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Lesson 7 Case Study
Narayani Gaha
MGT 620 Operations Management and Supply Chain
April 17, 2015
Lesson 7 Case Study
Level Operations
In eastern Pennsylvania lies a small company called Level Operations which has been
producing variety of security devices and safes. The company has currently increased its
production facility for the safes due to high demand from the customers. For this, Stephanie
Coles, the production manager is planning for the safes where she requires plan for each day. She
has obtained the information from the marketing on projected demand for next five weeks.
However, a problem on incomplete safe production ought to be finished in each cycle and she
has referred to the engineering.
Best production quantity per cycle for each day of the week
For the best production quantity per cycle for each day of the week, the lean management
system is the best option for Stephanie. It is a continuous learning process for any organization to
being improvements in the work. Lean management seeks to eliminate any waste of time, effort
or money by identifying each step in a business process and then revising or cutting out steps
that do not create value. (Rouse, 2015)
Production on the batches helps her to check the production process where the defects
could be easily identified. This could also reduce the wastage as well as increase flexibility to
adapt to the changes. Moreover, level loading calls for stable daily schedules for a smooth
demand and supply.
Mix model sequencing is a part of lean management. It is often applied by companies to
maintain diversified small-lot production to satisfy customers' demand for a variety of products,
without holding large inventories. There are two main purposes of using mixed-model
sequencing strategy: Leveling the load (total assembly time) on each process within the line.
Lesson 7 Case Study
This goal recognizes that all products do not have the same operation time at each work station
on the line, and some workstations might have a longer than average cycle time. Keeping a
constant sapped in consuming each part on the line. This second goal attempts to keep the
quantity of each part used by the mixed-model assembly line per unit time constant. (Chu, 1996)
Conclusion
Level Operations has been a small company producing a wide range of security products
and safes varying in the designs. To accommodate the increasing demand of the customers, the
manager as per the marketing information and engineers’ suggestion, the mix model sequencing
under the lean management would help to achieve the best production quality and reduction of
the errors for incomplete cycle of safes.
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References
Chu, C.-H. (1996). Balancing / Sequencing Mixed-Model Lines. Retrieved April 20, 2015, from
psu: www.psu.edu.com
Rouse, M. (2015). Lean Management. Retrieved April 21, 2015, from searchcio:
www.searchcio.techmarket.com
Stevenson, W. (2012). Operation Management and Supply Chain (11th ed). NewYork: Tata
McGraw-Hill Irwin