BU385 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Manufacturing Engineering, Total Productive Maintenance, Absenteeism
Document Summary
World class manufacturing closely related to just in time (jit) manufacturing, total quality. Management (tqm), total productive maintenance (tpm), and total industrial engineering (tie) Developed by fiat group and professor yamashina of kyoto u. Jit based on toyota production system aims to produce products as needed reduces inventory. Tqm involves all levels in organization in quality assurance and statistical quality control including root-cause analysis. Tpm is use of both operator (autonomous maintenance) and maintenance technicians (professional maintenance) to reduce machine downtimes. Tie is use of industrial engineering to reduce worker injuries and increase productivity. Power of wcm comes from employee involvement and teams. Progress of plant toward perfection (zero injuries, zero waste/loss/defects/breakdowns, zero inventories) is measured by 10 technical criteria (technical pillars) and 10 managerial criteria. Focused improvement: selecting most costly waste/loss to study and eliminate. Early equipment management: designing machines that are easy to run and reliable. People development: measuring skill level of employees and training them.
