...Analyze Marathon’s product process and determine which phase is open to the greatest number of efficiency improvements. Marathon is among the top five crude oil refineries in the United States. It’s an integrated international energy company engaged in exploration and production of oil, sand mining, integrated gas, refining, marketing, and transportation operation. Marathon needs to upgrade a few of their refineries and pipelines in order to increase the production process of heavy crude oils, (marathon.com). For example, once the Detroit Heavy Oil Upgrade Project is completed, the refinery crude capacity will increase from 106,000 bpd to 115,000 bpd. The upgrades will allow the Detroit refinery to process an additional 80,000 barrels of heavy crude oil per day (detriothoup.com). The existing pipelines at the Detroit refinery do not have the capacity to transport additional volumes of crude oil to meet the refinery’s upgrade needs. Therefore a 1.5-mile pipeline will provide an alternative oil supply line to the refinery and provide extra security in the event of a supply disruption. Pipelines are the safest and the most efficient way to transport crude oil and other liquid petroleum products. They reduce traffic and pollution as well as provide economic benefits. Pipelines transport two-thirds of all the crude oil and refined products in the U.S. compared to three percent by tanker trucks. According to detriothoup.com, currently 100,000 barrels of crude per day...
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...2: Company Overview 5 CHAPTER 3: Operation Management an Introduction at ETA 6 3.1 Managing the 5Ps 6 3.1.1 Concept of 5Ps In Operation Management 6 3.1.2 Managing the 5Ps of Operation Management by ETA 7 3.2 Transformation Process 8 3.2.1 Concept of Transformation Process 8 3.2.2 Practice Of Transformation Process In ETA 9 3.2.3 Implication & Analysis On Transformation Process in ETA 9 3.3 Vs Of Operations 11 3.3.1 Concept Of 4Vs in Operations 11 3.3.2 Implications of 4Vs in ETA 12 CHAPTER 4: Process Design 13 4.1 Concept of Process Design 13 4.2 Process Design In ETA 14 4.2.1 Production Process Involved 14 4.2.2 Production Strategies Involved 15 4.3 Implication and Analysis of Process Design in ETA 15 CHAPTER 5: Plant Layout 17 5.1 Concept Of Plant Layout 17 5.2 Plant Layout Used In ETA 17 5.2.1 Cellular Layout 18 5.2.2 Process or Functional Layout 18 5.3 Implications And Analysis of Plant Layout in ETA 18 CHAPTER 6: Capacity Management 19 6.1 Concept Of Capacity Management 19 5.2 Capacity Management In ETA 20 5.3 Implication And Analysis of Capacity Management In ETA 20 CHAPTER 7: Conclusion 21 Reference 22 CHAPTER 1: Executive Summary CHAPTER 2: Company Overview Operation management involves the management of the systems and process that are required to create the goods and/or services. Stevenson (2007) stated that operation management is the management of the part of the organisation that is responsible...
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...Running Head: Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing: Inception to Production Planning Writer’s Name Course Name, Semester No, Class Level Supervisor Name September 23, 2009 Introduction The present paper discusses the proposal package for Riordan which handles each step of electric fans from inception to production. It includes the material requirement planning phase of fans being manufactured at the China Plant. There is further analysis of existing process for the production of the Riordan electric fans. It provides the basic outline for designing the new process to remove the bottleneck in the process to optimize it for meeting the demands of customer by supply-chain concepts. Production forecast for the Riordan electric fans is discussed along with implementation plan of Lean Production using Gantt Charts. Finally, cover letter describes the coordination of aggregate operations planning and suggested TQM process to define the strategic objective of the company. The MRP for the Manufacturing of the Riordan Electric Fans The China plant of Riordan Manufacturing is the production unit which applies material requirement planning to meet the time-phased requirement of material for assembled units or fan production operations. Raw materials are collected at receiving departments. These are processed to make it suitable for molding departments. The molded unit acts as input for trimming department...
