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Module 14 - Chapter 16

Assignment

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16.8/16.17/16.19/16.29

Question 16.8

Describe how the following Kanban's operate:

1.Production & Withdrawal

This kind of Kanban is likely the most fundamental one. We see that sort of card utilized all over, from assembling to programming advancement. The work station gives a creation card to a region in the office mentioning the kinds of materials they need. The creation Kanban card flags the creation framework to begin, clarifying the quality and amount of the things that should be delivered. The withdrawal or transport Kanban framework is worried about the development of things and parts. Regardless of whether the organization produces physical or advanced items, various pieces of it need work done by various groups in various territories. Furthermore, when one group is done, the 'part' is moved to the following group and creation region. groups use withdrawal cards or development cards to caution individuals that a thing is done and prepared to move starting with one area then onto the next. At the point when the group is prepared for more work, they send the withdrawal card to the past segment flagging they are prepared for more work. Additionally, the card generally indicates the quantity of things that should be taken to the work environment where they are required.

2.Kanban Squares

Kanban stock squares are generally utilized in kanban applications where stock or stock things are put away on the industrial facility floor and occupy an assigned room, for example, a bed of item or Work in progress. Utilizing the bed model, a kanban square territory can be drawn on the manufacturing plant floor where the stock will sit.This sort of framework can likewise be coordinated with a FIFO framework and is additionally a 5s arrangement as it gives an assigned spot to that specific thing. The kanaban stock square framework can be utilized with a set wellbeing stock level (Fig 1-An) or without one (Fig 1-B). With a security stock level the squares can be painted either a blend of two hues (typically green and red), red importance re-request. A re-request mark can likewise be set on the principal red square after the last green square. This first red square will be the re-request or renewal signal.

Without a wellbeing stock level the kanaban squares can be painted on the ground yet not really painted a specific shading. The re-request signal is the completely unfilled kanban square(s).

3.Signal

4.Material

5.Supplier

Question 16.17

Explain the Concept of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Question 16.19

Preventive Maintenance can be viewed as the process of maintaining the "health" of a machine. Using Health Care as an analogy, explain the differences and trade-offs between

1.Break-down maintenance

The actions made arrangements for doing the upkeep of a machine which has experienced a breakdown and the working has halted. This is the post activity taken for an activity which has occurred. Here the group will be working so they can begin the machine as quickly as time permits they need the machine earnestly as the creation is getting affected due to this machine breakdown. The breakdown maintenance is an activity post occasion, which bring about loss of time, vitality because of machine stoppage

2.Preventive maintenance

3.Total Productive Maintenance

Question 16.29

Lean production has been applied extensively in the automobile industry. What other industries do you think are or should be using Lean Production? Why do you think they are or should be using this?