Why Why Analysis is a method used for finding out the root cause of a problem or symptom. In this method a series of why questions are asked about the problem. And finally we will reach the root cause of the problem. Why Why Analysis is used for root cause analysis of a problem, which […]
In this article I will explain how to calculate standard output of an assembly line. Standard output is the no of products to be produced from an assembly line or operation, in a particular time period, if all operation in the assembly line completes at its respective standard time. For knowing about the standard time
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Bottleneck is anything which will restrict the flow. In a manufacturing industry bottleneck will be an operation and flow means the flow of material or information. Watch Training Video at the end of this article. Also Download an excel template from the end of the article. Suppose there is an assembly line with 4 operations
In this article I will explain how to calculate the manpower cost you have saved by implementing some improvements in an operation. Suppose the present output of an operation is 120 per hour. One manpower is allocated for doing the operation. And you have done some improvement in the operation and increased the hourly output
Time study is a structured process of directly observing and measuring time required for completing a manual or machine work. Its done with the help of a timing device to establish the time required for completion of the work by a qualified worker, when working at a defined level of performance. The name ‘direct stopwatch
I have an old laptop bag, which I am using it for last 6 years. This bag has three compartments one big compartment where I put my lap top and two other small compartments. The large compartment zip has two zipper for closing the compartment. Since the large compartment has two zipper it can be
Here I am going to share a tip that I have learned recently, may be I am too late to learn this. We can scroll the pages displayed in the laptop using touch pad, instead of mouse, arrow keys and scroll bars. For that we have to touch the touch pad with two fingers and
A waste is anything which do not add any value to the customer requirement. Once again a waste is any material or operation or activity, which do not add any value to the customer requirement. There are 8 types of waste in a manufacturing industry. I will explain one by one with example. Before that,
Confused of these four times, Lead time, Throughput time, Takt time and Cycle time? Don’t worry you are in the right place. Before leaving this page you will be able to understand the difference between these times, crisp and clear. Lets start with an example… Situation To a restaurant a customer came. He entered in
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Defects per million opportunity (DPMO) is a measure of occurrence of defects per million opportunity. It is calculated by the formula shown in the picture below. Here D is the No of defects observed, S is the sample size and O is the no of opportunities for defects per unit. This will be more clear
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