Operations Management II
Assignment 2
Total (115) Marks Weightage 15%
|Q1 |Q2 |Q3 |Q4 |
|Milling |1 |3 |2259.72 |
|Painting |2 |2 |3756.92 |
|Riveting, inserting studs |2 |1 |712.99 |
|Mounting hinges |3 |1 |2534.95 |
|Gluing Carpet |2 |2 |546.72
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This batch sizes have also increased the inventory levels of Sunwind abnormally. Value added activities formed only 1.39% of total activities. Future Requirements: Through implementation of JIT, Sunwind should reduce its setup times which will make them more responsive to the demand from the customer. The lower setup times will also impart flexibility to the company to handle the large product mix.
f. Top management commitment Current status: Currently, the corporate management is not content with the declining profitability of the Save plant and wants to consolidate the operations at Hogsater rather than implement JIT in Save plant. The implementation of JIT is sole initiative of the MD Lars Larsson. Future Requirements: For successful implementation of JIT, the corporate management needs to step in assist the MD Lars Larsson in spreading awareness about JIT. The concerted effort of corporate management and Larsson would ensure that employee have a buy-in when JIT is implemented. The employees should be taken into confidence before implementing JIT as they are one of the major stakeholders in the success of JIT.
2) Total Quality Control
a. worker compliance Current status: The current worker compliance is high for mandatory documentation requirements and acceptance procedures for new parts were stringently observed. However, the quality control procedures in manufacturing were not followed as needed. The company has a quality manual for
To reach this goal, first all the processes in the plant need to be scrutinized. Second, problems need to be identified, analyzed and solved in the manner of Kaizen. The third objective is, to implement quality control on the running belt. With these measurements we're converting the factory step by step from a batch process to a JIT production.
Lastly, the just-in-time (JIT) approach is an operating philosophy that requires that all resources, including materials, personnel, and facilities, be acquired and used only as needed (Mazumder, 2007). The JIT approach works great for manufacturing companies because of their common classes of material that they use which are raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods (Mazumber, 2007). According to JIT concept raw materials are received just in time to go into production, manufactured parts are completed just in time to be assembled into products, and products are completed just in time to be shipped to customers (Mazumber, 2007). The
As a result of these benefits, the JIT system has been particularly effective for companies with a high customer demand on newly developed technologies such as computers. If the product is produced when required and as specified by the customer, this not only allows the customer to order exactly what they want with modern technology, but it also benefits the manufacturer who is guaranteed a return on the goods straight
JITD created lot of internal barriers to Barilla; while some of the concerns are easy to overcome others would need more convincing. For example, the sales department, sales representatives receive more on their compensation through commission from their sales. JITD would cut or reduce to zero most of sales people responsibilities, which in turn will squeeze their commission, as one sale man said “Our sales levels would flatten if we put this program in place”. As noted in the case most of the sales come from the
A more targeted approach to implementing the JITD system will increase the likelihood of success. Due to the high number of SKU’s we move through our supply chain, the project is considerably more complex than necessary. We should use a Pareto analysis to select a smaller number of SKU’s that account for 80% of our throughput. This will maximize the impact of our efforts, while keeping them achievable.
Company management is committed to adopting advanced manufacturing techniques such as benchmarking and just-in-time (JIT). The corporate culture necessary for the success of such techniques is evolving and worker empowerment is already a major program. In addition, workers are allowed several hours away from regular work assignments each week for training programs conferring on budgets and work improvements and applying the ABC system.
Quality Control or (QC) for short, is a set of strictly enforced procedures that have been designed to ensure that a product meets the qualtiy requirements of a client on a ongoing basis. Therefore, to ensure that you provide your clients with consitentcy as far as qualiity goes, as the potential manufacters about the specifics surrodung the procedures they implement to enure qualitiy
As employees of an organization we are required to ensure the welfare of the same at all times. Sometimes we see and analyze certain processes carried out and it is understood that there is any way in which these processes can be improved. It happens that we are not prepared to report that such changes are needed for reasons that are varied. There are positions in companies that are responsible for ensuring that all processes, products and services offered comply fully with the expectations of customers. The so-called "quality controls" are the order of the day in different industries thus minimizing the losses that come when we could make a claim for defective product or service. The following provides an example of
Simply put, JIT delivers the electric fan products at the right time in the right amounts for each customer. The power of JIT is that it allows Riordan to be sensitive to any shifts in customer demand. The main benefit of JIT is that it can ‘improve production efficiency and therefore competitiveness’ (Chase, Jacobs, & Aquilano, 2006). It does this by: preventing over-production, minimizing waiting times and transport costs, saving resources by streamlining the production systems, reducing the capital Riordan may have tied up in stock, and decreasing product defects. It also reduces the need for storage and allows Riordan to have increased space for production at their facility in China.
Processes like non-conformance templates are designed to document different defects with the required information needed for the discrepant condition. As well as non-conformance record writing training for new and existing quality technicians to assist them with writing a non-conformance record correctly. In addition to continuous improvement involvement which gives the technician opportunities to assist in improving the implemented template and training processes within Company C’s quality organization, the initiatives listed above would assist in avoiding non-conformance routed backs and help to save companies time and unwanted
A third disadvantage of applying JIC manufacturing operations is having lower quality assurance methods and even further, lower customer satisfaction (“Just-in-case and just-in-time…”). While the just-in-case system is beneficial in
Evidence of review of quality control is should be readily available. There should be corrective action protocols in place for all problems encountered as well.
As argued by Lubben (1988), JIT allows businesses to have better management since this ensures that there is no loss as there is sufficient number of clients requiring the equipment. This reduces her to deal with huge deliveries when the clients’ numbers are not increasing. (Lubben, 1988, p.4) also suggested the idea of JIT that “... major elements of manufacturing – capital, equipment and labour are made available only in the amount required and at the time required to do the job.” So it is a good practice by utilising JIT approach as it reduces wastes and ensure the correct amount of equipment is available (Lubben,
If I were a customer of Barilla, I would just be concerned with getting all the products I need in a fast time and in good quality. If they could do that, then I would be happy. If I were an investor in the Barilla company, my perspectives would probably not change regarding JITD. I feel that the program will help the company enormously. It will create more revenues for the company, reduce working capital, and it will provide better service to the
Zara provide regular training programme of suppliers and manufactures to improve the material quality from suppliers and maintain both strategic capability in the market, it establishes and maintain a long term and stable relationships of trust with suppliers. In JIT, Zara order the actual need quantity in production to lower inventory, in terms of the supplier, they can forecast the actual demand quantity as to avoid the cost or inventory or production waste cause by bullwhip