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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Smiths Industries, like other western industrial organizations is experience increasing competition from the Far East. MORE INFO: Value analysis theme of Smiths Industries materials management conference Smiths Industries, like other western industrial organizations is experi... read article... |
The Six Keys to Cycle Counting - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Deals with the six primary elements of cycle counting from a user's standpoint. The six points critical to success in cycle counting. MORE INFO: The Six Keys to Cycle Counting Deals with the six primary elements of cycle counting from a user's standpoint. The six points criti... read article... |
Extending The Pareto Principle To MRP - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Decision aid based on the Pareto principle to enable MRP parameters to be set in a way which will allow prediction of eventual MRP performance MORE INFO: Extending The Pareto Principle To MRP Decision aid based on the Pareto principle to enable MRP parameters to be set in a w... read article... |
Assembly line: balancing the State of the Art - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Reviews the techniques of assembly line balancing which when developed by Industrial Engineers, can, by their application give good results. MORE INFO: Assembly line: balancing the State of the Art Reviews the techniques of assembly line balancing which when developed by Indu... read article... |
Effective Cycle Counting - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Provides a number of key cycle counting techniques that manufacturing companies can use as a guide to improving profitability. MORE INFO: Effective Cycle Counting Provides a number of key cycle counting techniques that manufacturing companies can use as a guide to improving p... read article... |
Kanban versus MRPII - which is best for you? - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: First-hand look at how the Kanban system works. His findings shatter a few myths and point out how we can gain the best of both worlds. MORE INFO: Kanban versus MRPII - which is best for you? First-hand look at how the Kanban system works. His findings shatter a few myths and... read article... |
A caveat on using setup costs in Lot-Sizing - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Outlines the disadvantages of using setup costs in the use of lot-sizing. MORE INFO: A caveat on using setup costs in Lot-Sizing Outlines the disadvantages of using setup costs in the use of lot-sizing. PUBLISHER: Institute of Operations Management Vol 10 - No 06 - Oc... read article... |
The essence of Group Technology - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Examines the essential factors to be considered in the design of an effective Group Technology system. MORE INFO: The essence of Group Technology Examines the essential factors to be considered in the design of an effective Group Technology system. PUBLISHER: Institute of ... read article... |
OPT: A production technique case study - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Case study of the implementation of OPT software system at Bendix Friction Materials Division. MORE INFO: OPT: A production technique case study Case study of the implementation of OPT software system at Bendix Friction Materials Division. PUBLISHER: Institute of Operation... read article... |
A Production/Finance marketing strategy using OPT - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: OPT concepts affords the user the potential to achieve dramatic improvements in profitability through reduced inventory and operating costs. MORE INFO: A Production/Finance marketing strategy using OPT OPT concepts affords the user the potential to achieve dramatic improvemen... read article... |
The concepts of OPT - the way forward - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: OPT embodies both software and a philosophy which challenge the core of some of our current systems and control techniques. MORE INFO: The concepts of OPT - the way forward OPT embodies both software and a philosophy which challenge the core of some of our current systems and... read article... |
OPT - The challenge to decision makers - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: The influence of Optimized Production Technology (OPT) on management decision making. MORE INFO: OPT - The challenge to decision makers The influence of Optimized Production Technology (OPT) on management decision making. PUBLISHER: Institute of Operations Management ... read article... |
Now let's never mention the EOQ again - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Lot sizing techniques based on cost minimization are not practicable. Classical EOQ formula and all its derivations should disappear from textbooks. MORE INFO: Now let's never mention the EOQ again Lot sizing techniques based on cost minimization are not practicable. Classica... read article... |
Linear programming and application to optimisation - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Linear programming is a mathematical tool of operation research which enables management to determine the best solution. MORE INFO: Linear programming and application to optimisation Linear programming is a mathematical tool of operation research which enables management to d... read article... |
Short Cycle management: a case study - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: How was Dexion which had batch process and an inflexible environment, going to achieve JIT? The answer was clearly in the methodology. MORE INFO: Short Cycle management: a case study How was Dexion which had batch process and an inflexible environment, going to achieve JIT? T... read article... |
Analysing Pareto - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: A look at Pareto - both the man and the analyses. MORE INFO: Analysing Pareto A look at Pareto - both the man and the analyses. PUBLISHER: Institute of Operations Management Vol 19 - No 04 - June/July 1993... read article... |
A management use for Linear Programming - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Linear programming as an business tool for production & sales specialists to develop a knowledge of the business by using skills interactively. MORE INFO: A management use for Linear Programming Linear programming as an business tool for production & sales specialists to deve... read article... |
MRP Lot Sizing using genetic algorithms - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: This paper describes initial efforts to use genetic algorithms to develop a multi-level MRP lot sizing technique. MORE INFO: MRP Lot Sizing using genetic algorithms This paper describes initial efforts to use genetic algorithms to develop a multi-level MRP lot sizing techniqu... read article... |
