...Rafael Gomes de Carvalho MSE 507 Prof. Scott Wainess Date 10-08-14 Table of Contents 1. The Lean Implementation 2. The Five Principles of Lean a. Specifying Customer Value b. Identifying the Value Stream c. Making the Value Stream Flow d. Implementing Customer Pull e. Pursuing Perfection 3. Insights and Conclusions 4. Appendix The Lean Implementation As we have studied, lean manufacturing is one of the initiatives that many major businesses in the world have been trying to adopt in order to remain competitive in an increasingly global market. The focus of this approach is on cost reduction by eliminating non value added activities. Applications of lean manufacturing have been less common in the continuous / process sector, in part because of a perception that this sector is less amenable to many lean techniques, and in part because of the lack of documented applications. This has caused managers to be reluctant to commit to the improvement program. The chosen article for this case study takes a case based approach to address both issues. It describes a case in which lean principles were adapted for the continuous / process sector for application at a large integrated steel mill. Value stream mapping was the main tool used to identify the opportunities for various lean techniques. The article also describes a simulation model that was developed to contrast the ‘‘before’’ and ‘‘after’’...
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...GOVERNMENT OF INDIA GUIDELINES For the Implementation of Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness Scheme A Component of National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme Development Commissioner Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Government of India Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi-110 108 www.dcmsme.gov.in May, 2010 Published by The Development Commissioner, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi-110108 Printed at Tara Art Printers Pvt. Ltd., B-4, Hans Bhavan, B.S. Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002 National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme 4 Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness Scheme CONTENTS Sl. No. Subject Preface 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Introduction Overview The Scheme Concept Objectives of Lean Manufacturing Scheme Develoment Commissioner (MSME) Implementation Structure Financial Assistance Coverage and Eligibility Implementation Framework Implementation Time Line Approval Process Modalities of Fund Transfer Format for Application by MCs/SPV – Annexure - 1 Power of Attorney – Annexure - 2 7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 14 14 14 16 18 Page No. 5 National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme ABBREVIATIONS CMTI CPs DC (MSME) DGFASLI GDP GOI IA IFW ILO LMC LMS MC MSME MSME - DI NMCC NMCP NMIU SPV SSC T&C TAC – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Central Manufacturing Technology Institute Condition Precedents Development Commissioner (MSME) Director General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes Gross Domestic...
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...Ashley Martin Case 13- Lean implementation and supply chain development at Oak Hills 10/03/13 1. What are the specific quality problems Oak Hills is facing, and how will they influence the company’s ability to convert to a lean system? * One major problem of Oak Hills processes is their internal customers and suppliers. BlackDome, an internal supplier of Oak Hills, was often late on deliveries but attributed this to rush orders placed by Oak Hills internal customer E&E. The internal processes between units are lacking effective communication between E&E and Oak Hills. E&E does not provide Oak Hills with information concerning their current or impending projects, so Oak Hills know little about what projects require the testing instruments that they supplied them. * Another problem was the fact that E&E customers were used to the luxury of placing rush orders. There for the plant had to maintain a high level of raw materials inventory on-site, costing them space and money. * Another problem is their use of the batch flow system. * They need to locate production and warehousing facilities closer to their customers. * Require suppliers to deliver smaller quantities, more frequently. In order for Oak Hills to implement a successful lean system there must be improved communication between its’ internal units. Oak Hills needs to require E&E unit to forecast their demand more accurately, so they can reduce the amount of expedited orders, and be better prepared...
