SOLUTION TO CASE 6:

Production Control System Features of Kura Diesel Motor Works

Company Production Control System refers to all or part of the Company’s quality system that satisfies the requirements laid out and as well as the relevant product standards.

Below are the features of Kura Diesel Motor Work Production Control System and how it will function.

1.     The company should undertake immediately an increase in Jigs and fixtures.  The jigs will provide repeatability, accuracy, and interchangeability in the manufacturing while the fixtures will hold the work in a fixed location. In the absence of fixtures, jig does both functions (holding the work and guiding a tool).

2.     The company should purchase updated machine tools - High production single purpose machines. This will enhance productivity and overall performance of Kura Diesel Motor Works.

3.     There should be proper control over production – this will prevent weakness and thus improve production operations.  

4.     Proper utilization of the machine time available- to avoid many bottlenecks that exist in the plant.  Thus, that will solve the trouble of the improper utilization of the machine.

THE COMPANY WILL DERIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS WHEN THE PRODUCTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS IN OPERATION

a.     High-in-process inventory, as indicated by piles of partially completed parts over the entire manufacturing floors areas.

b.     Presence of any record concerning the whereabouts of orders in the process from their initiation to delivery at assembly.

c.      Acceptable number of rush orders, particularly in assembly but also in parts manufacture.

d.     Elimination of many parts choosers who force orders through the shops by pressure methods.

e.      Less setup costs resulting from none piece-meal methods.

f.       Perfect working components parts to reach the assembly at approximately the same time.

g.     Definite sequence of manufacturing operations for a given part.

THE POSITION OF THE FOREMAN WHEN THE PRODUCTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS IN OPERATION

He could be given a second chance to get things right or be fired due to too many bottlenecks and his inability to control the system.

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