The Focus Factory
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| − | 1. Viewing objectives in terms of how shall we compete not raise productivity | + | *1. Viewing objectives in terms of how shall we compete not raise productivity |
| − | 2. Seeing the problem as encompassing the entire product cost not just direct labor | + | *2. Seeing the problem as encompassing the entire product cost not just direct labor |
| − | 3. Focus on a few manageable set of products and get very good at them | + | *3. Focus on a few manageable set of products and get very good at them |
| − | 4. structure and align policies so that they focus on explicit mfg tasks and not conflicting implicit tasks. | + | *4. structure and align policies so that they focus on explicit mfg tasks and not conflicting implicit tasks. |
| − | Points | + | ==Points== |
| − | 1. There are many ways to compete other than low cost | + | *1. There are many ways to compete other than low cost |
| − | 2. A company can not succeed on every yardstick | + | *2. A company can not succeed on every yardstick |
| − | 3. Simplicity and repetition build competence | + | *3. Simplicity and repetition build competence |
| − | Mfg policies should be determined based upon | + | ==Mfg policies should be determined based upon== |
| − | 1. Size, capacity and location of plant | + | *1. Size, capacity and location of plant |
| − | 2. Plant layout | + | *2. Plant layout |
| − | 3. PT | + | *3. PT |
| − | 4. Wage system | + | *4. Wage system |
| − | 5. Use of inventories | + | *5. Use of inventories |
| − | Reasons for failure | + | ==Reasons for failure== |
| − | 1. Goals were not congruent | + | *1. Goals were not congruent |
| − | 2. | + | *2. Mfg task subtly changed over time but dept's did not change |
| − | 3. mfg task was never made explicit | + | *3. mfg task was never made explicit |
| − | Steps | + | ===Steps== |
| − | 1. Draft | + | *1. Draft corporate objectives |
| − | 2. Decide | + | *2. Decide what this means for mfg |
| − | 3. | + | *3. Carefully examine each element of production system |
| − | 4. | + | *4. Reorganise elements so they become congruent |
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[[Category:Operations]] | [[Category:Operations]] | ||
Revision as of 09:12, 15 October 2011
- 1. Viewing objectives in terms of how shall we compete not raise productivity
- 2. Seeing the problem as encompassing the entire product cost not just direct labor
- 3. Focus on a few manageable set of products and get very good at them
- 4. structure and align policies so that they focus on explicit mfg tasks and not conflicting implicit tasks.
Contents |
Points
- 1. There are many ways to compete other than low cost
- 2. A company can not succeed on every yardstick
- 3. Simplicity and repetition build competence
Mfg policies should be determined based upon
- 1. Size, capacity and location of plant
- 2. Plant layout
- 3. PT
- 4. Wage system
- 5. Use of inventories
Reasons for failure
- 1. Goals were not congruent
- 2. Mfg task subtly changed over time but dept's did not change
- 3. mfg task was never made explicit
=Steps
- 1. Draft corporate objectives
- 2. Decide what this means for mfg
- 3. Carefully examine each element of production system
- 4. Reorganise elements so they become congruent
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