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...Gustaf Brinck Assignment 2 MTT096-Production Management Establishment of Lean in healthcare Since Lean production (LP) was made for the car industry from its origin, the philosophy was applied to a standardized product or process. When the success of LP hit the world, many organisations looked for ways to implement LP with mixed results. One of the main difficulties lies within the field of identifying a repetitive process or making the process repetitive. The higher the variation of the process the harder it is to standardize it and to find the areas of improvement, since every situation is highly contextual. When it comes to healthcare the field is both repetitive and contextual, doctors must make individual assessments for each patient, but for example nurses goes through the same procedure when they give patients their medicine. Many patient including myself interpret a visit at the hospital as time consuming, in many cases you will first sit in a waiting room to get tested/assessed. The results is then analysed, and you might have to talk to several nurses and doctors in the process before you actually get treated. Several attempts to implement LP has been made for many reasons, however as Dannapfel et al (2013) describes it: the need to make a change in healthcare-organizations in many cases rises from an aging population and the strive to maximize the given resources. Dannapfel et al (2013) investigated a case study in Östergötland, to investigate...
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...all eight teams - Some teams had postponed starting the third improvement cycle - There was a sense of a loss of direction. If the Lean initiative were to restart: 1) What would Steiger had to do to ensure that it was effective and sustainable? If the Lean initiative were to be restarted, Steiger would have to make sure that the work environment is positive and that employees at all levels are willing to proactively overcome resistance to change and ready to get on the improvement process. To reach this objective, Steiger needs to ascertain leadership initiatives all the way down the organizational hierarchy - involving the company’s CEO as well as top, middle and lower level managers -, define departmental objectives and design performance measurement tools to assess the involvement and commitment of each employee. Steiger should focus on effectively persuading and motivating top managers to positively contribute with the lean initiative implementation. Even though this has proved to be quite a challenging task, Steiger must find ways to foster, sharpen and put the leadership skills of managers into practice as to guarantee they will be able to envision the benefits of the lean implementation, engage and energize employees, and enable operational excellence. To measure performance, Steiger should propose the implementation of a Balance Scorecard that would be used by managers of different areas to set financial, commercial, operational, and people-related...
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...resist change. Management of resistance can be challenging to management because resistance can be covert or overt, individualized or organized, aggressive or timid. Employees of companies know what they like and don’t like and can resist changes publicly verbal as well as in writing. They can also resist through the actions they take, verbiage that is used to discuss possible changes and discussions that they have within organizations. It is not important how the resistance manifests itself; it still threatens the success of the change initiative. Resistance to change can slow down how quickly the change is being accepted by the organization. Resistance also has an effect on the way other employees feel at various stages of the implementation process. Resistance to change ultimately affects quality of goods and services, productivity of employees and work relationships. Change is a normal manifestation within all organizations and unfortunately resistance to that change is also a common occurrence. Resistance to change can be demonstrated through several different type. It is crucial to understand the types of resistance in order to understand methods to reduce that resistance and promote compliance. In this...
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...original system which has many limitations and requires a lot of manual work Late implementation, over budget, and bad qualtiy 2. DTech is mainly used in Europe / only 15 systems have been installed in the U.S 3. DTech is in the middle of their own integration / acquisition 4. Newly aqcuired consultants at DTech don't even know the DTech system that well 5. John promoting staff lay-offs as a result of the new system - (not exactley a great motivator) 6. IT consultant quiting and nobody to run the current system. ( due to being overloaded and acting as an assistant to DTech consultatnts) 7. Lack of time on John's part to devote to the new project that he is spearheading. 8. Poor / prolonged implementation process diverting attention away from day to day operations 9. System should have been installed earlier and before rapid product expansion 10. Fragmented implementation teams on both DTech and Schmidco (A) and consultants --How these problems came about--- No one wanted the conversion they wanted to live with the old system. There were a bunch of wizzards and the longer they wait to imlement the more resitence they will have. Their rapid growth much like Google's has caused them to stray from their mission The company relies on reccommendations from their system becuase no one understands the system enough to challenge it. The lack of support and training from DTech and the Implementations team Network not secure or reliable ---How could they have been avoided--- ...