Benefits from the introduction of a CAPM system - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Outlines a methodology specifically designed to assist a small company entailing minimum use of that company's resources to implement CAPM. MORE INFO: Benefits from the introduction of a CAPM system Outlines a methodology specifically designed to assist a small company entail... read article... |
Kanban in batch production - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Defines Kanban and looks at its application within batch production. MORE INFO: Kanban in batch production Defines Kanban and looks at its application within batch production. PUBLISHER: Institute of Operations Management Vol 20 - No 03 - April/May 1994... read article... |
When push comes to shove is MRPII infinite push or finite pull? - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: MRP II and Kanban are frequently regarded as competing systems with MRP II described as a 'push' technique and Kanban a 'pull' technique. The authors discuss the merits of both systems and in what situations each is appropriate. MORE INFO: When push comes to shove is MRPII inf... read article... |
Collection & analysis of shop floor data using a spreadsheet - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Describes a model which can be used for collecting shop floor data relating to manufacturing processes. MORE INFO: Collection & analysis of shop floor data using a spreadsheet Describes a model which can be used for collecting shop floor data relating to manufacturing process... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Describes a method of applying the K-Curve methodology to the setting of the inventory control system within batch manufacturing. MORE INFO: Competitive advantage for batch manufacturing using capacitated batch sizing within MRP: An application of the K-Curve methodology Per) ... read article... |
Speed your way to profitability - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Time. It's a commodity no one has enough of yet it is a finite commodity everyone has the same amount of. We all have 24 hours in a day, seven days in a week and 52 weeks in a year. No one has yet invented a way to increase the amount of time available. So the issue is not, M... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: This series of four articles traces the history of manufacturing control systems; showing where we went wrong; what we are still doing wrong; and what companies, who have relied heavily on systems solutions, can do to regain their competitiveness. Part 4 looks at World Class Man... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: This article describes the use of simulation as part of the planning process before implementation of new machinery in a manufacturing environment. The focus of the simulation study is on the technique of line balancing in a product focused (line) layout. The author describes ho... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Reports on how the use of Bayesian Learning and the Dynamic Linear Model (DLM) can improve the reliability and quality of forecasts compared with exciting static forecasting techniques MORE INFO: Application of a modern statistical forecasting technique to a materials manageme... read article... |
Sumo wrestling - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Discusses the Japanese strategy of SOMO - 'sell one make one' and the implications for businesses who wish to introduce this process. MORE INFO: Sumo wrestling Discusses the Japanese strategy of SOMO - 'sell one make one' and the implications for businesses who wish to introd... read article... |
Understanding processes - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Deployment flowcharting is a simple tool for mapping work, processes and procedures to enable managers to better understand and therefore better manage the processes operating in their companies. MORE INFO: Understanding processes Deployment flowcharting is a simple tool for ... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Describes the use of the balanced scorecard at a steel processor (Metal Process Inc) where it has developed into more than just a performance measurement system, as it has become a way to monitor the company's progress against a strategic plan. MORE INFO: Measuring excellence:... read article... |
Your lean toolbox - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: The 5 S concept has been associated with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and workplace management in manufacturing for some time... MORE INFO: Your lean toolbox The 5 S concept has been associated with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and workplace management in manufact... read article... |
Shrinking the supply chain uncertainty circle - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Any business operating within a product delivery supply chain is faced with an Uncertainty Circle. This is a major problem area and has four segments associated with it: the supply side, the manufacturing process, the control systems and the demand side. Whereas uncertainty caus... read article... |
Using the balanced scrorecard to measure the supervisor - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Examines how the management's vision developed by the Balanced Scorecard succeeds or fails at the supervisor level and urges companies not to ignore the power of the supervisor. MORE INFO: Using the balanced scrorecard to measure the supervisor Examines how the management's v... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: This third article examines the production process and considers those factors key to efficient mass production of custom products. MORE INFO: Mass customisation across the business: Customised production: Part 3 This third article examines the production process and consider... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Focuses on only the main ordering techniques and applications relating to MRP, MRP II and ERP MORE INFO: Do your business systems help or hinder your company's success? Part 3 Focuses on only the main ordering techniques and applications relating to MRP, MRP II and ERP PUBL... read article... |
Letters - Using the balanced scorecard to measure the supervisor - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: As an assessment of quality, process and environmental management systems I was interested in the article by Gordon and Gordon in the November MORE INFO: Letters - Using the balanced scorecard to measure the supervisor As an assessment of quality, process and environmenta... read article... |
