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A 5 page paper arranged in 5 tables, each of which identifies a problem in a factory, suggests an improvement, identifies obstacles to overcome and recommends means of overcoming obstacles. Some of the problems identified are factory layout, bottlenecks and production scheduling. No sources listed.
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beginning to end of the manufacturing process, causing much wasted activity, confusion and misplaced work-in-progress. Topic Process management Application, Topic to Problem Assessing the facts of the process that currently
exists enables production managers to rearrange the production floor for greater efficiency of operation. Greater efficiency translates to reduced costs; increased production without increasing non-material costs; or both. Potential
Advantages to Company The company should be able to operate each shift with fewer employees, because the very act of pushing completed work away from any workstation places it in
holding for the next operation. Each shift will need fewer material handlers. Because work in progress is always at the end of the station just completed and is not
crisscrossing its way through the factory, production control personnel always can find work in progress and determine with certainty to what degree it is finished. A more streamlined process will
enable the company to operate its production facility with greater efficiency and at lower cost. It also should enable the company to trim cycle time from the total production
process. Obstacles The current system has been used for a long while. It will be difficult to change, and it will seem awkward at first as production workers become
accustomed to the new layout. All involved, production workers and production managers alike, may resist the change. Overcoming Obstacles Hold informational meetings with production workers in advance of the process
changes planned for their work area. Explain to them the current system and then compare how the new system is envisioned to be. Illustrate the benefits to those
working with the process on a daily basis. Demonstrate the cost savings to production workers, educate them on the current state of business in the industry and demonstrate the reasons
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