This article is contributed by Ashish Rathore. He is presently driving continuous improvement projects and he is a Mechanical Engineer with MBA in HR and marketing Standard Work Instruction (SWI) is a document which is displayed in the work station which helps operator to do the work considering quality, productivity and safety. In this article
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Books selected for Industrial Engineers and manufacturing professionals.
Martand T. Telsang
A strong Indian reference for Industrial Engineering, production management, work study and operations basics.
View on Amazon →International Labour Organization
The classic foundation for method study, time study, workplace improvement and productivity.
View on Amazon →Eliyahu M. Goldratt
A highly readable factory story about bottlenecks, flow, output and operational thinking.
View on Amazon →Jeffrey K. Liker
Learn the principles behind Toyota’s culture, continuous improvement and long-term operational excellence.
View on Amazon →James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones
A practical framework for identifying value, flow and waste across an organisation.
View on Amazon →Mike Rother and John Shook
A practical guide for learning Value Stream Mapping and seeing the full production flow.
View on Amazon →ASQ Quality Press
A detailed professional reference for DMAIC, statistics, quality improvement and Green Belt preparation.
View on Amazon →V. Ramesh Babu
Useful for IE professionals working in garment and apparel production environments.
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Practical learning for manufacturing professionals.
A practical live session to learn how to scientifically calculate manpower requirements using production demand, standard time, available time and efficiency. Learn with real manufacturing examples and apply the method directly in your factory.
View training & registerLearn how to conduct Time Study correctly and determine Standard Time for manufacturing operations. This practical training covers stopwatch Time Study, cycle observation, performance rating, allowances, Normal Time, Standard Time, and real manufacturing examples. Suitable for Industrial Engineers, Production Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Supervisors, and professionals involved in productivity improvement and manpower planning.
View training & registerLearn how to balance production lines using cycle time, takt time, manpower, workload distribution, and workstation analysis. This practical training will explain how to identify bottlenecks, reduce idle time, improve manpower utilization, and achieve the required production output. Practical Excel working used during the training will also be shared with participants.
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