Learn what is driving manufacturers to focus on creating more efficient manufacturing operations and which manufacturers are most successful in achieving these efficiency gains.
Andrew Avgousti is an operations leadership executive with over 22 years of experience in manufacturing. He has a background in industrial engineering and is skilled in lean manufacturing techniques. Avgousti seeks to implement continuous improvement initiatives and help organizations achieve their strategic goals through his strengths in quality management, organizational leadership, and financial oversight.
Managing Growth in Advanced ManufacturingLes Murray
Collinson Grant is a management consulting firm that helps manufacturing clients manage growth. They provide services related to organization, business processes, costs, and people. The document discusses several of Collinson Grant's case studies where they helped clients optimize product management, supply chain management, customer service functions, and organization structure to improve performance and cut costs. It also outlines trends in advanced manufacturing and the importance of capabilities like product management, customer relationship management, and process improvement for companies to capitalize on opportunities and mitigate risks.
Achieving Compliant Manufacturing Excellence through Real-time Performance Ma...FindWhitePapers
Consider how life sciences manufacturers can deal effectively with dynamic market needs, increased compliance requirements, more distributed manufacturing operations, and rapid product innovation.
IRJET- Evaluating the Performance of Plant by Overall Equipment Effectiveness...IRJET Journal
This document discusses evaluating plant performance using Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and proposes a new metric called Overall Resource Effectiveness (ORE). ORE expands on OEE by accounting for additional factors like readiness, changeover efficiency, and availability of materials and manpower. The document presents a case study evaluating ORE at a manufacturing plant. It finds that implementing total productive maintenance approaches like ORE can help improve machine life and reduce failures by identifying areas for improvement.
The study of scope and implementation of lean aspectsprjpublications
The document discusses the scope and implementation of lean aspects in the pharmaceutical industry. It begins with an introduction to lean strategies and their historical use in eliminating waste and improving efficiency. While lean has been successfully adopted in other industries, the pharmaceutical industry has been slow to implement it. The study aims to identify lean management principles that can be applied in the pharmaceutical manufacturing environment to improve quality and productivity while reducing costs. It also discusses conducting surveys of pharmaceutical companies to understand their current quality systems and openness to lean implementation. The goal is to determine how lean principles can enhance processes to achieve very high productivity, short lead times, and exceptional product quality.
The document discusses various aspects of product design and service operations management. It covers topics such as concept development, quality function deployment, concurrent engineering, process flow design, types of processes and facilities, service strategy and classifications, service system design, service recovery, service failsafing, and designing service systems. The document provides information on frameworks, tools, and considerations for product design and managing service operations effectively.
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Operational excellence tools can help chemical companies continuously improve performance. The document discusses SMED, mistake proofing, statistical process control, and design of experiments. SMED aims to reduce waste and changeover times. Mistake proofing prevents errors from causing defects. Statistical process control monitors processes to ensure quality. Design of experiments identifies key process parameters and opportunities to optimize processes using minimal experiments. These approaches support waste reduction and maximizing resource efficiency in chemical production.
Improving plant performance through Operational Excellence. The glass manufacturing industry faces major challenges including declining growth and demand, competitive pricing pressures, high fuel and labor costs, and the need for consistency in product and production. Operational excellence approaches can help glass manufacturers increase profits by reducing costs, improving quality and productivity, and optimizing operations. Mattcons consultants use strategies like lean manufacturing, total productive maintenance, and supply chain management to achieve operational improvements such as reduced manufacturing costs, improved equipment uptime, lower inventories, and reduced energy usage for clients in the glass industry.
Andrew Avgousti is an operations leadership executive with over 22 years of experience in manufacturing. He has a background in industrial engineering and is skilled in lean manufacturing techniques. Avgousti seeks to implement continuous improvement initiatives and help organizations achieve their strategic goals through his strengths in quality management, organizational leadership, and financial oversight.
Managing Growth in Advanced ManufacturingLes Murray
Collinson Grant is a management consulting firm that helps manufacturing clients manage growth. They provide services related to organization, business processes, costs, and people. The document discusses several of Collinson Grant's case studies where they helped clients optimize product management, supply chain management, customer service functions, and organization structure to improve performance and cut costs. It also outlines trends in advanced manufacturing and the importance of capabilities like product management, customer relationship management, and process improvement for companies to capitalize on opportunities and mitigate risks.
