I am a senior student in my under graduate program in Mechanical Engineering at the reputed Birla Institute of Technology and Science. Education has been my supreme strength. I have always tried my best to excel in academics and produced good results consistently. I am particularly interested in mathematics and physics and their profound implications in day-to-day life have strongly inspired me to pursue undergraduate studies in engineering. Perhaps‚ my first biggest challenge towards this was to
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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 1. Supplier Us Customer Raw materials Transforming Work in progress inventory Transformation Finished goods inventory Customer Codex 25000D1‚ 18 dollars (Notes and Problems). Assignment 1‚ 2 make for 15%. Midterm make for 35% and the Assignment 3 for 10%. Finals make up for 40%. Assignments handed in at the beginning of sessions 5‚ 7 and 12. Value added: Inputs Transformation process Outputs. How do we increase value to the product. A lot of things
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their expertise in methods of producing outstanding quality and precision. They taught Packard but at the end of a six-month program‚ their shipment was rejected. After all that trouble Packard decided to implement elements of JIT and TQM‚ such as Kaizen‚ reduction of lead times‚ quick die changes‚ Kanban‚ and Visual management (Shoenberger‚ Knod‚ 1997). Packard Electric Corp. has successfully implemented several JIT and TQM programs. However‚ they could enhance the efficiency of operations in several
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Lean & Personal Development Paper #4 Sustaining Lean and Kaizen 10 November 2012 Abstract As the end of the Lean management course nears‚ the value of the course is about to be unleashed. The highest value in my opinion in learning lean management is to implement lean in one’s personal life. This paper describes the five lean principles in general and further details how I would apply three of the five principles in my personal life. Introduction There are five key principles
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Toyota Compensation and Benefits Trends in Human Resources Management Teresa Hall U8a1 Instructor: John Devellier Toyota Motor Corporation has never faced an issue with their employee compensation and benefits packages. Part of their philosophy has been people are their greatest asset and they treat them as such by paying them a good salary and empowering their employees. How can they attract top
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Name :-VIJAY PARSURAMSANE------------------------------------------------- E-mail:-vijusane@rediffmail.comPresent Address:-Dhobighat kopri colony‚Behind bldg no 13‚Thane (East)‚Thane - 400603Contact numbers:-+91-9967436984‚ 022-25325598 Personal Data:-Father name: Parshuram Tukaram Sane.Mother name : Nirmala Parshuram SaneDate of Birth : 30-04-1987Sex : MaleNationality : Indian Marital Status: SingleLanguages : Marathi‚Known English
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overt concern about quality and consumer satisfaction. Now‚ a new view of the productive enterprise has emerged. The new view focuses more on quality and customer satisfaction as the driving forces to long term business success. Terms such as TQM and KAIZEN have become the buzzwords of the business community. Although the focus has shifted‚ the result is the same. A business that focuses on continuous improvements is likely to find reduction in unit costs along the way. TOYOTA has found ways to reduce
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com/research/stocks/financials/financials.asp?ticker=AMZN Amazon Jones‚ D. & Womack‚ J. (2003). Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation. 2nd Edition‚ New York: Free Press‚ Simon & Schuster Inc. Kato‚ I. & Smalley‚ A. (2010). Toyota Kaizen Methods: Six Steps to improvement 1st Edition‚ Productivity Press Koller‚ T.‚ Dobbs‚ R.‚ Huyett‚ B Kosaka‚G.‚ Kishida‚ M.‚ Silva‚ A. & Guerra‚ E. (2006) Implementing Standardized Work at ThyssenKrupp in Brazil (Lean Institue Brasil 2006) Mcgee‚ P
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IMPLEMENTATION OF TOTAL QUALITY MANANGEMENT IN VODAFONE TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY TABLE OF CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION TO TQM 2. NEEDS OF TQM 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF TQM BY VODAFONE A. INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPANY B. CHARACTERISTICS C. ADVANTAGES D. PROBLEMS 4. CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION 5. ROLE OF TOP MANAGEMENT 6. MEASURING THE PROGRESS 7. FUNCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE TQM CONSULTANT 8. OPERATIONS 9. EMPOWERING/ MOTIVATING
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7 Ways to Reduce Cost August 7‚ 2007 By Ron Pereira 4 Comments I finished the book Gemba Kaizen by Masaaki Imai. It was quite good and I highly recommend it. It is chalk full of excellent tips like 7 ways to reduce costs in gemba (as Mr. Imai phrases it). They are: 1. Improve Quality: Imai stresses how good quality is a prerequisite to making lean work. He even speaks about things like control charts which you don’t find mentioned in many lean books. 2. Improve Productivity: Productivity
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