February 2013 Why the need for QRM (Quick Response Manufacturing)? Chuck Gates. President of Renew Aire‚ a US based company and market leader‚ reduced lead times using QRM by 80% in 2010; which increased their market share overall by 42%. QRM workshop release. Going Beyond Lean: IMEC Partners with Founder of QRM Strategy to Assist Manufacturers of Low-Volume and Customized Products. Pp. 1. Many companies around the world use lean manufacturing strategies such as Takt Time and Six Sigma‚ in order
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A Case Study on Electroparts Manufacturing‚ Inc. MGT 12 – G Group 1 Aseñas‚ Earl Adrian Buenavista‚ Gil J. Dineros‚ Georgette Mae P. Lu‚ Christine Y. Refamonte‚ Nathalie Tubat‚ Divina Mari A. February 28‚ 2014 I. CENTRAL PROBLEM How will EMI manage the increase in wages while maintaining profitability? II. MINOR PROBLEMS 1.) How can EMI take the new law into account in their waging and pricing system? 2.) How can EMI increase productivity to cope with the increasing
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You are a manager at Winsome Manufacturing Company‚ a company that produces plastic storage containers and sells them to the home consumer through home sales events. At the company’s quarterly meeting‚ the head of marketing described a new product to be introduced in the first quarter of the next fiscal year‚ approximately nine months from now. The product will be a room-sized plastic storage unit suitable to the outside of the home; it is similar to a competitor’s product but will have significantly
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Musical maturity Between 1798 and 1802 Beethoven tackled what he considered the pinnacles of composition: the string quartet and the symphony. With the composition of his first six string quartets (Op. 18) between 1798 and 1800 (written on commission for‚ and dedicated to‚ Prince Lobkowitz)‚ and their publication in 1801‚ along with premieres of the First and Second Symphonies in 1800 and 1802‚ Beethoven was justifiably considered one of the most important of a generation of young composers following
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Cereal: The Manufacturing Industry Everyday‚ more than eighty million Americans have some type of cereal for breakfast. Cereal is one of the most popular breakfast foods and some brand is found in almost every home in America (Topher). This vast industry stems from the late 1800s when John Harvey Kellogg and C. W. Post began cereal production in Battle Creek‚ Michigan (Topher). Today‚ numerous types and varieties of cereal line the grocery store shelves. However‚ only a few select companies
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the manufacturing process beginning with digital manufacturing and the integration of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM). The standards were developed in the 1980’s by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) is unique by incorporating information systems for data storage‚ retrieval‚ manipulation‚ and presentation. The purpose of CIM is to integrate product design‚ engineering‚ process planning and manufacturing by means
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Problem 1 Brentwood Associates uses a job-order costing system and applies overhead on the basis of direct labor hours. At the beginning of the year‚ management estimated that 26‚000 direct labor hours would be worked and $1‚300‚000 of manufacturing overhead costs would be incurred. During the year‚ the company actually worked 24‚000 direct labor hours and incurred the following manufacturing costs: Direct materials used in production $1‚240‚000 Direct labor 1‚800‚000 Indirect labor 280‚000 Indirect
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Just-In-Time Manufacturing Just-In-Time manufacturing‚ commonly referred to as JIT‚ is a company wide philosophy aimed at eliminating a company ’s waste. Waste can be found in many forms. For example it can be defined in the material form such as plastic or metal scrap‚ or it can be defined in the administrative form as excessive overhead that slows production or adds an unnecessary expense. The basic theory behind JIT is a pull system that is driven by a demand of supplies. This results in
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Sunglasses are eyewear designed to help protect the eyes from excessive sunlight. Eyes are extremely light sensitive and can be easily damaged by overexposure to radiation in the visible and nonvisible spectra. Bright sunlight can be merely a distracting annoyance‚ but extended exposure can cause soreness‚ headaches‚ or even permanent damage to the lens‚ retina‚ and cornea. Short term effects of sun overexposure include a temporary reduction in vision‚ known as snow blindness or welders’ flash. Long-term
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Operation Management’s Group Discussion Question 1: Consider the two categories of products that Timbuk2 makes and sells. For the custom messenger bag‚ what are the key competitive dimensions that are driving sales? Are their competitive priorities different for the new laptop bags sourced in China? “Timbuk2 is more than a bag; it is more than a brand…” If you have an opportunity to go to the web site www.timbuk2.com‚ you will find out something… Timbuk2 is so different‚ so unique. I think you
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