For the reason of human factor and human reliability, it is inevitable that there could be occurred some kind of faults and errors even in well planned and technically equipped organizations and systems. The errors or unplanned risks that might be happened during the project, can lead the customer to have negative opinion about the management team. Also some faults and risks might not being able to fix or might be too expensive to overcome it. Therefore a well prepared quality management plan is essential for an organization in order to ensure that the management plan that the project team works on, meet the customer satisfaction and their needs.… Read the rest
Production Management
Role of the Warehouse in Postponement Strategies
The rapid changes occurring in customer-supplier relationship has resulted in shortening the product life cycle along with the product variations, which could meet the complex customer satisfaction demands. As the customer requirements changes rapidly, it increases the complexity of planning and demand forecasting to suit the changing demands. Hence, postponement strategies are able to help in solving such complex issues. The strategy involves delay in the production process to the maximum possible time, while delaying the point of product differentiation. As the whole strategy is related to the value of information, it can be maximized with delay in production decision time, giving more time to receive and analyze the customer requirement and demand.… Read the rest
How to Eliminate Waste in Manufacturing?
What is Waste in Manufacturing Term?
Waste Squander disposal is a standout amongst the best approaches to expand the gainfulness of any business. Forms either add esteem or waste to the creation of a decent or administration. The seven squanders started in Japan, where waste is known as “Muda.” “The seven squanders” is an apparatus to additionally order “Muda” and was initially created by Toyota’s Chief Engineer Taiichi Ohno as the center of the Toyota Production System, otherwise called Lean Manufacturing. To wipe out waste, it is imperative to see precisely what waste is and where it exists. While items altogether contrast between industrial facilities, the regular squanders found in assembling conditions are very comparative.… Read the rest
Differences Between Manufacturing and Service Operations
Generally speaking, process efficiency is the most important to manufacturing operations while production and marketing are inseparable to service operations.
Manufacturing’s tangible output can be consumed overtime, less labor and more equipment are used in production, since automation has increased capital intensity while as a result reduced customer contact. Consumers rarely take part in the manufacturing process, many manufacturing operations have emphasized efficiency while compromising flexibility, the methods for monitoring and using resources are sophisticated while producing.
On the other hand, service operations are different from those of manufacturing operations. Consumption and production of services takes place simultaneously or closely, and there are more labor and more customer participation, which means service businesses, usually are more customer-oriented.… Read the rest
Lean Manufacturing – Definition, History and Objectives
Lean manufacturing is the production of goods using less of everything compared to mass production. It focuses on less human effort, less manufacturing space, less investment in tools, and less engineering time to develop a new product. Lean manufacturing is a generic process management philosophy derived mostly from the Toyota Production System (TPS). Lean manufacturing is a technique that allows companies to be more responsive to quickly changing markets and more sophisticated & demanding customers.
History of Lean ManufacturingToyota is often considered one of the most efficient manufacturing companies in the world and the company that sets the standard for best practices in Lean Manufacturing.… Read the rest
The Seven Wastes of Lean Manufacturing
There are differing opinions on how many ‘types’ of waste an organisation might have. Current thinking suggests, seven, eight, or even nine depending on the nature of the organisation and the type of work carried out.
Originally, there were said to be seven types of waste, and these were largely found in manufacturing organisations. They can be listed as:
- Overproduction
- Excess inventory
- Waiting (lost time)
- Unnecessary motion
- Unnecessary transportation (double handling, or moving excess stock)
- Re-work (poor quality)
- Over-processing (over-engineered)
In each instance, it is recognized that even incremental improvements can help an organisation to increase its efficiency and reduce its costs. … Read the rest