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...EHR/CPOE Implementation Executive Summary This thesis follows the implementation of Computerized Patient Order Entry/Electronic Health Record (CPOE/EHR) system implemented by Partners Healthcare System (PHS) during 2002-2003 for all its constituent practitioners. It looks at the problems faced during implementation of the system and identifies new potential problems that the system may encounter. Particularly in consideration is the effort it takes to convince healthcare professionals to switch to CPOE/EHR, the cost of installing the system, the potential of automating redundancies in the system and the potential of healthcare professionals getting skewed data out of the system suggestions. It looks at the management challenges faced by the administration when bringing about CPOE/EHR to PHS and divulges in some techniques that were used for tackling these issues. It defines ways in which the system is being used to improve patient healthcare and save millions of dollars for the government, healthcare facilities and patients alike. This thesis also finds ways to combat the potential problems that may arise later and the system and looks at related government policies and statutes which apply to the implementation. Finally some metrics of success are discussed their effectiveness in driving a result. Problem Definition CPOE/EHR Implementation can face a host of problems that can hinder the process flow and the acceptability of the system by the people involved. The initial...
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...Deloitte & Touches’ revolutionary implementation of Women’s Initiative, serves as one of the most transformational changes any company has ever seen. Deloitte thought women were leaving their company in order to fulfill their wifely and motherly duties. The truth of the matter is they left due to not being considered for partnership roles. When CEO Mike Cook at the time realized the significant impact it was having on the business, he implemented a two day intensive workshop for “the Retention and Advancement of Women”. Implementing Women’s Initiative led to a solid foundation surrounded by an environment full of support and development of not just women but men as well. In reading the Women’s Initiative Annual report I felt that women as buyers (WAB) serve as an advancement towards this movement. Currently women account for 85% of all consumer purchases. Deloitte recognized that women executives within the marketplace were increasing. Currently Deloitte is offering a WAB workshop to its professionals in order to better understand the way women process there purchasing decisions. Such examples of how women provided a trusting relationship amongst their clients by providing personal life stories and their way of paying close attention to detail. The WAB has provided other lessons as well for both men and women: 1. Women have a tendency to sit “ face to face” where are men seat beside themselves and consider their mail client “ Right-hand man” 2. Women...
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...INTRODUCTION Real Estate Management System is website which is helpful for Builders as well as a individual as Buyers or Seller. In the currently all the activities are done manually. It is very tough for person to contact a appropriate Buyer or Seller. Our Real Estate Management System deals with the various activities related to the students. There are mainly 3 modules in this software * Search * Post * List On this Website we can register as a Individual, Agent or Builder. Administrator has the power to activate and deactivate the user account Administrator can also add new user and can edit and delete a user. A Builder can register as user and can buy and sell Properties. An Agent can suggest for buying and selling Properties. An Individual can register as a user and can list, buy and sell properties. SYSTEM ANALYSIS EXISTING SYSTEM: System Analysis is a detailed study of the various operations performed by a system and their relationships within and outside of the system. Here the key question is- what all problems exist in the present system? What must be done to solve the problem? Analysis begins when a user begins its registration & starts to search, list & post property. During analysis, data collected on the various files, decision points and transactions handled by the present system. The commonly used tools in the system are Data Flow Diagram, activity diagram, sequence diagram, collaboration diagram, etc. Training, experience and common...
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...policies were made, there was a process to developing a policy for a particular business. All companies, corporation, or business will have policies set in place. This holds true for the foundation for AIDS/HIV. While putting together certain regulation for research groups, this foundation also has to follow each step in the policy process. Coming up with that policy was a process and throughout this paper we will discuss the policy process and what it takes to ensure the write policy has been made to protect the company, consumers and all of its employees. The policy process has certain steps that have to be taken before having a successful outcome. These important steps are as follows: The formulation stage, the legislative stage and the implementation stage. Throughout this paper we will discuss in detail what each step of the policy process consists of, as well as give examples for each step. Also, while discussing how the AIDS/HIV foundation has to follow the same steps while searching for cures. Although, the policy process is made up of many steps, there are only a few main steps to receiving a successful policy. Each step in the policy process can prove to take a lengthy amount...
