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The Production Manager is responsible for all aspects of production. From ensuring that the correct quantity is produced to fulfill customer orders to the order of raw materials to meet the demands of the production schedule. The Production manager will have direct reports such as a Process Superintendent whose role it is to ensure that all the equipment in the factory is working as it should and that sufficient labour is allocated to specific areas to adequately cope with the flow of production. Production requirements are monitored on an ongoing basis and the Production Manager is responsible for making the decision that not only affect the staff but also the scheduling requirements and expectations of the customer. The The Production Manager must ensure that product being produced falls within the specifications set by the customer. Any variation to these specifications results in a loss of profit for the business so the Production Manager must identify and rectify these issues quickly to reduce the fiscal impact on the company. The Production Manager will focus on identifying the wastes of the processing sector. Three group members will take on the role of the Manager, each using one of the categories of waste to identify possible wastage in the process. The three waste categories for this sector are: Over production Defects Over processing
As a group member you will first follow the various links on the waste category in order to come back to your other group members to report on your findings: Describe the waste What are some examples of it? Can it impact other departments, if so, how? Group members will then discuss the waste from your research and brainstorm any of these wastes in your department. Once you have found a waste in your department, give a report on the waste, the type of waste, the impact on the business and the impact if any on other departments of the company. You can report it in terms of effort, time or financial impact. Make a suggestion for a potential solution. Each component of your area of responsibility should be analysed in order to identify all non-value adding activities that contribute to the business value stream. They should be analysed to ensure that value adding activities are streamlined with efficiency in mind. There are generally many wastes involved in the processing of food products. The Production Manager needs to view the processes and to identify the wastes in the production stream. All processes are analysed from raw materials at the receiving bay to finished products in the temperature controlled dispatch stores. The Links below will be useful in the analysis of the production stream and will assist the group to ensure only value adding activities are prioritised for production and defective products do not reach the customer.
Overproduction : http://itmanagersinbox.com/946/how-to-eliminate-the-muda-of-overproduction/
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