3.2 Data analysis
Before any improvement can be made, it is essential that the present status be known (Hamlin, 1978). Two stages of
data analysis are conducted for the current state analysis where first MOST technique is used to analyse and identify
the value added and non-value added activities of the operation. A work element analysis is conducted to show the
cause and effect of the problem for the setup process. Data analysis is a vital step to be done as it classifies the
problems before any improvements are done (Puvanasvaran et al., 2010).