International Journal of Production Research Vol. 48‚ No. 10‚ 15 May 2010‚ 2975–2993 Managing lean manufacturing in material handling operations James C. Green‚ Jim Lee* and Theodore A. Kozman Engineering Management Program‚ Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ University of Louisiana at Lafayette‚ P.O. Box 44170‚ Room 244 CLR Hall‚ Lafayette‚ LA 70504-2250‚ USA (Received 17 July 2007; final version received 8 January 2009) The problem addressed by this research is to implement lean manufacturing
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ABSTRACT All manufacturing activities necessarily generate some form of waste. The manufacturing process does not consist of hundred percent of conversion of material and energy inputs into usable final products; some portion of the material and energy inputs inevitably ends up wastes. When the waste generated exceeds the maximum assimilative capacity of the environment it becomes pollution. This seminar focuses on LEAN productions‚ which aims at elimination of wastes there by reducing the environmental
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Examine the websites of 2 large and comparable companies‚ that operate in the same business area and have to deal with logistics and quality management f.e. UPS and TNT or Philips and Sony or Ford and Toyota . Teams of 4‚ powerpoint presentations 10 minutes in class in tutorial week 3 1.1 Give a short description of the 2 companies Goods and services‚ size‚ PMC‘s‚ structure‚ position in supply chain. Zara Zara is an innovating clothing company which sells clothes throughout the world
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cause-and-effect manipulation. • Maintain group harmony by honoring everyone’s ideas. • Nemawashi. Hanko stamp Traditionally a part of nemawashi A new economic order Superior operations management • Just-in-time inventory management • Kanban systems minimize rework‚ maximize flexibility. • Lean manufacturing‚ reduced setup times. Outgrowth of keiretsu (formerly zaibatsu). • Old-boy networks‚ trust relationships. • Keidanren. Toyota factory in Japan A new economic order Indian
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Toyota case study Task 1 a) Brief overview of the critical importance of strategic operations management to a world class company. AND b) Critical review of Toyota’s strategic operations management activities from manufacturing‚ product/service and administration perspectives. a) Strategic operations management is of great importance to any organisation. The very existence of organisations in the modern competitive world depends on mass customization‚ Lean production‚ agile manufacturing‚
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Table of Contents Preface Part 1: The World-Class Power of the Toyota Way Chapter 1 - The Toyota Way: Using Operational Excellence as a Strategic Weapon Chapter 2 - How Toyota Became the World s Best Manufacturer: The Story of the Toyoda Family and the Toyota Production System Chapter 3 - The Heart of the Toyota Production System: Eliminating Waste Chapter 4 - The 14 Principles of the Toyota Way: An Executive Summary of the Culture Behind TPS Chapter 5 - The Toyota Way in Action: The No
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Lean production: Successful implementation of organisational change in operations instead of short term cost reduction efforts by Thorsten Ahrens Lean Alliance® GmbH Im Schlosshof 4a • D-82229 Seefeld • Germany • Tel: +49 (08152) 7944-94• Fax: +49 (08152) 7944-93 © 2006 Lean Alliance. All Rights Reserved. This product‚ and any parts thereof‚ may not be reproduced in any form or used in any manner whatsoever without direct permission from the owners of the Lean Alliance. 1 Abstract
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The Role of Inventory in the Supply Chain.’ $1.6 billion‚ it is an estimation of manufacturers’ and trade inventories in the United States in august 2012 (according to the US Department of Commerce). Inventory represents a significant part of company budgets. They are costly and can be risky‚ but the company spend a lot of money in inventories because they also provide some security for businesses. But what is exactly the role of inventory? Why it is required and what is its purpose
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whether for developing new products or running efficient supply chains. The quest for such methods went global during the 1980s and 1990s as European and US companies sought to retool their operations by transplanting Japanese factory practices‚ such as kanban and just-in-time production. Management consultants—ourselves included—naturally facilitate the process by extolling successful companies as models from which others can learn proven practices that reduce risks. However‚ perils abound when truly
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1. Which of the following best describes the strategic importance of short-term scheduling? A) Effective scheduling‚ through lower costs‚ faster delivery‚ and more dependable schedules‚ can provide a competitive advantage. B) Effective scheduling is a tactical tool for increasing demand to meet production. C) Forward scheduling looks to future demand levels in order to increase customer satisfaction. D) Aggregate planning is a tactical action‚ but short-term scheduling is strategic because of
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