Overview
This question asks student to identify new 7-10 trends/issues (or hot topics) that occurred around Lean Six Sigma, technology, industrial and quality management. Students will also provide short description (100-150 words) for each one.
The following papers and handouts should be used in identify trends and/or current issues which have been going on now and/or in the past few years.
Example of a current issue and its description
https://www.epa.gov/lean/case-studies-and-best-practices
Trend/Current Issue 1 – Green Revolution in Automotive Industry The industry undergo a “green revolution” resulting in products and processes that generate dramatically less waste and that channel remaining wastes back into production rather than into the environment. According to the Industry News, Ford is investing more than $11.5 billion in electric vehicles through 2022, introducing zero-emission on Mustang Mach-E, Transit Commercial EV and fully electric F-150. Ford intends to achieve carbon neutrality globally by 2050. GM will invest $27 billion in electric and autonomous vehicle development and launch 30EVsglobally through 2025. GM aims to stop selling gasoline cars by 2035. Industries are acutely aware of the responsibility and opportunity to fight the climate change, planning and working on environment and sustainability.