Achieving Compliant Manufacturing Excellence through Real-time Performance Ma...FindWhitePapers
Consider how life sciences manufacturers can deal effectively with dynamic market needs, increased compliance requirements, more distributed manufacturing operations, and rapid product innovation.
IRJET- Evaluating the Performance of Plant by Overall Equipment Effectiveness...IRJET Journal
This document discusses evaluating plant performance using Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and proposes a new metric called Overall Resource Effectiveness (ORE). ORE expands on OEE by accounting for additional factors like readiness, changeover efficiency, and availability of materials and manpower. The document presents a case study evaluating ORE at a manufacturing plant. It finds that implementing total productive maintenance approaches like ORE can help improve machine life and reduce failures by identifying areas for improvement.
The study of scope and implementation of lean aspectsprjpublications
The document discusses the scope and implementation of lean aspects in the pharmaceutical industry. It begins with an introduction to lean strategies and their historical use in eliminating waste and improving efficiency. While lean has been successfully adopted in other industries, the pharmaceutical industry has been slow to implement it. The study aims to identify lean management principles that can be applied in the pharmaceutical manufacturing environment to improve quality and productivity while reducing costs. It also discusses conducting surveys of pharmaceutical companies to understand their current quality systems and openness to lean implementation. The goal is to determine how lean principles can enhance processes to achieve very high productivity, short lead times, and exceptional product quality.
The document discusses various aspects of product design and service operations management. It covers topics such as concept development, quality function deployment, concurrent engineering, process flow design, types of processes and facilities, service strategy and classifications, service system design, service recovery, service failsafing, and designing service systems. The document provides information on frameworks, tools, and considerations for product design and managing service operations effectively.
E11 1 intro to operational-excellence_final-webDir Jan
Operational excellence tools can help chemical companies continuously improve performance. The document discusses SMED, mistake proofing, statistical process control, and design of experiments. SMED aims to reduce waste and changeover times. Mistake proofing prevents errors from causing defects. Statistical process control monitors processes to ensure quality. Design of experiments identifies key process parameters and opportunities to optimize processes using minimal experiments. These approaches support waste reduction and maximizing resource efficiency in chemical production.
Improving plant performance through Operational Excellence. The glass manufacturing industry faces major challenges including declining growth and demand, competitive pricing pressures, high fuel and labor costs, and the need for consistency in product and production. Operational excellence approaches can help glass manufacturers increase profits by reducing costs, improving quality and productivity, and optimizing operations. Mattcons consultants use strategies like lean manufacturing, total productive maintenance, and supply chain management to achieve operational improvements such as reduced manufacturing costs, improved equipment uptime, lower inventories, and reduced energy usage for clients in the glass industry.
7 qct optmisation in new product development detailed study on inter-links ...prjpublications
This document summarizes an article about optimizing quality, cost, and time (QCT) in new product development. It discusses how these three objectives are interrelated and often require trade-offs. It proposes using a systematic, analytical approach to quantify the interrelationships between objectives to help with trade-off decision making. This would assess how movement in one objective impacts others. For example, reducing development time could increase costs. The document also discusses using profitability metrics like profitability index, net present value, and payback period to evaluate trade-offs based on long-term profitability. Graphically representing cash flows can help assess trade-offs subject to the specific project's profitability targets.
Michael Ferraro is an accomplished manufacturing executive with over 39 years of experience leading multi-site operations, engineering, quality, and strategic initiatives. He has a proven track record of improving safety, quality, productivity and profits through process innovations and cost reductions. Most recently, he served as Vice President and COO of Tropical Roofing Products, where he established standardized operating policies and systems to support the company's growth.
This document discusses concepts related to sustainable operations management. It defines sustainability as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. Key aspects of sustainability discussed include green supply chain management, waste management, and ISO standards. Green supply chain management aims to improve environmental performance and include reverse logistics. Waste management is important, as various types of wastes are generated from power plants, medical facilities, and townships that need proper handling.
