World Class Manufacturing

Defination of WC Characteristics of WC Company Key for Continous Improvement Lessons for Asian Management Company’s that have reached World Class Lessons from Japanese Style Management

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A position of international manufacturing excellence, achieved by developing a culture based on factors such as continuous improvement, problem prevention, zero defect tolerance, customer-driven just-in-time production, and total quality management The capability of a manufacturer to compete with any other manufacturing organization in a chosen market, with the aspiration of achieving world-beating standards in all organizational aspects. World class manufacturing encompasses the practices of total quality management, continuous improvement, international benchmarking, and flexible working.
Definition sourced from Bnet Business Director

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World Class Manufacturing is a different set of concepts, principles, policies and technique s for managing and operating a manufacturing company.
It is driven by the results achieved by the Japanese manufacturing resurgence following World War II, and adapts many of the ideas used by the Japanese to gain a competitive edge. It primarily focuses on continual improvement in :• • • • • • Quality Cost Lead Time Flexibility Customer Service Innovation

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Time Reduction  Speed time-to-market  Cut Operations cost  Exceed customer expectations  Manage the global enterprise  Streamline outsourcing processes  Improve business performance visibility

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Make-to-order Streamlined flow Small lot sizes Families of parts Doing it right the first time Cellular manufacturing Total preventive maintenance Quick changeover

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Zero Defects Just-in-time Variability reduction High employee involvement Cross functional teams Multi-skilled employees Visual signaling