Manufacturing Systems

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Manufacturing Systems
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Table of Contents
Part A.........................................................................................................................................2
Part B........................................................................................................................................12
Part C........................................................................................................................................15
References................................................................................................................................17

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Part A
i) Review of Manufacturing Systems and Key Performance Indicators or KPIs with
proper Developments in Manufacturing Systems for Addressing Competitiveness Issues
The KPI or key performance indicator is termed as a specific business metric, which
is being properly used by several managers and even the corporate executives with the core
purpose of tracking as well as analysing few factors, which are then considered as the most
vital requirements for making an organization successful than others (Chryssolouris 2013).
By keeping focus on the employees over the business initiatives or tasks, it is quite
challenging to reinforce the overall value and importance of the activities. Moreover, the
direct competitors within an industry is more likely to effectively monitor the various sets of
key performance indicators that are being tailored to the individual business strategy as well
as management philosophies.
Each and every performance indicator is different from the other and each of them is
being enhanced based on the business priorities. The entire process of this key performance
indicator comprises of few steps. The first step of this particular process is to identify the
collection of various important indicators of performance to perfectly track the organization
and business unit (Kalpakjian, Vijai Sekar and Schmid 2014). Second distinctive step of the
procedure of key performance indicator is properly creating the dash boards and score cards
to effectively measure as well as display the outcomes of these key performance indicators.
Proper evaluation of the measurement that how the business goals could be fulfilled
effectively is the next subsequent step in the process of KPI. The next significant step in this
procedure of KPI is the changing or alteration of several strategies and processes that are
needed to improve the total performances of the indicators (Salonitis and Ball 2013). The
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evaluation of the factor that whether all the key performance indicators are properly aligned
with these objectives or goals of the business or not to get adjusted according to the needs.
KPIs are extremely vital and significant for checking the functions of the various
manufacturing tasks in any manufacturing organization.
In recent times, various types of major developments are taking place within a
specific manufacturing system (Colledani et al. 2014). Each and every kind of existing trend
within these manufacturing systems can be properly assessed to check the total efficiency or
effectiveness. The higher authorities have the core responsibility to play few of the important
or vital roles within a manufacturing industry so that it could lead the business to high
concentration as well as consolidation. Various kinds of the competitive pressures in a
manufacturing organization are needed to be properly addressed so that this particular
company does not confront any problem about operational efficiency (Diaz-Elsayed et al.
2013). Moreover, the most basic style of this specific development type is completely based
on restructure of technologies and systems. Relevant suggestions to eradicate such
competitive problems could eventually emerge within the recent development form.
Therefore, this organization could eventually detect the errors and faults or could even take
significant measures to properly obtain a good position in the existing market place (Haapala
et al. 2013). Certain innovations and inventions are present here as the particular company
can promptly eliminate every competitive issue within the business.
ii) Approaches for Establishing Performance Measures at the Shop Floor Level
Production and Explanation of Measures being implemented in Manufacturing
Company for Achieving Corporate Objectives
An accurate measurement and evaluation of the performances is extremely important
and significant and is also termed as one of the major need in a manufacturing organization.

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The quantified technique or method of the performance measurement could be implemented
easily in the company so that the organizational management gets a proper ideology
regarding the performance level of their production and even quality of the products. The
main indirect methods of this measurement are applied after checking the performance only
after a proper evaluation (O’Sullivan et al. 2013). The most relevant modelling approaches
are also required within these systems and few approaches are used by management of
production plant to effectively prioritize the quality of products.
The first approach is simply heuristic, which is quite popular and effective for the
production in shop floor level. This particular approach eventually defines a proper sequence
of various optimal services and products that are based on remaining data in any one
manufacturing machine. In the simple heuristic model, linear programming model is
developed and is efficiently implemented for solving all sorts of manufacturing issues (Renzi
et al. 2014). These approaches of heuristic are also implemented in the large scale
constraints’ satisfaction and even problems with scheduling. The famous and popular
manufacturing companies have applied and implemented the simplified heuristic approach
within their organization and hence it is noted to be extremely helpful for the various
scheduling operations based on exploitation of critical path network.
Another vital and noteworthy approach, which is extremely efficient and popular for
the manufacturing or manufacturing organizations is linear programming model (Mourtzis
and Doukas 2014). This linear programming model is majorly depended on the systematic as
well as synchronized production planning and proper scheduling of a multi product batching
system for manufacturing. Few of these major scheduling issues are subsequently present in
operational conditions of that company. This linear programming model is extremely
important for avoiding delays in final product delivery (Pach et al. 2014). Various kinds of
researches are also present in such activity scheduling based on the manufacturing systems

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and they also include few important model developments. The model majorly emphasizes on
production, planning as well as inventory of every horizontal cost.
A proper form of these above provided approaches is present, which is quite efficient
for successful determination of all types of rising issues within the manufacturing systems.
The significant strategy by which better competitive advantages are being obtained must be
followed by this manufacturing company and also manage their business processes
(Brandimarte and Villa 2013). An efficient type of strategic planning could even be helpful
for the manufacturing company to adopt several dynamical and methodical processes to make
it extremely easy to eliminate the significant issues of the manufacturing system.
iii) Explanation of Product Flow Analysis and Value Stream Mapping with proper Uses
in Manufacturing Companies
A product flow analysis or simply PFA is being explained as one of the major and
important establishing methodology that is being used for properly transforming the complete
functional layouts to the respective product oriented or structured layouts in the
manufacturing organization (Keddis et al. 2013). The methodology of parts routing is used
within this product flow analysis or simply PFA based on the searching of all types of natural
clusters in the various work stations. This parts routing is also helpful for forming the major
production cells within the manufacturing system. The product flow analysis also helps to
complete the parts and thus forming the basic components in extremely lesser amount of
time. It is also possible for making the flow of material within the respective products highly
simplified as well as relevant in nature (Chang, Wu and Wu 2013). After a successful
deployment of product flow analysis in the manufacturing company, the specified system to
schedule is eventually present to majorly control the several periodical batches.