TPM

The ability to respond nimbly to fluctuations in production requirements – in other words, high flexibility – is the key to maximizing LCP.

Despite all efforts made to build in quality and factory-friendliness at the design stage, problems may well arise, inside or outside the company, from any point from prototyping through volume production. When this happens, it is important to establish the facts, investigate the causes, send prompt feedback to the preceding…

The system ensures that quality is built into the product by making it impossible for any product to be shipped until the production department has carried out a process FMEA, implemented and checked countermeasures, and locked them down.

Before starting to design the product, identify any specific issues concerning the factory-friendliness of current products, and build the solutions to these issues into the design of the new product.