CASE STUDY: Quality Parts Company BUS520 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 04 January 2008 Introduction: I. Which of the changes being considered by the manager of Quality Parts Company are counter to the lean philosophy? II. Make recommendations for lean improvements in such areas as scheduling, layout, kanban, task groupings, and inventory. III. Sketch the operation of a pull system for quality for Quality Parts Company’s current system. IV. Outline a plan for introducing lean at Quality Parts
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London, U.K. A Case Study of Just-In-Time System in the Chinese Automotive Industry Bo Hou, Hing Kai Chan, and Xiaojun Wang Abstract—Just-In-Time (JIT) has been a very popular operations strategy partly because of its success in the Japanese industry. Various benefits, for example, inventory reduction, improved in operations efficiency, and faster response, have been studied widely in previous research. Therefore, successful implementation of JIT is vital to many companies. The main objective
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ADVANCED STUDIES POSTGRADUATE ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME [PEMP] Department: Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Course: Engineering and Manufacturing Management Module Code: EMM502 Module Title: Quality Management and Six Sigma Module Leader: Prof.B.S.Ajit Kumar Assignment INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: 1. The assignment comprises of three parts. Part A, Debate/Discussion on critical issues in TQM implementation = 30 Marks, Part B, Imperatives of Quality Leader& Cost of Quality = 40
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Boeing’s ‘Dreamliner’ – an Operations Nightmare 1 a) Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defence, space and security systems. Boeing’s products and services include commercial and military aircraft. It also includes satellites, weapons electronic and defence systems. 1 b) There are many issues Boeing had faced in introducing new technology to its ‘Dreamliner’ plane. Firstly, they had ditched the more traditional hydraulic systems
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Individual Assessment Case study 1 Strategy success in gourmet fast food Contents Introduction ………………………………………………… ……….. 3 The Main Forces in the Macro-environment facing the Fast-food Industry ……………………………………………………………… 3 The Main Factors that contributed to Crust’s Success and to RBW’s Poor Performance ……………………………………….. 3 The most important marketing-mix elements in each firm and the impact of their marketing-mix focus have on their performance. …………………………………………………………………………
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A Brief Understanding of IBS ‐‐A Case Study of Toyota A Brief Understanding of International Business Strategy --A Case Study of Toyota by Peter LIU, peterliu@acculine‐mfg.com MSc International Business P14B45 International Business Strategy Lecturer: Dr Yee Kwan Tang Sponsored by 10 May 2010 Acculine Precision Manufacturing Company Tel: 0086-574-28887315, Fax: 0086-574-28875303, Web: www.acculine-mfg.com, email: info@acculine-mfg
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Spring 2010 School of Engineering Maintenance impact on Production Profitability - A Case Study Växjö, 2010 Thesis no:TEK 028/2010 Obamwonyi Martyn Enofe Gregory Aimienrovbiye Department of Terotechnology (Total Quality Maintenance) Linnaeus University School of Engineering Department of Terotechnology (Total Quality Maintenance) 4SE31E Degree Project Master Thesis Författare/ Authors Obamwonyi Martyn Enofe Gregory Aimienrovbiye Linnaeus University Institutionen / Institution
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November 2008 Applying Six Sigma in Software Companies for Process Improvement Adnan Rafiq Khan Long Zhang School of Engineering Blekinge Institute of Technology Box 520 SE – 372 25 Ronneby Sweden This thesis is submitted to the School of Engineering at Blekinge Institute of Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Software Engineering. The thesis is equivalent to 2*20 weeks of full time studies. Contact Information: Author(s): Adnan Rafiq
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product, quality, quantity, and price in the shortest amount of time. “In the last decades, competitive pressures have been pushing companies towards cost reduction and performance improvement of operations to provide high quality products to very demanding markets.” (1) In this era, information and technology is being exchanging so much fast that every industry is seeking the improvement though other similar industries. Most of the well-known industries of the world like Toyota Company share their
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SME project was to increase the knowledge about the supply chain management process and to enable the industrial partners to learn from the best practice. This was done through identification and study of other enterprises in Europe and their processes. The two key findings from the benchmarking studies are: 1. A set of flow charts that portray what we consider to be a best practice process spanning the areas of procurement and supply chain management. This process has been designed by merging
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