Inventory management - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: During the period January 1996 to December 1997, Caradon MK Cable Management Division reduced Inventory by 45% (in excess of £1.5 million) whilst increasing complete and on time deliveries by over 10%. This article explores the events behind this achievement. MORE INFO: Invent... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Part 5 of this series focuses on the typical characteristics and key requirements of selected different environments, i.e. environments with different 'modes of operation'. MORE INFO: Do your business systems help or hinder your company's success? Part 5 Part 5 of this series... read article... |
Letters - Pareto and Xeno? - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Over the last few years our concern about the use of and abuse of Pareto (also known as the 80/20 rule and ABC analysis) in British business has increased... MORE INFO: Letters - Pareto and Xeno? Over the last few years our concern about the use of and abuse of Pareto (also k... read article... |
Collapsing prices? - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: This article is not about why prices are collapsing but rather what members of the IOM might do to take advantage of the collapse. MORE INFO: Collapsing prices? This article is not about why prices are collapsing but rather what members of the IOM might do to take advantage o... read article... |
Total Productive Maintenance - is it time to move on? - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Examines the origins of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and discusses whether it is now time to move on to widen TPM to embrace all aspects of the business. MORE INFO: Total Productive Maintenance - is it time to move on? Examines the origins of Total Productive Maintenanc... read article... |
Kanban: the old and the new - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Provides an overview of Kanban, the classic signalling device for production pull systems. Kanban has been around for many years and is well established in a large number of companies. It is the classic signalling device for production pull systems. Nevertheless there remain unc... read article... |
How to manage: have we lost sight of 'Control'? - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: The very word 'Control' seems almost to have become a dirty word in management speak these days. We have changed so much since the bad old days of autocratic management's and of threatening to sack them on the spot, that to talk about control seems almost an irrelevance. And yet... read article... |
On your marks, get set and go for a leaner operation - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: An overview of the lean operation concept and guidance on how businesses can achieve leaner operations MORE INFO: On your marks, get set and go for a leaner operation An overview of the lean operation concept and guidance on how businesses can achieve leaner operations PUBL... read article... |
Editorial: the new century - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: The start of a new century (and a new millennium) is a good time to look further ahead, and at a wider range of activities than we might normally do... MORE INFO: Editorial: the new century The start of a new century (and a new millennium) is a good time to look further ahead... read article... |
Book news - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Four new books available from the Institute... MORE INFO: Book news Four new books available from the Institute... Principles of Operations Management Author: Les Galloway Publisher: Thompson Business Press Price: £15.99 Provides an insight into the role of operations fun... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Many MRP II and ERP systems produce disappointing results; APS (Advanced Planning & Scheduling) implementations, although citing many improvements, seldom reach their full potential; and e-businesses fail, not through speed of information, but because of the inability to meet th... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: When asked by the MD for potential projects which could be included in a multi-site, European based ‘best in class’ project, the opportunity to re-ignite an old flame which had been smouldering in the back of my mind for many years was re-kindled... MORE INFO: Departmental Pur... read article... |
Huge Growth in Usage of BI Tools - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Business Intelligence (BI) has released exclusive research that reveals corporate IT managers expect huge growth in the usage of BI tools... MORE INFO: Huge Growth in Usage of BI Tools Business Intelligence (BI) has released exclusive research that reveals corporate IT manage... read article... |
Editorial: Tools of the trade - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: When I came to think about Tools of the Trade I pictured the amazing variety of tools that are on offer when you walk into any of the large DIY sheds. You want tools for painting? We have them. With our tools and paint range you can do any paint job. We even have the little long... read article... |
Value-Based Management - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: As you 've walked,quickly,past the accountant's office recently you may have heard a whole new series of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) - VBM, CFROI, NPV, DCF, EVA MORE INFO: Value-Based Management As you 've walked,quickly,past the accountant's office recently you may have hea... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: This article documents a case study that investigates challenges concerned with cellular manufacturing in a project-based organisation... MORE INFO: Cellular Manufacturing Implementation In A Project-Based Organisation This article documents a case study that investigates cha... read article... |
Give a Prod to Productivity Measurement - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Performance measurement has long been recognised as an important business activity for industrialists and a discrete and valid research topic for academics... MORE INFO: Give a Prod to Productivity Measurement Performance measurement has long been recognised as an important b... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: This article reviews the models presented in parts 1 and 2 and contextualises their application... MORE INFO: Cost Analysis for World Class Change: Part 3: Financial Models in Context This article reviews the models presented in parts 1 and 2 and contextualises their applicat... read article... |
Managing Uncertainty –tools Or Techniques? - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Uncertainty is a human trait, it is all around us and we cannot make it go away. However,we can create organisations designed to reduce internal uncertainty and improve our responsiveness to external uncertainty... MORE INFO: Managing Uncertainty –tools Or Techniques? Uncerta... read article... |