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...1 PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Introduction Product. Production. Management. Production and Operations Management an Overview. Definition of Production Operations Management. Objectives of Production Management. Scope of Production Management. Benefits derived from efficient Production Management Department. Functions of Production Management. Types of Production Systems. Characteristics of production systems and Production cycle. INTRODUCTION The Subject of Production Management is studied under different Headings-such as Production Planning and control, Production and Inventory control, production and operations control and many more. What ever may be the title of the subject, the contents of the subject are more or less one and the same. Before we discuss about production management, let us discuss about product, production and management. This will give us a rough idea about production Management and with what a production manager has to deal with. 1.1. PRODUCT Though many authors define the product with Consumer orientation, it is better for us to deal with different angles, because it will be helpful for us to understand the subject of production and Operation Management. (i) For a Consumer: The product is a combination of or optimal mix of potential utilities. This is because every consumer expects some use or uses from the product. Hence he/she always identifies the product in terms of the uses. Say for example-Soap can be identified by complexion, cleanliness...
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...Assignment in Production and Operation Management 1. Production/operations management is the process, which combines and transforms various resources used in the production/operations subsystem of the organization into value added product/services in a controlled manner as per the policies of the organization. Therefore, it is that part of an organization, which is concerned with the transformation of a range of inputs into the required (products/services) having the requisite quality level. Production function is that part of an organization, which is concerned with the transformation of a range of inputs into the required outputs (products) having the requisite quality level. Production is defined as “the step-by-step conversion of one form of material into another form through chemical or mechanical process to create or enhance the utility of the product to the user.” Thus production is a value addition process. At each stage of processing, there will be value addition. 2. Operations Management The study of set of activities comprising supervision, planning and designing of business operations in the field of manufacturing of goods and services is termed as operations management. The purpose of operations management is to make certain that the operations of a business are efficient and effective and result in minimum of wastage. Operations management tries to cut down resources involved in operations while at the same time making operations more effective and productive...
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...Management Training Courses Accelerated. Modular. Experiential Operations Management Course Planning, building and managing enterprise operations Course Methods: Experiential workshop (action learning course) Course Venue: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Course Duration: 4 days Course Time: 9AM-4PM Course Dates: Management Training Courses Calendar Course Fees: $3,999 | Option 2: Operations Management Courses Online: $995 Why IIM?: CEO Club | Training Excellence | Client Testimonials Course Audience: * COO's Team: Operations Managers, Procurement Managers, Supply Chain Managers, Production Managers, Manufacturing Managers, Warehousing Managers, Inventory Managers, Quality Managers, R&D Managers, Innovation Managers, Project Managers, Entrepreneurs, and Operations Management Consultants. Course Objectives: * Provides an understanding of operations management framework * Offers experiential analysis to understand the challenges of COOs and Operations Managers * Provides an understanding of the functions and practices of production and operation managers * Training topics include supply chain management, research and development (R&D), manufacturing, project management and quality management * Provides insights on how to develop strategies, initiatives and programs to introduce and sustain competitive operations in organizations * Focuses on lean six sigma best practices, tools and models to develop and...
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...number 2, copyright 2003. Distributed by Emerald. Reprinted with permission. The manufacturing flow management process Manufacturing flow management is the supply chain management process that includes all activities necessary to move products through the plants and to obtain, implement, and manage manufacturing flexibility in the supply chain. Manufacturing flexibility reflects the ability to make a variety of products in a timely manner at the lowest possible cost. To achieve the desired level of manufacturing flexibility, planning and execution must extend beyond the four walls of the manufacturer. By Thomas J. Goldsby, assistant professor of Marketing and Logistics, The Ohio State University and Sebastian J. Garci’a-Dastugue, director of Research, Institute de Estudios para la Excelenda Competitiva goods sold, in 2002. The proportion of cost of goods sold outsourced in this industry is expected to increase to 42% by 2005.5 In large part, outsourced manufacturing is growing as a result of the need for manufacturing flexibility.6 Manufacturing flexibility enables greater responsiveness to changes in customers’ product preferences and quantities demanded.7 Determining the right degree of flexibility is important to virtually any company involved in the supply, production, distribution or sales of goods, and is at the center of the manufacturing flow management process. While manufacturing activities might be outsourced to suppliers, the commitment to quality and the...
