used in the business and production world. Quality management is broken down into five concepts, dimensions of quality, cost of quality, six sigma, ISO, and quality tools. Lean systems is broken down into the following concepts, JIT, lean production, kanban, kaizen, and poka-yoke. The following write up will focus on two of these concepts, one from each term. From quality management I will discuss the dimensions of quality, and for lean systems, I will discuss lean production. The dimensions of quality
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LEAN LOGISTICS INTRODUCTION Every class we have had and every paper we have read has shown us that logistic activity involves delivering products and services where they are required at the exact time needed. In order to achieve this, logistics require the correct and precise administration of order processing, inventory, transportation, but also the consolidation of warehousing, materials handling and packaging, all these activities through an integrated network of facilities. We can see
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EMBA 558 – General Management & Strategy Case Analysis of “Toyota in 2009: The Origins and Evolution of the World’s Leading Automobile Manufacturer” Toyota has grown its production from 100,000 in 1947 to 9.3 million in 2008, making it the number one automobile maker in the world. The astounding growth is due largely to Toyota’s manufacturing system, which contrasts sharply with the conventional mass production system of GM and Ford. A striking difference between the mass production
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The cyclone furniture case study Questions A) Describe the operating structure of cyclone furniture. Draw a structure diagram and discuss the improvements that can be made. Answer - operating structure of cyclone furniture has three broad categories: 1. Domestic furniture 2. Export furniture 3. Office furniture Each section has its own dedicated setup. Semi-finished furniture from these dedicated setups moves to single furnishing unit where activities like staining and polishing
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Riordan’s Manufacturing Strategy According to "PWC" (2008), “today, business strategy and talent management are linked as an integrated talent management framework combining organization, business process and technology. Riordan’s Manufacturing manages their human capital and talent as strategic assets. They achieved by aligning the workforce with business objectives and by use performance metrics to drive decisions, monitor and improve results. This strategy shows how Riordan Manufacturing can successfully
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INTRODUCTION: Lean principles applied to manufacturing, distribution and operations can take the most unsuccessful companies to the most profitable and sought after businesses in the world. There are many methods and procedures that companies can implement to allow them to squeeze even further profit out of their current systems. * APPLE | IPHONE 5 – SIPOC : Companies introducing Lean Six Sigma for process improvement in its organization, demand a clear understanding of its current processes
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Activity-Based Costing: A Tool for Manufacturing Excellence ABC is a strategic weaoon in the Quest for comoetitive oosition. By Peter B.B. Turney, Ph.D. This article exammes rne role of actiVity-based costing in the achievement of manufacturing excellence. It describes manufacturing excellence and the product cost information requirements of managers who seek to achieve it. It shows how conventional product costing fails to meet these needs, and demonstrates how activity-based costing corrects
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Mapping a Process Understanding y g your p processes Why map your process? The flowcharts in procedures and quality manual show how the process should be. Process mapping is the detailed be mapping of the real process. Process maps: • Bring clarity to complex processes • Highlight non-value adding activities • Start the process of thinking about improvements Versions of a map Any Process Has At Least Three Versions What You THINK It Is What It ACTUALLY Is Hidden work What it SHOULD
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INTRODUCTION OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT A Supply chain is defined as a set of three or more companies directly linked by one or more of the upstream and downstream flows of services, products, finances and information from a source to a customer. It is the systematic and strategic coordination of the traditional business functions within a particular company and across businesses within the supply chain to impose the long-term performance of the individual companies and the supply chain. Supply
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGY AT ALPHA BAY CORPORATION Kingslee Rathinam Foundation Of Business Intelligence Saint Joseph University FALL 2012 Introduction During the past forty years, new software development approaches were introduced to fit the new cultures of the software development companies. Most software companies nowadays aim to produce valuable software in short time period with minimal costs and within unstable, changing
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