scholarly journals Impact of selected lean management tools on work safety

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-264
Author(s):  
Joanna Furman
Keyword(s):  
Added Value ◽  
Process Efficiency ◽  
Lean Management ◽  
Customer Requirements ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Manufacturing Costs ◽  
Customer Expectations ◽  
Quality Of Products

Abstract The ongoing processes in production enterprises must be constantly monitored and improved in order to meet the requirements of growing competition in the technical, technological and organizational aspects. Also, customer expectations regarding the quality of products are constantly increasing, while maintaining the lowest manufacturing costs. The analysis of the course of operations, exploited resources, materials, recharges, as well as the identification of risk and losses are the basis for improvement and optimization, leading to increase in process efficiency, as well as optimisation of organization and working conditions. There are many management methods and tools used to streamline processes. Currently, Lean Management (LM) is one of the most popular and effective concepts in this field. The primary goal of LM is to eliminate activities that do not bring added value in processes, while saving resources and meeting customer requirements. The Lean concept offers many useful methods and tools that, when properly selected in the organization, implemented and used, can bring the intended results. The aim of the article is to present the results of the analysis of potentially accidental events in a production enterprise based on the identification of key threats occurring in the plant. Based on Lean Management methods and tools implemented in the company, their impact on work safety was determined.

scholarly journals Problems in the Implementation of the Lean Concept at a Steel Works - Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 01014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Maszke ◽  
Renata Dwornicka ◽  
Robert Ulewicz
Keyword(s):  
Lean Management ◽  
Customer Requirements ◽  
Steel Mill ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Turbulent Environment ◽  
Management Concept ◽  
Steel Works

The paper presents the experience of implementing selected instruments of the Lean concept at a steel works. The functioning of an enterprises in the currently prevailing conditions, i.e. in a turbulent environment, results in increased customer requirements. They expect, among other things, high quality of steel products delivered on time at a low price. Many organizations decide to implement the lean management concept without proper preparation. The purpose of this paper is to present the limitations occurring during the implementation of the lean management concept in a steel mill.

A Method for Problem Selection in the 6σ Definition Stage

2010 ◽  
Vol 139-141 ◽  
pp. 1485-1489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Shun Yang ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Yong Liu ◽  
Xin Qin Gao
Keyword(s):  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Customer Requirements ◽  
Effect Analysis ◽  
Customer Expectations ◽  
Mode Effect ◽  
Gray Relation Analysis ◽  
And Control ◽  
Problem Selection ◽  
Failure Mode Effect Analysis

6σ has proved numerous times that it can help any business to deliver products to meet or even exceed customer expectations. DMAIC (Define – Measure – Analyze – Improve - Control) is one of the Six Sigma methodologies used for a 6σ project that aims to improve and control quality of exiting products. Aiming at the drawbacks existed in the problem selection in definition stage, considering the fuzziness and uncertainty of problem analyzing, a method integrating fuzzy QFD (Quality Function Deployment), frequency-cost FMEA (Failure Mode Effect Analysis) and gray relation analysis is presented, in which the customer requirements, occurring frequencies and the relative costs of the problems are taken into account comprehensively. Thus the key quality characteristics or process features to be improved are determined, which can provide decision support for key problem selection. An example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Regulatory and technical support of quality management tools and methods

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-41
Author(s):  
T.P. Scharaschkina ◽  
◽  
T.V. Glukhova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Iso 9000 ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Specific Production ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Effective Application ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
Tools And Methods

Improving the quality of products and processes in enterprises and organizations of various fields of activity is provided by various methods of quality management. A special place in all the variety of tools and methods of quality management is occupied by statistical methods. Various international and national standards ensure the effective application of quality management tools and methods. The requirements and recommendations for the application of these methods are contained both in the ISO 9000 MS and in numerous standards in the field of statistical methods. Since a large number of such standards have been developed to date, it is necessary to systematize them. Based on this, all standards in the field of statistical methods can be classified according to the type of activity in which they are applicable. Such a systematization of standards in the field of statistical methods will make it possible to use them more effectively for solving specific production tasks.

scholarly journals Analysing the Relationship between Price and Online Reputation by Lodging Category

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Rodríguez-Díaz ◽  
Rosa Rodríguez-Díaz ◽  
Ana Rodríguez-Voltes ◽  
Crina Rodríguez-Voltes
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Customer Expectations ◽  
Learning Machines ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Online Reputation ◽  
Logarithmic Functions

