PRINTED CIRCUITS COMPONENTS FOR A JIT FACTORY Mr. Carl Burger‚ supply manager at Acacia Company‚ is faced with a problem of researching several electronic components for a new graphic plotter‚ manufactured in a just-in-time environment. Acacia Company is a major producer of graphic plotters‚ renowned for top-quality and innovative products. The newest unit in the product line is the 440A‚ a relatively inexpensive eight-pen‚ A-size (8½” x 11”) plotter‚ designed for use with personal computers
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Customer service 9 The components of customer service 9 Answer 3: Inventory Management 11 The poor solution – the economic order quantity (EOQ) ‘fix’ 12 ABC analysis 13 Material Requirement Planning (MRP) 13 Enterprise resource planning (ERP) 14 Just-in-time management 14 Kanban 15 The effect of JIT on operations 16 Answer 4: Operations Performance Objectives 17 Quality 17 Speed 18 Dependability 19 Flexibility 20 Cost 21 References: 22 Introduction United Biscuits is a leading European
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The stocks may be perishable over a long period of time‚ which means the government can lose money if it has to destroy stock. The zero inventory philosophy - Conventional and JIT approaches Just-in-time philosophy gained prominence in the 1970’s through Taiichi Ohno at the Toyota motor company. “The Just-in-Time (JIT) philosophy in the simplest form means getting the right quantity of goods at the right place and at the right time”. (Reid & Sanders‚ 2007).
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Management – OPS/571 Abstract This paper focuses on a process design‚ production forecast‚ and implementation of said design for Riordan Manufacturing. . Table of Contents Abstract 2 Title of Paper 4 Introduction 4 MRP 4-5 Process Design 5-6 Supply Chain 6 Production Forecast 7 Implementation Plan 7-8 Conclusion 9 References 10 Appendix A – Gantt Chart 11 Appendix B – Cover Letter 12 Process Design for Riordan
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MGT 502 Final Review Questions 1. List and explain the three ways to decrease process throughput time. 1) Perform activities in parallel a. A serial approach results in the throughput time for the entire process being the sum of individual steps plus transport and waiting time between steps. Using a parallel approach can reduce throughput time by as much as 80 percent and produces a better result. 2) Change the sequence of activities b. Altering the sequence of activities
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will address the malfunctions and a revised electric fan production plan. Implementing a new MRP II System will allow for enhance forecasting as well as a more integrated supply chain with all the company components. The MRP for the manufacturing of the Riordan electric fans Riordan Manufacturing receives a yearly estimate of orders with customer-defined specifications. When implemented‚ the new MRP II Systems will determine how much and when to manufacture the specific electric fans required
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Operations Management II Assignment 2 Total (115) Marks Weightage 15% |Q1 |Q2 |Q3 |Q4 | |Milling |1 |3 |2259.72 | |Painting |2 |2 |3756.92 | |Riveting‚ inserting studs |2 |1 |712
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systems‚ Productivity‚ Location of plant‚ layout issues; (ii) Core issues of POM like Forecasting‚ Operations planning‚ Purchasing systems and steps involved in it‚ Inventory models‚ and MRP‚ Quality control‚ TQM‚ Project Management; and finally (iii) the attention is focused to modern concepts on the subject like JIT‚ OPT‚ Automation‚ etc. This makes the book more
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Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing OPS/571 January 24‚ 2011 Stephanie Coleman Process Design Riordan Manufacturing produces electric fans out of its plant in China. This proposal package will discuss the process design‚ which will concentrate on all of the cycles of manufacturing the electrical fans. This proposal will also cover how to use supply chain concepts to eliminate bottlenecks to effectively meet demands of customers. Also this proposal will discuss production forecasting
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Introduction One of the most important things in a manufacturing company in order to obtain profit is to have a high level of quality and a minimum level of investment. This is the key that every company wanted to find during the years. In order to maintain a high position on the market and a competitive advantage‚ the implementation of a manufacturing strategy is very important. LITERATURE REVIEW The history of lean operations One of the first who found a solution in eliminating waste
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