STRATEGIC EVALUATION IN OPTIMIZING THE INTERNAL SUPPLY CHAIN USING TOPSIS: E...Shiva Prasad
This document summarizes a research study that used the TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) method to evaluate and rank the key factors affecting the performance of an internal supply chain for a coil-winding machine manufacturer in India. Six factors were identified: information sharing, supplier relationship, information technology, inventory planning, 5S practices, and labor effectiveness. These factors were scored based on their influence on four criteria: on-time delivery, production flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and additional costs. Using the TOPSIS method, supplier relationship and inventory planning were ranked as the most important factors for positively influencing the supply chain criteria. The study aims to help the manufacturer identify and
This document provides an overview of operations management concepts related to the design of goods and services. It covers topics like product selection, new product development, product life cycles, quality function deployment for defining customer needs, and documents used in production like engineering drawings, bills of materials, and work orders. The document presents these concepts through text and diagrams/figures and provides learning objectives for understanding product design and development.
Drive Efficiency and Insights by Turning Quality Data into an AssetBrieLucia2
Learn how quality transformation strategies enable you to generate value beyond regulatory compliance requirements. Also learn how bringing together data, content, and workflows in one platform can turn quality data into a strategic asset for your business.
Turning Quality Data into a Strategic Asset_Slides.pptxNicole Connell
Gain strategies that enable you to generate value beyond regulatory compliance requirements.
Quality experts from LNS Research and Veeva will cover topics such as:
-Increasing speed through confidence and real-time collaboration
-How a fully digital QA to QC provides visibility and data for each decision
-Considerations for planning a digital quality systems roadmap
-Real-world examples of improving quality processes through insights
The document provides a resume for Suresh M seeking a middle level position in production, industrial, or manufacturing engineering with over 10 years of experience in areas such as productivity improvement, process improvement, lean practices, and new product implementation. Suresh has worked as an Industrial Engineer and Associate Engineer at various companies leading projects in capacity expansion, productivity improvement, cost savings, and process optimization. The resume outlines his responsibilities, achievements, skills, education, and work history.
Effect of Lean Manufacturing on Operational Performance: An Empirical Study o...IRJET Journal
This document discusses a study on the effect of lean manufacturing on operational performance in the Indian automobile manufacturing industry. The study aims to identify critical factors for lean manufacturing success and examine the relationship between lean manufacturing and operational performance. Based on literature review, the study identifies 10 key lean success factors. A conceptual framework and hypotheses are proposed relating these factors to operational performance. Empirical data is collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using factor analysis and structural equation modeling. The results provide evidence that lean manufacturing has a statistically significant positive relationship with operational performance in the Indian automobile industry.
IRJET-Quality Benchmarking in Construction IndustryIRJET Journal
This document summarizes a research paper that studied differences in project planning quality across different industries. It found that construction and engineering organizations planned projects better than other industries like software, services, and production/maintenance. Construction and engineering organizations also had less cost and schedule overruns, indicating better project success. The study used a Project Management Planning Quality model to evaluate the use of 33 different planning processes and organizational support factors. It analyzed data from 201 project managers across four industries. Key findings were that construction/engineering planned projects best while production/maintenance planned projects worst, and construction/engineering projects succeeded best while production/maintenance projects succeeded worst.
Operations management involves designing, operating, and improving systems that produce and deliver a firm's products and services. Studying operations management provides a systematic approach to organizational processes and can increase competitive advantage. Current trends include increasing exports, focus on productivity, and outsourcing of manufacturing and services. Key concepts are efficiency, effectiveness, and value. Operations management decisions must consider tradeoffs between factors like cost, quality, delivery, and flexibility.
IRJET- Application of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) in Aluminium Pot Manu...IRJET Journal
This document discusses applying Quality Function Deployment (QFD) to improve Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) in an aluminum pot manufacturing industry. QFD is a method to define customer needs and translate them into technical requirements. It was developed to integrate customer expectations with technical realities. TPM focuses on improving equipment productivity and safety. The study conducted a QFD analysis to identify key customer needs and their relationship to technical processes like anodization and heat treatment. Action plans were developed for TPM pillars like autonomous maintenance and education based on the QFD results. Integrating QFD with TPM was found to provide a structured way to consider customer voice and improve maintenance quality and productivity.
Multi criteria Decision model (MCDM) for the evaluation of maintenance practi...IJERA Editor
The perceptible impact of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) lies in raising productivity standards, gaining
profitability, and improving the quality besides cutting down the non value added costs greatly. This paper is
an attempt to provide a frame work and pragmatic approach in implementation of TPM. A number of novel
success factors or practices that are responsible for the decisive role to overture the process are identified.
