Hello, here i am going to explain how an Industrial engineering manager should work, for getting the real benefits of industrial engineering department. Suppose a new IE manager is hired to a company, the following phases can be followed in his working procedure. Ok, lets start with phase 1.
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Phase 1 : Know about the company
The objective of this phase is to know about the management, which includes, who all are the owner of the company and who all are the top management staff working for the owner. Next we should understand what all are the expectations of the management from IE department. Also try to get familiar with the different branches of the company. After knowing that we should know about the facilities of the company including floor space, power source of electricity, source of drinking water, source of raw water and other utilities used in the company. Know about no of manpower in the company, employee hiring criteria, cost of manpower, etc. Also know about industrial engineering department, no of employees, their qualification and their skills. Also its better to understand present certifications of the company. Then comes to the core part, what all are the products manufactured and at what rate and who all are the customers. Collecting data on past yearly sales and top items which contribute to 80% of the sales, forecast of the products will help in decision making. These all initial knowledge about the company will help IE manager for arriving the solutions to the problem as quickly as possible.
Phase 2 : How it works
After knowing about company, we should go for the question, How? How customer demand is processed, how the material requirement is calculated, bought, stored in warehouse and retrieved, how production is scheduled, how FG is stored, how long FG is stored in the ware house, how it is transported in to the customers and how on time delivery is achieved. The answers to these question will be most valuable in the next phases.
Phase 3 : Get in to the brain of others
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