... leads to ... As a new member of this list, I'm in the process of reviewing the previous posts and can't stop myself from jumping in on this one. ...
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Alex Teoh
tskteoh@...
Jul 26, 2000 4:20 pm
I like Frank's statement : What to change can't be driven by external benchmarking influences. Nor should it be driven internally by false goals like cost...
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doug333@...
Jul 31, 2000 4:29 pm
Frank, I really like your closing comment. Those most familiar with the system will be an important part of the identification of what to improve and how....
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doug333@...
Jul 31, 2000 4:34 pm
Alex, But if you move from a make to stock environment toward an assemble to order environment isn't that an improvement? The value of the inventory is less, ...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Aug 1, 2000 5:45 pm
Doug asked me to expand on using relying on logical analysis to speed improvements. Allow me to respond by sending to the list a copy of a posting that I made...
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Aug 2, 2000 5:49 pm
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Alex Teoh
tskteoh@...
Aug 4, 2000 1:28 am
Doug, The problem is no one see the need of changing it and busy installing kanban for two years. And proudly show off how their Kanban system work. The leader...
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PPC Nandlur
PPC.Nandlur@...
Aug 7, 2000 4:45 am
sir , I would like to know more about make & stock environment , and their advantages , disadvantages regds satish kumar .v...
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Alex Teoh
tskteoh@...
Aug 11, 2000 7:49 am
satish, Are you referring to make to stock and make to order? If so, make to stock major disadvantage is long lead time, excess stock, adv: longer batch run, ...
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Aug 11, 2000 11:04 am
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Justin Havens
JUSTINOEE@...
Aug 18, 2000 1:00 pm
I have picked up a distinctive "theorical" feel to the conversations recently on some newsgroups about which comes first, 5S or Lean etc.....reminded me of the...
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doug333@...
Aug 23, 2000 1:16 am
Alex, Make to stock has a long lead time for who? Not the customer, I would think the customer would have the order shipped the same day, since its in stock. ...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Aug 23, 2000 7:24 pm
... Exactly. The reason someone is in a make to stock business is that customer expectations do not include the patience for the time it takes to make and ship...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Aug 23, 2000 7:24 pm
... 5S and Lean techniques (the way they are usually applied) are the micro tools for improving pieces of the operation. They work well for true organizational...
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Justin Havens
JUSTINOEE@...
Aug 23, 2000 10:50 pm
I like what Francis had to say..........and the emphasis on WHAT TO CHANGE, as the first profound question to answer. I say profound, because in a chaotic...
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doug333@...
Aug 24, 2000 6:40 pm
I could go on for days about this, (make to stock vs make to order). I'll just say now that there are so many different strategies within the make to stock...
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Alex Teoh
tskteoh@...
Aug 29, 2000 1:40 am
... In my opinion, Constraints are the slowest processes (defined by cycle time") with rigid restriction in capacity ( other words, could not easily add extra...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Aug 30, 2000 7:12 pm
... That's a given. If a resource is being stressed so it is not able to do a quality job (many project environments, where people are the chief resources,...
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Ranjit Shringarpure
r_shringarpure@...
Sep 9, 2000 5:49 pm
hi all, am a software professional. was looking for some/any/all sorts of information on lean manufacturing - when i came across this. i could not resist...
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Ranjit Shringarpure
r_shringarpure@...
Sep 12, 2000 4:49 pm
Hi Everyone... Wonder if anyone has heard about the POLCA cards or the concept of Cellularization? I may sound too primitive - but please forgive me - am...
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Stephanie Sabus
stef.sabus@...
Sep 14, 2000 5:09 pm
Great web site for reading about supply chain issues, solutions, and all the players. http://www.ascet.com/ascet2/index.html This probably doesn't answer...
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doug333@...
Sep 14, 2000 11:32 pm
Are these different from Kanban cards? Doug...
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r_shringarpure@...
Sep 15, 2000 1:46 am
Not fundamentally different... Infact, I am not much aware of the Kanban cards - but with whatever knowledge I have, I dont see much of a difference... I just...
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Ranjit Shringarpure
r_shringarpure@...
Sep 15, 2000 1:59 am
yes i agree - great site... and Stef, u can call me Ranjit... Thanks a lot for the info, best regards, ranjit ... and all the players. ... has many white...
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Justin Havens
JUSTINOEE@...
Sep 15, 2000 10:10 am
I recently received the following quote from a lean manufacturing coordinator, which I thought might interest you all: "I used OEE to check the capacity of a...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Sep 15, 2000 11:51 am
... BTW -- I think you meant http://www.moneyandmachines.com. _________________________________________________________________________ Francis S. "Frank"...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Sep 15, 2000 12:01 pm
... Just a warning to Macintosh users. You might not want to download this presentation. While the website initially says you'll be downloading a Powerpoint...
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CMorier
cmorier@...
Sep 15, 2000 1:26 pm
Hi people, New to this group, been in the manufacturing improvement for the last 15 years. Kanban, kaisen, synchronous manufacturing, smed, 5S almost all the...
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ch ng
z1029@...
Sep 16, 2000 3:32 pm
I need some advises on the steel making manufacturing process. 1) For incoming inspection and outgoing quality assurance, what should be the AQL set for the...
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David Eyre
david.eyre@...
Sep 17, 2000 1:37 pm
From my experience of many industry sectors, you must start from what you can achieve. What is your current process capability? What level are your current...