These practices are interchangeably called as sub-attributes. These practices must have evolved from different
strategies. The sub-attributes are quantified using least square multi attribute decision model (LSMADM) for
three alternatives strategies viz. corrective maintenance, reliability centered maintenance(RCM), and TPM. Any
sub-attribute irrespective of its own high or low relative score among the number of sub attributes is evaluated
over three alternative strategies. To implement any sub-attribute, an investigation of its highest relative score
for given alternatives will guide the managers to opt the best alternative. The best practices must come from
different strategies to get most optimal results. The priorities established using LSMADM will act as base line
to implement the industrial activities in a more systematic and balanced way to gain far-reaching optimized
productivity and quality standards. The higher priority task will be given higher consideration in terms of
committing the resources vis a vis less priority task. This will aid in orienting the collective efforts for optimal
outcomes.
The document discusses reviewing implementation results and setting up a continuous improvement program. It recommends that companies (1) compare achieved results to targets, learn lessons, and identify new opportunities for improvement; (2) establish key performance indicators to measure progress towards goals; and (3) develop an ongoing program including redefining goals and identifying activities to continuously improve chemical management and innovation capabilities. The continuous improvement program will help companies sustain long-term success.
This document summarizes a study establishing a Production Operations Manual for Asia Ceramics Corporation to implement a Quality Management System. The manual aims to standardize ceramic production processes to meet customer specifications and ensure quality. Surveys and meetings were used to establish standardized procedures and work instructions in the manual. An evaluation of the manual found a favorable response. Problem identification tools like Ishikawa diagrams and Pareto analysis were used to construct the study based on Deming's quality management cycle.
This document summarizes and compares the quality assurance processes of two companies - Newell Rubbermaid and General Electric Healthcare Coils - when making design changes to product components. Both companies have rigorous and well-documented processes to ensure quality is maintained throughout the redesign process. The companies found stability in turbulent financial times by prioritizing quality assurance and collaboration between teams.
Catalogue of steel plant for Operational ExcellenceMattcons
This document discusses strategies for improving operational excellence in the steel industry. It outlines challenges such as volatile prices and environmental issues. It then describes Mattcons' approach to operational excellence, which includes improving plant efficiency, reducing costs and breakdowns, and driving culture change. Mattcons' methodology utilizes techniques like TPM, Lean Manufacturing, and reliability centered maintenance to achieve measurable results for clients.
Lean systems in services industry miba-ahmed m adelAhmed Adel
Lean Systems is described as a managerial philosophy which enhances the value perceived by the customers, by adding product and/or service features and by continuously removing non value added activities (i.e. wastes), which are concealed in any kind of process.
To reduce waste, the lean manufacturing is capitalizing on various tools at its disposal including regular process review.
In particular the five Lean principles proposed , these 5 principles are Define Value, Value stream, Flow, Pull and perfection.
Assessment and Analysis of GSCM Barriers using AHPIRJET Journal
This document discusses barriers to implementing green supply chain management (GSCM) in plastic industries using analytical hierarchy process (AHP). 47 potential barriers were identified from literature and interviews. A survey was conducted to determine the most important barriers. AHP was then used to prioritize the key barriers based on their calculated values. The top barriers included lack of human resources, technical expertise, and government support for adopting environmental policies. Identifying and addressing the primary barriers can help plastic industries more easily implement GSCM and improve their environmental performance.
Enterprise Information Management: In Support of Operational, Analytic, and G...FindWhitePapers
Your information can be one of your greatest assets - helping you stay on top of regulatory requirements, close to customers, and ahead of the competition. Organizations that pay attention to their data will be the ones to survive and thrive. So how do you obtain a complete view of your information when it is scattered across silos? Or integrate data from structured and unstructured data sources? Or help reduce the risk of inaccurate reporting? And how do you manage your information more effectively to help keep costs from spiraling out of control?
Reaping the Benefits of Next Generation DashboardsFindWhitePapers
Traditional BI solutions face many obstacles and limitations. However, the need for timely and succinct business intelligence (BI) continues to grow.
