Supply Chain
PQCDSM KPI Definitions. Part 2
Productivity People – hours per unit volume (tonne or ‘000 units) This indicator measures labor productivity and is based on the people hours required to produce a single unit of volume. It is a measure of consumption and not cost. People-hours per unit volume = Total people-hours required within Manufacturing…
Read More »Planned Maintenance Case Study, Food Processing Plant
This case study shows the progress of the Planned Maintenance Pillar of a food manufacturing facility between 2016 and 2020 (3rd quarter results).The facility is located in North America. Situation Before TPM Analysis of the situation was done using 4M methodology: Man Low level of skillsPeople with high stressLow spirit…
Read More »Steps to create Value Stream Mapping
A VALUE STREAM MAP IS… A tool that helps visualize and understand the flow of material and information as a product or service makes its way through the value stream: A high-level map that visually presents the flow of a product or service from supplier to customer and can be…
Read More »Supply Chain Management (SCM) and its relationship to TPM. Part 2
SECTION 3 SCM AS TPM LEVELS 2 AND 3 LEVEL 2 AND 3 GENRES AS SEEN IN THE TPM AWARDS THE STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF TPM AN EXAMPLE OF THE INTRODUCTION OF SCM AS A NATURAL EXTENSION OF TPM (FROM SOURCING UNIT THROUGH DISTRIBUTION TO RETAIL OUTLET) THE DIRECTION OF…
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5S Audit Checklist and Report
Randomly scheduled audits for compliance are essential to sustain a 5S environment. Frequency of audit dependent on “traffic”, “risk”, demonstrated compliance (sustaining efforts, past audits), etc.