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...Running Head: PRODUCTION AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT Production and Operation Management of Toyota Introduction In today’s fast moving economy, every organization needs to change their production and operation and provide effective products and services to the customers according to their needs and demands. This paper discusses the operation and production management system of Toyota and the use of teams in production and operation management. This paper also discusses the ability of Toyota to adjust the crisis. Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota is a leading car manufacture company in the world. Headquarter of Toyota is in Japan. The company deals in luxury cars, trucks and cabs and in recent year, company launched its hybrid car called “Prius” for the customers in the market. Toyota covers major shares in the market and ranked on number one in the year of 2010 with 8.6 million units produce globally. The market share of Toyota in FY 2011 is 11.5 percent (Bloomberg, 2011). The net revenue of Toyota in 2011 is $ 229.06 billion. The market capitalization of Toyota is $ 212.60 billion (Yahoo Finance, 2011). Company has the global presence and introduces new products and segment cars according to the needs and demand of the customers and market conditions of a country. Company operates their business in all five continents and has 77 manufacturing companies in 27 countries of the world, which produce different luxury and segment cars, trucks etc. and the components...
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...today’s competitive market, individuals who possess essential business and technological skill enjoy a significant advantage over their peers. This is particularly true if your expertise includes SAP software. The SAP Certification provides that competitive edge. When you are sap certified, you join a distinguished community of experts recognized globally. Today more than 14,000 consultants and users worldwide are part of this exclusive community.In SAP we have the following modules: * Sales and Distribution (SD) * Production and Planning (PP) * Plant Maintenance (PM) * Material Management (MM) * Finance & Costing (FI CO) * Human Resources (HR) * Sap Basis * SALES AND DISTRIBUTION SAP SD refers to the sales and distribution module which is aimed to manage customer based activities and it includes the pricing, processing sales orders, picking, packing and shipping. The module is designed to provide a complete overview of the process of sales and distribution. It is a part of logistics module which is used to support the customer and sales related activities in a company. Creating modules and organization structure in SD: The...
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...Operation Management 2 Task 2: The Link between Operation Management and Strategic Planning 4 Task 3: Organizing a Typical Production Process 6 Task 4: Application of Relevant Technique to the Production of an Operational Plan for an Organization 7 Conclusion: 9 References: 10 Introduction Operation management is a part of overall function of a business organization. It means planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling the resources of a company those are used to make goods or services of that particular organization. So it can also be said as a part of management function. Operation management is important for any kinds of company including for- profit, not-for-profit, social, commercial etc. IT performs the prime managerial activities of any organization. Weather the organization is service oriented or profit oriented to achieve goals it needs to manage its resources like human, technological, informational etc. organizational management makes the way for a better combination of these resources. In this assignment the nature and importance of operation management will be described. The importance of organization management for an organization, its operation in a selected organization and evaluation of operational management of a selected organization by using a process model also will be described. There is a link between operation management and strategic management it will also be explained. The importance of Three Es’, the impact of cost management and...
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... INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT KEY IDEAS 1. Three Basic Business Functions. Operations is that part of an organization responsible for the creation of value in the form of goods and/or services, ideally balancing the supply of these items with customer demand. Operations works in conjunction with the complementary business functions of finance, responsible for securing and allocating the financial resources necessary to maintain the organization, and marketing, responsible for evaluating and enhancing customer demand. 2. Input, Output and Value-added. Any operation can be described as a set of inputs (i.e. labor and materials) that are transformed into a set of outputs (i.e. goods and/or services), as illustrated in Figure 1.4 of page 6 of the textbook. The essence of operations management is value-added, or the degree to which the value of all outputs of an operation exceed the value of its inputs. 3. Goods vs. Services. Goods imply tangible products, those that can handled and/or stored in some fashion, such as manufactured items or food. Services are intangible products, such as health care or education. Material goods often require a distribution system to get them into the hands of consumers, while service industries tend to deal directly with consumers. Other important points on which the production of goods and services differ are summarized in Table 1.3 on page 9 of the textbook. 4. Process Management. A process is any action involved in the...
