CIO over last century – different paradigms; Enterprise wide vs. single entity VSM Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) – Vicious & Virtuous Cycle MRP/ERP, Forecast & push vs. pull based production system VA & NVA – NVA I & NVA II – Eight categories of NVA plus some more VSM – Flow – Pull – Perfection causal loop diagram Real time visual control, Transparency & access to information at all levels for effective & timely decision making, Participative management, cross-functional teams 8. Multi-channel distribution system 9. Six Sigma & Lean Six Sigma – A company-wide strategy, process improvement methodology, Identifying & controlling variations, defect rate with process shift, Recipe for 6-Sigma program implementation 10. QRM vs. Lean principles in CIO 11. Lead time, cycle time, takt time & machine time 12. Kanban, Kaizen, Kaikaku, Heijunka, Zidoka, Poke Yoke, Hoshin Kanri, (5+1)S 13. Fundamental processes for improvement CIO – Design, Order taking, Manufacturing 14. Role of IT services in CIO 15. Toyota production system (TPS) –Production Smoothing (PS), Kanban Control, JIT, Autonomation 16. Lean Consumption, Lean Provision, Lean Production 17. Recipe for Successful Implementation of CIO 18. QFD, Sustainability of CIO program, Human Aspect of CIO Implementation 19. Cost accounting system for CIO 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
IMPORTANT: Approximately eighty-five to ninety (85-90) percent questions will be short answered questions and multiple choice questions from the list of topics above. The remaining ten-fifteen (10-15) percent will quantitative part dealing with takt time & cycle time at process level within the scope of topics covered during the semester.
Sample Short Answered Questions:
1. What is one most elementary requirement of implementing Heijunka? 2. What is that QRM promises to achieve that Lean Six Sigma program does
