At the end of the series on what makes a GOOD manufacturing organisation we come to: Manufacturing Effectiveness 15 of 15 – ‘Good Manufacturing & the Next Step Beyond For many people this series of posts will ‘blindingly obvious’ and they may wonder why I’m even bothering to write about Read more…
Continuing the series on what makes a GOOD manufacturing organisation we come to: Manufacturing Effectiveness 14 of 15 – Utopia for Sales, Planning & Finance Experience indicates that the usual pattern for Sales & Marketing – particularly when the Sales Director, or a Sales orientated General Manager, has been the Read more…
Continuing the series on what makes a GOOD manufacturing organisation we come to: Manufacturing Effectiveness 13 – Utopia for Designers The unevenness of underlying strategy is best described with respect to what could be considered a utopian situation for some of the main functions within an organisation when left to Read more…
Continuing the series on what makes a GOOD manufacturing organisation we come to: Manufacturing Effectiveness 12 – The Influence Of Strategy When working within an organisation most managers are rarely aware of any deliberate strategic intent. Indeed, other than with the very large companies – the automotive, electronic and military Read more…
Continuing the series on what makes a GOOD manufacturing organisation we come to: Manufacturing Effectiveness 11 – Perception FROM Production During the discussion concerning the fundamentals of analysis one of the fundamentals quoted was that the production shop-floor is the screen on which the operational performance of an organisation is Read more…
Continuing the series on what makes a GOOD manufacturing organisation we come to: Manufacturing Effectiveness 10 – Perception of Production In addition to analysing how the Production function compares with its own idealised word picture, the perceptions held by the other functions within the Mechanism about the production function – Read more…
Continuing the series on what makes a GOOD manufacturing organisation we come to: Manufacturing Effectiveness 9 – Production A fully effective production section will, first, deliver it’s output ‘right, first time’ and on schedule; then it will manage its resources in such a way as to follow planned production tasks Read more…
Continuing the series on what makes a GOOD manufacturing organisation we come to: Manufacturing Effectiveness 8 – Inbound Logistics The sections controlling the logistics feed to the production operation – Planning, Purchasing, Goods Inwards & Material Stores will deliver components required for manufacture/assembly at the right time and at the Read more…
Continuing the series on what makes a GOOD manufacturing organisation we come to: Manufacturing Effectiveness 7 – Production Engineering A production engineering section working to its optimum will arrange production facilities in such a way as to relieve production management of most of its routine task, using the rigorous application Read more…
Manufacturing Effectiveness 6: Product Design An exemplary design section will create products that combine an elegant functionality with a understanding of what a potential customer is prepared to pay and its designs will balance the requirements of cost effectiveness and superior performance; however, in addition to generating a product that Read more…