Tag: Productivity Improvement

Traditionally, 5 types of maintenance have been distinguished, which are differentiated by the nature of the tasks that they include: Corrective Maintenance: The set of …

Maintenance activities are related with repair, replacement and service of components or some identifiable group of components in a manufacturing plant so that it may …

In order to compare the manufacturing objectives of the participant organisations with those of World-Class manufacturers, we propose a two way classification called the manufacturing …

Cohen and Apte (1990) have compared humans and automated machines using the graphic shown in Figure. Firstly, as Cohen and Apte argue, it is necessary …

Quality has been defined-and re-defined-ad nauseum by various authors and practitioners. We will not add to the list of definitions here. A good working definition …

There are many ways of looking at a manufacturing enterprise. A very good one is to look at it from the perspective of the people …

According to Schonberger’s (1986), the goal of world-Class Manufacturing (WCM) is ‘continual and rapid improvement’. He argues that continual improvement in quality, cost, lead time, …

World class manufacturing has been characterised by three core strategies of customer focus, quality, and agility such as the ability to quickly, efficiently and effectively …

Blockchain Technology The emergence of blockchain technology has enabled logistic companies to failsafe digital contracts. The use of this upcoming technology allows the different stakeholders …