Tools
Robust Design, Quality Maintenance and Engineering. Part 1
1. Robust Design and Quality Maintenance 1.1 Quality Maintenance in a Broad Sense In order to achieve the 100% yield rate, it is very important to set conditions and control the set conditions in all stages from product planning, design and development to prototyping, process design and equipment/facility design to…
Read More »Output Reliability, KPI Definition & Loss Tree
KPI definition The overall objective of this KPI is to measure the “Site service level to the Supply Chain”, providing visibility and understanding of the interface between “Make” and “Plan” elements of the Supply Chain process model. How to calculate Output Reliability: The Plan should be frozen in the…
Read More »Food Manufacturing. Basics of Sanitation
“All precautions and measures which are necessary in the production, processing, storage and distribution, in order to assure an unobjectionable, sound and palatable product which is fit for human consumption” 1st Priority – Management Commitment Vision/Mission of the Sanitation Department Sanitation is a way of life. Our Vision is…
Read More »Human Error or Lack of Knowledge
After completing Breakdown Analysis, one of the outcomes will be Human Error or Lack of Knowledge, meaning breakdown occurred due to: no Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) or Training Process Guide (TPG) in place equipment setup instructions were missing or poorly expained OEM training wasn’t completed for all maintenance technicians (mechanics, millwrights, electricians etc.)…
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