time. First of all the casting machine often breaks down and this kind of stop results in a lot of waiting time for the process and the workers. To repair a broken down machine takes at least 3 hours up to 12 hours. When the machine breaks down the production in the melting work centre is stopped which for example makes the level of inventory increase. Since the company only have one machine there are a lot of unnecessary waiting time at stops and reparations unlike they had got two machines. In the
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Portakabin commercial staff were constantly asked for extra services such as air conditioning. This is a good example of Ansoff’s new product development which extended provision within its existing market. As a building supplier it soon realised that customers expected their wider customer needs to be met. Customers required more than just a building shell‚ they also wanted a range of services that complemented the building and produced ‘ready to go’ working environments. The creation of EBS helped
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DIN ROMÂNIA B&L Business & Leadership Nr. 2 - 2010‚ pp. 33-40 ISSN 2069-4814 DESIGNER LEAN PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND 5S Authors: Amalia Venera Todoru ‚ Doru Cîrnu Abstract: One of the challenges faced by businesses today is the combined pressure to reduce price and to provide an increased a variety of options at lower volumes. This paper will present what we call 5S method as part of the Lean philosophy. It will explain how to introduce this concept and how can it be adapted in our institutions
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and the lean production philosophy By Tyrone Williams AIU Online September1‚ 2012 Abstract As Dr. Stephanie White prepares to cope with the a steep reduction in the budgetary allocation to the Uptown Clinic she must carefully determine which areas to cut while striving to maintain current levels of service. This essay will offer advice Dr. White on preparing for budget cuts. It will also discuss the lean production philosophy and how this compares with typical production. This essay
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Lean Manufacturing and the Toyota Production System The use of the term "Lean"‚ in a business or manufacturing environment‚ describes a philosophy that incorporates a collection of tools and techniques into the business processes to optimize time‚ human resources‚ assets‚ and productivity‚ while improving the quality level of products and services to their customers. Becoming "Lean" is a commitment to a process and a tremendous learning experience should you attempt to implement Lean principles and
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Portakabin case study 4/4/2013 Xingyi ZHANG 1. Describe the different techniques that organizations might use in order to develop new product ideas. � Market research‚ the systematic process of collecting and analyzing primary and secondary data about customers and their relationship with products and brands. � Research and development‚ the process of convincing‚ developing and testing possible new products. � � Monitoring the actions of competitors. You can get inspirations from your rivals
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Discuss the critical elements of an effective and efficient stock control system for a continuous flow production line and how these elements can contribute to the profitability of McDonald’s business By Chan Tsunglin Introduction Business activities involves purchasing raw materials‚ semi-finished goods and components‚ changing them into finished goods or combined with services‚ and selling them to the customers. Before customers purchasing these finished goods and services‚ they are all hold
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The term ‘lean production’ came about to describe the Toyota production system in the late 1980’s. This came to pass through a research group from MIT who over five years analysed the automotive industry in fourteen countries. It was called ‘lean manufacturing’ rather than the Toyota production system to make it easier for competitors and organizations to adopt this type of system. The concept of lean production in a manufacturing organization basically means to try and maximise the use of materials
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Lean Manufacturing‚ 5S and Six Sigma Page 1 of 8 We’re big fans of lean manufacturing practices‚ 5S and Six Sigma based on the results we’ve seen in metal casting plants as well as in other manufacturing companies. If you are not embracing and implementing these concepts‚ chances are your company is not moving forward. If you are not continually improving you are moving backwards relative to your competitors. LEAN MANUFACTURING Lean manufacturing is the implementation of the concept
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Biodiesel production yields varied from 81.7 to 88.0 (wt%)‚ the lowest yields being the ones obtained using waste frying oil and lard alone as raw materials. The obtained products fulfilled most of the determined quality specifications according to European biodiesel quality standard EN 14214. Minimum purity (96.5 wt%) was closely obtained when waste frying oil was used alone and when 0.2% of lard was incorporated in the raw material (96.3 wt%); however‚ it ranged from 93.9 to 96.3 (wt%)
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