Price is fundamental in the competitive strategy of lodgings. Determining whether a company is setting its prices appropriately in relation to its main competitors and customer expectations is essential in the new digital age. Online reputation is a way of measuring customer ratings and, when shared on the Internet, it generates expectations for future users. On the other hand, websites specializing in tourism constantly provide updated information about the prices offered by lodgings. The purpose of this study is to establish whether there is a relationship between price and the main variables of online reputation (perceived value, added value and perceived quality of service) as well as the function that best suits considering the category of accommodation, using the information available on the website Booking.com. The methodology applied is regression analysis using different functions (linear, logarithmic, inverse, quadratic and cubic). In addition, 4- and 5-star lodgings are analysed separately from those with 3 stars or less, concluding that there are significant differences between the variables that best explain the price, as well as the functions that best achieve this fit. In 4 and 5-star accommodations, the average quality of service variable is the one most related to prices, whereas in 3-star accommodations or less, the added value is the variable most related to prices. The cubic, quadratic and logarithmic functions get the best adjustments. The results obtained are of great interest to the management of the accommodation as customer ratings are linked to price levels in a competitive environment. This methodology facilitates the definition of the strategy and tactics of prices on the basis of real and updated market data, indicating in the conclusions the direct implication in the future development of learning machines and artificial intelligence applied to tourism.

scholarly journals Added value of harmonization and consistency of laboratories’ accreditation to the development of the global market

ACTA IMEKO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Alvaro Ribeiro ◽  
Jeff Gust ◽  
Antonio Vilhena ◽  
John Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Global Market ◽  
Laboratory Accreditation ◽  
International Organization ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Fair Competition ◽  
Robust Implementation ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
The Impact

<p class="Abstract">Laboratories are the largest group of stakeholders of the International Organization for Laboratory Accreditation (ILAC). The impact of laboratory activities as independent entities that ensure the safety and quality of products and services is growing and becoming a key issue in many fields. New challenges of globalisation, international trade, technological developments, and increasing expectations of citizens and consumers require a robust implementation of accreditation to promote the fair competition and sustainability of laboratories. For this purpose, the harmonization and consistency of accreditation is a major task that can be achieved through the cooperation of all stakeholders. The ILAC Laboratory Committee has conducted a survey to evaluate the present state of harmonization of accreditation activities. The main results are presented in this paper, and some recommendations for future activity are given at the end.</p>

scholarly journals PERBAIKAN FABRIKASI PALLET BOX DENGAN DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING (DFM) UNTUK MEMINIMASI BIAYA PRODUKSI DAN KUALITAS

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohmat Handoko
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Minimum Cost ◽  
Design For Manufacturing ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Process Efficiency ◽  
Quality Cost ◽  
Component Assembly ◽  
Goal Implementation

<p>Improvement of product was needed by every company to increase process efficiency. One of the product<br />improvement methods is approached by design for manufacturing (DFM). This method is design method to be<br />used to product fabrication considering minimum cost of component, assembly and overhead. PT.Indo Mada Yasa<br />that fabricated pallet box had focus on reducing component and improve production process. Reducing<br />component conducted by eliminate non added value material but still considering quality of the product.<br />Production process can be improved by simplifying the production process. The main goal implementation of of<br />process efficiency is mimimize cost of production and quality. Result of DFM method implementation to produce<br />1 piece of pallet box will minimize the production cost until 20.0 % and minimize quality cost until 27.1%.</p>

Apply the QFD Method (‘Home Quality') for Home' Bank

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-58
Author(s):  
Petruţa Mihai ◽  
Oana Vlăduţ ◽  
Maria-Valia Mihai
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Service Design ◽  
Customer Requirements ◽  
Banking Services ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Customer Expectations ◽  
Banking Service ◽  
Qfd Method

This article presents the quality function deployment (QFD) method, also called the “Quality House.” This method transforms customer requirements into identifiable and measurable compliance specifications for service design. The Quality House provides a framework for translating customer satisfaction into identifiable and measurable compliance specifications for service design. Customer expectations were initially formulated in relation to the five dimensions of service quality: trust, solicitude, safety, tangibility, and empathy. To exemplify the QFD method, choose the online bank banking service (ING), called Home' Bank. The purpose of the article is to implement methods of measuring the quality of the banking services in order to maximize the level of cost-effectiveness of the organization.

