| 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 and then proposed solutions to reduce inventory and implement a JIT system for the production floor. |
| The Supermarket Project | ISM students were assigned to Company A’s warehouse for a major product division. The 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 quantities of all the parts on an integral product line. |