Managing uncertainty - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Our theme this month is the intriguing one of Managing Uncertainty. What was your earliest involvement with this topic ? MORE INFO: Managing uncertainty Our theme this month is the intriguing one of Managing Uncertainty. What was your earliest involvement with this topic ? M... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: When did you last give some thought to the way that your purchasing function operates?... MORE INFO: Sand, Sea, Sex Discrimination, Supplies, Scarborough And A Visit From My ‘Uncle Wilf ’! When did you last give some thought to the way that your purchasing function operates?.... read article... |
The Fortetion Programme - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: This new Plant Performance Optimisation (PPO) programme is aimed at helping customers understand and then optimise their facility's performance and is the realisation of improved plant performance through the use of a variety of optimisation techniques... MORE INFO: The Fortet... read article... |
Predict the Future - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: WhiteLight Systems has announced the release of Analyst Desktop and Analyst Desktop Premium, two single-user analytic software packages MORE INFO: Predict the Future WhiteLight Systems has announced the release of Analyst Desktop and Analyst Desktop Premium, two single-user a... read article... |
Engineer Your Supply Chain To Cope With Demand Uncertainties - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: The current debate between ‘lean and agile' has highlighted the need to engineer supply chains to best cope with demand uncertainties. MORE INFO: Engineer Your Supply Chain To Cope With Demand Uncertainties The current debate between ‘lean and agile' has highlighted the need ... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Standards exist for quality management (ISO9000) and environmental management (ISO14000), and there is a model for Business Excellence. But until very recently, there was no standard r reference model for performance measurement. MORE INFO: Integrated Performance Measurement S... read article... |
Survey of Automotive Component Suppliers in Wales - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Is it true that organisations take an unplanned and unstructured approach to the introduction of improvement initiatives? Is it a case of ‘let's look for the latest initiative which will save us' approach rather than thinking through the organisational needs and objectives which... read article... |
An Intuitive Approach To Business Assessment - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: We use intuition every day to sense problems and to see patterns in complex situations. The effectiveness of this ‘sixth sense' increases both with use and familiarity. MORE INFO: An Intuitive Approach To Business Assessment We use intuition every day to sense problems and to... read article... |
Project Manufacturing - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Many companies are involved in manufacturing products to meet the demands of individual customer contracts. The products that they build in this manner may be unique, one-off engineering projects; they may be low/medium volume (and occasionally high volume) build of otherwise st... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Quick Response Manufacturing is a technique developed in the USA at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where as a result of successfully working with numerous organisations, the Centre for Quick Response Manufacturing has been established at the campus. MORE INFO: QRM: An En... read article... |
Managing with Measures: The Stakeholder Perspective - 1 - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: The days when companies could survive and prosper by focusing on the wants and needs of one stakeholder - the shareholder - are long gone. MORE INFO: Managing with Measures: The Stakeholder Perspective - 1 The days when companies could survive and prosper by focusing on the w... read article... |
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ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: In today's dynamic business environment change is the only constant, making companies struggle to understand and implement business strategies. MORE INFO: Developing Competitive Advantage Through Web Enabled Performance Measurement Systems In today's dynamic business environm... read article... |
Performance Measurement and the SME Sector - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Whilst we are all well aware of the challenges facing the manufacturing sector and it's major players, there are other sectors where the constantly changing business and market environment provide, arguably, an even greater threat. MORE INFO: Performance Measurement and the SM... read article... |
Editorial: Measures of Performance - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: The theme for this issue and the content of the articles are a salutary reminder of the disadvantages that inappropriate structures and measures of performance can produce, and the major benefits which good systems can achieve for an enterprise. MORE INFO: Editorial: Measures ... read article... |
Integrated Performance Measurement: the Antidote to Initiativitis - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Many people in companies today are to be found complaining about a new disease. The statistics are not available for how many are suffering from this, but the symptoms are clear. MORE INFO: Integrated Performance Measurement: the Antidote to Initiativitis Many people in compa... read article... |
South West: Is Six Sigma the Sixth Sense? - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: MORE INFO: South West: Is Six Sigma the Sixth Sense? Things not running smoothly? Some problems to solve? Continuing our theme that’s looking at some of the tools and techniques that assist in continuous improvement, February’s event on Wednesday 25th focused... read article... |
A Blast Against The Monstrous Regiment of Toyota - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: It has by now become a prevailing orthodoxy that the manufacturing systems pioneered and developed so effectively by the Toyota Corporation of Japan, (Lean manufacturing, Quality assurance, JIT, Supply Chain Management, Kaizen, and so on), represent the apex of manufacturing exc... read article... |
Editorial: Think Lean? Think Big! - Analytical techniques Article ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Once again it’s good to see many more members are getting involved at Branch level. MORE INFO: Editorial: Think Lean? Think Big! Once again it’s good to see many more members are getting involved at Branch level. From reports in this issue it seems that there&rsq... read article... |
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