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...PROD 2100 - 2110 Production and Operations Management 2004-2005 Pierre Semal Prod 2100/2110 Introduction 0 Rules of the Game Tutorials Readings • • • Morgan, “Mechanization Takes Command” in “Images of Organizations”, Sage Press, 1986. Meal, “Putting production decisions where they belong”, HBR, 1984. Zeithaml, Berry, Parasuraman, “Communication and control processes in the delivery of service quality”, Journal of marketing, 1988. Working Sessions: • Individual • Computerized • Classical Manuals: • commented transparencies (Culb IAG, web) • exercise manual (Culb IAG, web) • readings (Culb IAG) • personal notes • Chase and Aquilano, Production and Operations Management, Irwin (Edt). • McLain, Thomas and Mazzola, Operations Management: Production of goods and services, Prentice Hall (Edt). Objectives / Exam ... Winnie the Pooh spent the rest of the day by walking and happily humming a new hum, all about the common sense approach and what The Stranger has been teaching them and the hum went like this: Select the problem of the day Finding one that’s right to do, You can choose it either way, You pick it ot it picks you. Observe it very carefully, “Where do I start? Where am I going?” And don’t forget about the bee, “What’s in the way of doing or knowing?” Prod 2100/2110 Introduction 1 Introduction What is POM ? What kind of problems are studied in POM ? 1. DEFINITIONS...............................................................
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...Lean Project Management A research of Lean Production Delivery Systems on methods, processes and tools Zhiyuan Wang Author Note This report answers topic three This report was prepared for 49002 Project Management, taught by Elizabeth Bourke Abstract Current project management practices been found that have inherent difficulties in meeting increasingly stringent clients’ needs. However, it seems that the theories and principles of Lean Production Delivery Systems (LPDS) are the best approaches of all sorts of management theories. This assignment makes a brief Investigates and discusses of LPDS and analyses how to apply the principles, theories, processes and tools to current project management practices. This assignment concentrates on topic three and compares the difference between current and LPDS approaches in methods, processes and tools. Lean Project Management A research of Lean Production Delivery Systems on methods, processes and tools Background Before people name it Lean Production Delivery Systems1 (LPDS), many American experts call it TPS which is short for Toyota Production System (Womack et al., 1990). This production system been called as just-in-time production at the beginning state. It was created and developed by the founder of Toyota, in order to gain higher quality and lower cost, in the 1950 s. This production system became famous and been paid more attention by experts when Toyota made much profit during 1970s economic crisis while other...
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...TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT - THE TIME HAS COME FOR METALLURGICAL PLANTS ABSTRACT The principles of quality management are well developed and, from a practical standpoint, thoroughly implemented in the process industries of Japan. Although these principles are now applied to the U.S. manufacturing industry, and as a result, the steel industry, they have been largely ignored in the non-ferrous and precious metals industries. This paper presents the concepts and practical approaches to implement a total quality management program. Contrary to the beliefs of many managers, such a program increase yields, recoveries and output while it decreases unit costs. In fact, quality management incorporating statistical process control will be an essential ingredient for metallurgical plants to effectively compete in the future. Unfortunately, the influence of quality management concepts has not been felt in most American companies in the base metals and precious metals industries. A large majority of senior management personnel in these industries is unfamiliar with essential quality management concepts such as statistical process control (SPC). Based on the thrashing American manufactured products have taken in world markets, one must expect that products from the chemical and metals process industries will be next unless the change to "Total Quality Management" is made soon. INTRODUCTION As noted by Deming (1982), in 1950 Japan’s net worth was negative, it had no significant...
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...Summary More than ever before, the project management becomes a matter of concern. Through applying the various types of managerial methods, processes and tools, the project can results in different profits. Due to the intense competition of market, an emerging system has been created, called the Lean Production Delivery System. In the report, it investigates, analyzes and discusses the methods, processes and tools in current project management approaches and LPDS. Through the comparison of them, the report concludes that the traditional project management is steady and reliable, still the main stream for the current environment. Furthermore, the LPDS is modern and excellent, but it is open to question. Introduction In recent decades, project management plays an essential role in various areas, from the architecture, national defense, and aerospace to the computer, telecommunications, financial industry and even government agencies. Project management developed after the Second World War as one of the new management technologies, organized in the United States. It is defined as that the project managers use the systematic views, methods and theories to effectively manage and operate all the works involved the project, under the condition of limited resource. In other words, project management is planning, organizing, conducting, coordinating, controlling and evaluating from the start of invested...
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