7 qct optmisation in new product development detailed study on inter-links ...prjpublications
This document summarizes an article about optimizing quality, cost, and time (QCT) in new product development. It discusses how these three objectives are interrelated and often require trade-offs. It proposes using a systematic, analytical approach to quantify the interrelationships between objectives to help with trade-off decision making. This would assess how movement in one objective impacts others. For example, reducing development time could increase costs. The document also discusses using profitability metrics like profitability index, net present value, and payback period to evaluate trade-offs based on long-term profitability. Graphically representing cash flows can help assess trade-offs subject to the specific project's profitability targets.
Michael Ferraro is an accomplished manufacturing executive with over 39 years of experience leading multi-site operations, engineering, quality, and strategic initiatives. He has a proven track record of improving safety, quality, productivity and profits through process innovations and cost reductions. Most recently, he served as Vice President and COO of Tropical Roofing Products, where he established standardized operating policies and systems to support the company's growth.
This document discusses concepts related to sustainable operations management. It defines sustainability as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. Key aspects of sustainability discussed include green supply chain management, waste management, and ISO standards. Green supply chain management aims to improve environmental performance and include reverse logistics. Waste management is important, as various types of wastes are generated from power plants, medical facilities, and townships that need proper handling.
STRATEGIC EVALUATION IN OPTIMIZING THE INTERNAL SUPPLY CHAIN USING TOPSIS: E...Shiva Prasad
This document summarizes a research study that used the TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) method to evaluate and rank the key factors affecting the performance of an internal supply chain for a coil-winding machine manufacturer in India. Six factors were identified: information sharing, supplier relationship, information technology, inventory planning, 5S practices, and labor effectiveness. These factors were scored based on their influence on four criteria: on-time delivery, production flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and additional costs. Using the TOPSIS method, supplier relationship and inventory planning were ranked as the most important factors for positively influencing the supply chain criteria. The study aims to help the manufacturer identify and
This document provides an overview of operations management concepts related to the design of goods and services. It covers topics like product selection, new product development, product life cycles, quality function deployment for defining customer needs, and documents used in production like engineering drawings, bills of materials, and work orders. The document presents these concepts through text and diagrams/figures and provides learning objectives for understanding product design and development.
Drive Efficiency and Insights by Turning Quality Data into an AssetBrieLucia2
Learn how quality transformation strategies enable you to generate value beyond regulatory compliance requirements. Also learn how bringing together data, content, and workflows in one platform can turn quality data into a strategic asset for your business.
Turning Quality Data into a Strategic Asset_Slides.pptxNicole Connell
Gain strategies that enable you to generate value beyond regulatory compliance requirements.
Quality experts from LNS Research and Veeva will cover topics such as:
-Increasing speed through confidence and real-time collaboration
-How a fully digital QA to QC provides visibility and data for each decision
-Considerations for planning a digital quality systems roadmap
-Real-world examples of improving quality processes through insights
The document provides a resume for Suresh M seeking a middle level position in production, industrial, or manufacturing engineering with over 10 years of experience in areas such as productivity improvement, process improvement, lean practices, and new product implementation. Suresh has worked as an Industrial Engineer and Associate Engineer at various companies leading projects in capacity expansion, productivity improvement, cost savings, and process optimization. The resume outlines his responsibilities, achievements, skills, education, and work history.
Effect of Lean Manufacturing on Operational Performance: An Empirical Study o...IRJET Journal
This document discusses a study on the effect of lean manufacturing on operational performance in the Indian automobile manufacturing industry. The study aims to identify critical factors for lean manufacturing success and examine the relationship between lean manufacturing and operational performance. Based on literature review, the study identifies 10 key lean success factors. A conceptual framework and hypotheses are proposed relating these factors to operational performance. Empirical data is collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using factor analysis and structural equation modeling. The results provide evidence that lean manufacturing has a statistically significant positive relationship with operational performance in the Indian automobile industry.
IRJET-Quality Benchmarking in Construction IndustryIRJET Journal
This document summarizes a research paper that studied differences in project planning quality across different industries. It found that construction and engineering organizations planned projects better than other industries like software, services, and production/maintenance. Construction and engineering organizations also had less cost and schedule overruns, indicating better project success. The study used a Project Management Planning Quality model to evaluate the use of 33 different planning processes and organizational support factors. It analyzed data from 201 project managers across four industries. Key findings were that construction/engineering planned projects best while production/maintenance planned projects worst, and construction/engineering projects succeeded best while production/maintenance projects succeeded worst.
