The document discusses the good and bad practices as well as problems and solutions related to the production of AIC Netbooks. Some good practices included working with ODM partners for low costs and innovation, quality improvement methods, and ensuring adequate material supply. Bad practices were a firefighting attitude to problems and idle production stations. Problems consisted of inconsistent demand and non-standard operations affecting assembly. Solutions proposed adding production lines, hiring more workers, implementing JIT and preventative maintenance.

1. AIC Netbooks

2. Good Practices
 Low cost.
 ODM – low cost, innovation, relationship.
 Shifted the entire production unit to China.
 Double check process in assembly line.
 Methods for quality improvement.
 Floaters.
 Kaizen method.
 Poka-yoke process.
 Dedicated material handler to ensure adequate supply.
 Strategically delayed the production so as to have a
technological edge.

3. Bad Practices
 Firefighting attitude to tackle problem.
 No new hiring despite requirement.
 Some of the station remained idle between work.

4. Problems
 Unsanctioned buffer inventories.
 Inconsistent demand.
 Non standard operation effecting assembly process.
 Continuous production led to wear and tear of machinery.
 High bottleneck time in workstation 2.

5. Solutions
 Should invest in additional production line.
 Should hire more workers to increase the shift from two to three
.
 Should implement JIT along with pull strategy.
 Steady expansion strategy should be practiced.
 Preventive maintenance schedule.
 Divide the bottle neck time in workstation 2 ,to increase
productivity.