practices | Part consolidation to improve Company A’s use of production floor space. The students collected data on parts by weight, location, and container, then proposed solutions to reduce inventory and implement a JIT system for the production floor. |
| The Supermarket Project | ISM students assigned to Company A’s warehouse for a major product division. Students took inventory of parts used, size and weight, standardized shipment packaging and holding bins, and implemented improvements for circulation of parts. |
| Indirect Supply Consolidation | The group formulated short- and long-term goals that included creating procedures for proper oversight of the indirect supply base, setting buyer authorization levels, creating a scorecard to evaluate indirect suppliers, suggesting up-to-date ERP systems and e-tools, creating a preferred list, using strategic purchasing methods. |
| Kanban Project | Company A’s product line team leaders worked with a group of ISM students to effectively change the Kanban sizes and reorder point quantities of all the parts on an integral product line. |