scholarly journals Kelompok Nelayan dan Wanita Nelayan di Selakau dan Pemangkat dalam Pengolahan Udang Rebon Menjadi Bubuk Terasi Kering

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Nurliza Nurliza ◽  
Eva Dolorosa ◽  
Lucky Hartanti
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
The Self ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Plastic Packaging ◽  
Cool Storage ◽  
Quality Of Products

In Selakau and Pemangkat, Sambas district, has the largest shrimp carts, particularly as Togok season, February to May. Everyday, each group of fishermen caught the shrimp for 50 kg to 1 tons. However, they faced some obstacles. In the rainy season, the catch was quickly decompose due to the absence of cool storage so that the shrimp are processed into solid pasta and pack it in a piece of newspaper, leaves or ordinary plastic. As the result, the durability and the quality of products are limited and had poor quality. Thus, the stakeholders, especially the local government be worried about the miss an opportunity to get added value in shrimp processed into a solid paste which could be taken by stakeholders of other regions through the innovation of a package which made the products more attractive with specific brands. This IbM tried to improve the self-sufficient and capable of group of fisherman and their women in solid paste of shrimp processing into powder which had the longer durability to get more added value. IbM was designed with training and practice. The results shown that solid paste of shrimp was processed into powder; polypropylene plastic packaging was used to get safety, durable, and hygienic products; the product had a label with an attractive design; certificate of training; PIRT license; some tool aids, i.e. The cool storage, impulse sealer power pack, vacuum sealer, digital scales, drying oven, hand plastic sealer, sieving, the lighters, seals, labels, cutting board, apron, etc.

scholarly journals Insole customized part 2

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
Maneesh Kumar Mishra ◽  
Pascal Bruniaux ◽  
Guillaume Tartare ◽  
Christine Campagne
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Medical Purpose ◽  
Manufacturing Costs ◽  
3D Shape ◽  
Shoe Last ◽  
Orthopedic Insoles ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
The Cost

The needs in the sector of orthopedic insoles are becoming more important. The medical purpose of these plantar prostheses is often to correct the posture or biomechanical imbalance that tends to cause pain in various areas of the body depending on the pathology of the patient. This is due to the progression of people who are increasingly obese or have problems with diabetes or other diseases. But, the cost of its products can vary from one to two or more depending on the quality of the product that requires adaptation by a manual process to the morphology of the foot. Whatever the therapeutic product envisaged, the economic model is no longer adapted to the needs of patients and the budgetary imperatives of social security. A new creative process is needed and must incorporate digital tools to reduce these manufacturing costs while improving the quality of products. This study is the continuity of previous works. The process that was used to detect the anthropometric points of the foot was incorporated into a process of creating customized insoles. By combining the technique that extracts the outline encompassing the footprint, a specific process that uses this outline to create the 2D shape of the insole and the using of 3D shape of the standard shoe-last, we have created the 3D shape of the insole adjusted to foot.

scholarly journals Universal Model to Support the Quality Improvement of Industrial Products

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 7872
Author(s):  
Andrzej Pacana ◽  
Dominika Siwiec
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Complex Analysis ◽  
Model Verification ◽  
Universal Model ◽  
Industrial Products ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Quality Of Products

Improving the quality of industrial products quality still is a challenge. Despite using quality control, there is a constant need to support this process to achieve an effective, precise, and complex analysis of product quality. The purpose was to develop a universal model that supports improving the quality of products via the consistent and repetitive determination of the causes of product incompatibilities and actions leading to their elimination; the model can be integrated with any quality control of the product. The model verification was carried out for the incompatibility of the mechanical seal in alloy 410, in which the porosity cluster was identified by the fluorescence method (FPI). The purpose of the analysis was created by the SMART(-ER) method. Then, a team of experts was selected from which the brainstorming (BM) was realized. After the BM method, the source of incompatibility and initial causes were identified. Then, the Ishikawa diagram (according to rule 5M + E) was developed to group the initial causes. Next, during the BM method, the main causes were selected. In the last stage, the 5Why method was used to determine improvement actions, i.e., adjust clotting parameters, introduce the obligation to undergo periodic training, and set aside a separate place for storing the electrodes. Originality is the combination of selected quality management tools in a coherent model, the main aim of which is to identify the main causes of incompatibility and improvement actions. Additionally, this model is universal and has applications with analyzing any product and the causes of its incompatibility, and it can be integrated with any product quality control. Therefore, the model can be useful for improving the quality of products in any enterprise.

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