Operations management involves designing, operating, and improving systems that produce and deliver a firm's products and services. Studying operations management provides a systematic approach to organizational processes and can increase competitive advantage. Current trends include increasing exports, focus on productivity, and outsourcing of manufacturing and services. Key concepts are efficiency, effectiveness, and value. Operations management decisions must consider tradeoffs between factors like cost, quality, delivery, and flexibility.
IRJET- Application of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) in Aluminium Pot Manu...IRJET Journal
This document discusses applying Quality Function Deployment (QFD) to improve Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) in an aluminum pot manufacturing industry. QFD is a method to define customer needs and translate them into technical requirements. It was developed to integrate customer expectations with technical realities. TPM focuses on improving equipment productivity and safety. The study conducted a QFD analysis to identify key customer needs and their relationship to technical processes like anodization and heat treatment. Action plans were developed for TPM pillars like autonomous maintenance and education based on the QFD results. Integrating QFD with TPM was found to provide a structured way to consider customer voice and improve maintenance quality and productivity.
Multi criteria Decision model (MCDM) for the evaluation of maintenance practi...IJERA Editor
The perceptible impact of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) lies in raising productivity standards, gaining
profitability, and improving the quality besides cutting down the non value added costs greatly. This paper is
an attempt to provide a frame work and pragmatic approach in implementation of TPM. A number of novel
success factors or practices that are responsible for the decisive role to overture the process are identified.
These practices are interchangeably called as sub-attributes. These practices must have evolved from different
strategies. The sub-attributes are quantified using least square multi attribute decision model (LSMADM) for
three alternatives strategies viz. corrective maintenance, reliability centered maintenance(RCM), and TPM. Any
sub-attribute irrespective of its own high or low relative score among the number of sub attributes is evaluated
over three alternative strategies. To implement any sub-attribute, an investigation of its highest relative score
for given alternatives will guide the managers to opt the best alternative. The best practices must come from
different strategies to get most optimal results. The priorities established using LSMADM will act as base line
to implement the industrial activities in a more systematic and balanced way to gain far-reaching optimized
productivity and quality standards. The higher priority task will be given higher consideration in terms of
committing the resources vis a vis less priority task. This will aid in orienting the collective efforts for optimal
outcomes.
The document discusses reviewing implementation results and setting up a continuous improvement program. It recommends that companies (1) compare achieved results to targets, learn lessons, and identify new opportunities for improvement; (2) establish key performance indicators to measure progress towards goals; and (3) develop an ongoing program including redefining goals and identifying activities to continuously improve chemical management and innovation capabilities. The continuous improvement program will help companies sustain long-term success.
This document summarizes a study establishing a Production Operations Manual for Asia Ceramics Corporation to implement a Quality Management System. The manual aims to standardize ceramic production processes to meet customer specifications and ensure quality. Surveys and meetings were used to establish standardized procedures and work instructions in the manual. An evaluation of the manual found a favorable response. Problem identification tools like Ishikawa diagrams and Pareto analysis were used to construct the study based on Deming's quality management cycle.
This document summarizes and compares the quality assurance processes of two companies - Newell Rubbermaid and General Electric Healthcare Coils - when making design changes to product components. Both companies have rigorous and well-documented processes to ensure quality is maintained throughout the redesign process. The companies found stability in turbulent financial times by prioritizing quality assurance and collaboration between teams.
Catalogue of steel plant for Operational ExcellenceMattcons
This document discusses strategies for improving operational excellence in the steel industry. It outlines challenges such as volatile prices and environmental issues. It then describes Mattcons' approach to operational excellence, which includes improving plant efficiency, reducing costs and breakdowns, and driving culture change. Mattcons' methodology utilizes techniques like TPM, Lean Manufacturing, and reliability centered maintenance to achieve measurable results for clients.
Lean systems in services industry miba-ahmed m adelAhmed Adel
Lean Systems is described as a managerial philosophy which enhances the value perceived by the customers, by adding product and/or service features and by continuously removing non value added activities (i.e. wastes), which are concealed in any kind of process.
To reduce waste, the lean manufacturing is capitalizing on various tools at its disposal including regular process review.