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...Consulting to help analyze whether to upgrade current software or to acquire new software and then to implement the chosen application. The analysis should include all aspects and considerations of what the resort needs from their word processing capabilities now and in the future. The analysis should also include what the changes the resort and the users of the word processing software will face before, during and after implementation. Utilizing Smith Systems Consulting Boardman Management Group has hired Smith Systems Consulting to help analysis and implement Baderman Island Resort’s processing software problem. Boardman Management Group will utilize the expertise of Smith Systems Consulting in many ways to ensure the resort successful implementation of upgraded or new word processing software. Smith Systems Consulting will analyze every aspect of the project including the problem with the current word processing software, the requirement for the new or upgraded software, the software implementation itself and the changes after the software implementation. To be more specific Smith Systems Consulting will follow a systems development life cycle (SDLC). For now Smith Systems Consulting will be focusing on the analysis...
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...IT Project Implementation Failures Mayelin Vargas HCS/483 03/01/2012 Michael Aiken University of Phoenix When implementing an IT project, many factors and indicators can play into failures of such a project. As seen in the case study of Memorial Health System, the CPOE implementation faced different issues indicating the project failure. In this paper, five reasons of project failure would be identified. It would show how these indicators manifested at Memorial Health System. I will describe what I have done differently to eliminate or minimize the effect of the indicator. Some of the reasons for project failure include; Organizational Baggage, Lack of Belief in the Project, Lack of Candor, Invisible Progress, and Failure to Respect Uncertainty. The first reason for project failure at Memorial was Organizational Baggage. When the Project was first introduced by Dryer and Roberts, a member asked if it was possible to finish this project on the time expected since they took two years just to set up emails at a previous project: therefore, previous project failures was still been questioned when it came to the timeline. The second reason for project failure at this organization was the lack of Belief in the project. Most individuals in the organization were opposed to the providers order entry system. When the IT project was first introduced many feared that the work -load would increment if verbal orders were substituted by computer entry orders. The third reason for...
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...IT Project Implementations Failures Joseph Garcia HCS/483 7/4/2011 Eric Rios IT Project Implementations Failures There are many factors that play into failures of implementing an IT project. As in the Case Study – Memorial Health System CPOE Implementation there were clearly barriers set in place that affected leadership and staff. The purpose of this paper is to examine CPOE implementation barriers within the Memorial Health System and to determine possible methods to overcoming these challenges. Any project or initiative is destined for trouble if its objectives and purpose are unclear. One of the many barriers present was the lack of vision shared within the organization between the physicians and management. They worried their workload would increase because CPOE systems replace verbal orders with computer-entered orders by doctors. Dr. Mark Allen, a primary care physician commented, “The hospital is trying to turn me into a $12-an-hour secretary and they aren’t even paying me $12 an hour.” (Wager, Lee, & Glaser, 2009) The desire to obtain a shared vision as a whole should have resulted in a presentation of what the purpose of the CPOE initiative was intended to achieve. As was the result when some of the doctors that had not left the system attended the CPOE vendor’s annual user group meeting. They saw the release of the vendor’s most recent system and immediately decided they wanted it for Memorial. Another concern with the project was the leadership put in...
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...Compensation and Benefit Plans Name: Institution: The strategic goal of any company is to provide the best service to customers while remaining cost effective and decreasing expenses. The company’s decision to hire a Computer Information System (CIS) Programmer is aimed at helping the company close the organization’s current gap and save the organization money in the long run. The incoming CIS programmer is expected to help the company achieve a stress free working environment for the rest of the employees and help the company make more profits from delivering to the company’s expectations. Hiring a new employee calls for implementation of a compensation and benefits plan that meets the needs of both the employee and the hiring organization. Benefits plan are designed to address specific needs and are often not in cash form. There are different approaches that an organization can choose to use while implementing a compensation and benefit plan. One such justifiable approach is one that recommends that the employee get insurance benefits, health and security benefits, vacation pay, stock options, profit sharing, contribution to retirement and pay for time not worked. Benefits are forms of value, apart from payment, that are given to employees in return for their inputs to the organization. There are other forms of intangible benefits that the company can decide to extend to the employee, which includes,...
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