In particular the five Lean principles proposed , these 5 principles are Define Value, Value stream, Flow, Pull and perfection.
Assessment and Analysis of GSCM Barriers using AHPIRJET Journal
This document discusses barriers to implementing green supply chain management (GSCM) in plastic industries using analytical hierarchy process (AHP). 47 potential barriers were identified from literature and interviews. A survey was conducted to determine the most important barriers. AHP was then used to prioritize the key barriers based on their calculated values. The top barriers included lack of human resources, technical expertise, and government support for adopting environmental policies. Identifying and addressing the primary barriers can help plastic industries more easily implement GSCM and improve their environmental performance.
Enterprise Information Management: In Support of Operational, Analytic, and G...FindWhitePapers
Your information can be one of your greatest assets - helping you stay on top of regulatory requirements, close to customers, and ahead of the competition. Organizations that pay attention to their data will be the ones to survive and thrive. So how do you obtain a complete view of your information when it is scattered across silos? Or integrate data from structured and unstructured data sources? Or help reduce the risk of inaccurate reporting? And how do you manage your information more effectively to help keep costs from spiraling out of control?
Reaping the Benefits of Next Generation DashboardsFindWhitePapers
Traditional BI solutions face many obstacles and limitations. However, the need for timely and succinct business intelligence (BI) continues to grow.
This document is the portfolio page of a company called dannyrats.com that provides multi-screen and data/video solutions, as well as art and show direction, and project management. The portfolio includes images and details of various projects the company has worked on for clients such as Floriade, Miele, Unilever, GeoDelft-Deltares, Rabobank, C1000, ING, Tilburg 200 years, Peugeot, KWF, Novartis, and KLM. The company has expertise in areas like multi-screen presentations, show control programming, data presentations, video production and coding, web applications, and uses tools like Watchout, Vista Spyder, After Effects,
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The 7th Annual European Manufacturing Strategies Summit 2011 will take place from 17-19 October 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The summit will bring together over 300 senior manufacturing experts to discuss strengthening manufacturing operations, capitalizing on growth markets, and improving operational excellence across global operations. Topics will include developing strategies for continuous improvement, implementing best practices and lean management systems, and extending operational excellence programs globally. There will be keynote speakers, workshops, and opportunities for business networking.
Financial Planning Best Practices and IBM Cognos TM1 DemonstrationSenturus
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This Aberdeen Group report charts how Enterprises are using mobility to help them create a better user environment using mobile devices and applications. The report also benchmarks the best in breed mobile enterprise applications.
This document analyzes factors that enable productivity using data from the Benchmark Index service. It finds that strategies focusing on market share build lower productivity than periods of consolidation focusing on existing customers. Graduate employment significantly impacts manufacturing productivity. Staff retention is critical, with high turnover reducing productivity by up to 25% in services. Training increases productivity more in manufacturing (up to 24%) than services (can reduce it by 18%). Expenditure on training improves productivity more in manufacturing (up to 47%) than services (up to 12%). Partnerships within supply chains and innovation yield earlier benefits for manufacturers. Automation and higher manager ratios correlate with higher productivity.
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The document summarizes the key findings of a 2010 supply chain survey. It finds that: (1) Half of companies do not review their supply chain strategy as often as needed; (2) One-third of companies do not have future proof plans to account for various possibilities in the next few years; (3) More than half of companies are concerned with inventory costs and transportation costs. The document provides recommendations around measuring, assessing, planning and developing robust strategies to manage risks and variability in an uncertain future.
Fbp1107 Primary Distribution Benchmarking Surveyxiao312
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ERP In Manufacturing 2012 - A Study done by Aberdeenakanaran
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ultimately competitive advantage. Another
goal of the survey was to find out if
businesses do appear to be moving with the
pace of technology in order to increase their
overall efficiency. Is productivity regarded as
a core strategy to achieve results, and if so,
are businesses using the right technologies
and strategies in order to maximise and fulfil
this strategy to its full potential?
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A Project Report
On
PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT THROUGH TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Submitted in partial fulfilment of requirements
For the award of the Degree of
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
IN
PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
By
ABHINANDAN KUMAR
Under the guidance of
Prof. KAPIL DEV PRASAD
Department of Production Engineering
DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MESRA, RACHI
2014
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