Forktruck Productivity - directed putaway versus non-directed putaway.  What method is the best?
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Been there and done it.\nBut in 48 ft high racking?\nAs an engineer I was responsible for the team that built a 1,200,000 sq ft Parts Warehouse and have been manager of 3 Parts Warehouses.\nSo, ignoring the height thing for a moment, you need an interface between Shipping and Receiving and the final stock location.\nYou also need computer controlled stocking keeping and location.\nEnough of this for this media so contact me direct and we will start from there.
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best I could find for you (and me as I am in the midst of working on own company issues):\nwww.tradedynamics.com/docs/pdf/sclm_showcase.pdf
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JIT is possible in India.  There is sufficent infrastructure to maintain predictable operations along a value chain.  Like anywhere, it just depends on what the product/service is and where the activites are being performed.
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Pure motivation....don't focus on the task itself but the finished product.\n\nGood Luck
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quality maximization of  resource and process result in best quality.
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If you have a flow chart (as you should have), you could break the whole project down and have a larger number of team members work on subroutines or modules independently. You just have to have an agreed convention of GUI,  passing variables, and error trapping.
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Cellular manufacturing is arranging manufacturing processes to become directly sequential, rather than by building batches of inventory between operations.\n\nSo if a sequence of operations is to forge, broach and then polish, a cell would have a forge hammer sitting next to a broach sitting next to a polish machine. All three operations would be performed on the part before it is dropped into a bin.\n\nThe advantages are less floor space and higher productivity (for you 6-sigma types - lower "tack time"). The disadvantage and limitations are higher capital investment and physical arrangement of dangerous or large equipment.\n\nThe URL has a white paper on Cellular Conversion. Or e-mail them at info@HaysEngineering.com
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I believe you are referring to the just in time (JIT) manufacturing. Just in time or lean manufacturing is a great way to reduce quality defects. How it does this is not difficult to understand. \n\nJIT has no work in progress. WIP hides the problems. When there is a stock, quality defects can hide in the work in progress. So until the real problem get revealed defective products will be produced. \n\nTo explain this further I will take an example. Say you have a WIP of a day. That is you can run your production on the work in progress for a full day. Say today one of your machines has gone wrong and starts producing parts which are of poor quality. Since you have a stock of a day, these parts will be taken into production only in next day. Until tomorrow this machine will produce low quality parts. So you eventually will end up with large amount of low quality products.\n\nIn a JIT environment this is different. Since there is no stock to depend on all the problems are revealed instantly. All the mistakes will be identified soon after the mistake and will be rectified immediately. So the quality will be improved. \n\nApart from this, practices like 5S, Kaizen, mistake proofing etc will help this enormously.
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"Planning, Performing, and Controlling Projects" by R. Angus, N. Gundersen, and T. Cullinane
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First things first. I personally do my things according to how important the thing/project is. Then I go one at a time with a faster pace - fast enough not to make mistakes otherwise, I have to redo it and it is obviously a waste of time already spent. Everything is important so make a list of the ones thats due sooner. Make A to do list and check them out soon as you are done. Just calm down and focus.
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it depends on the angle of ur effort. lets say there u are trying to move a cart. if u push the way u will push ur mower, one component of ur force will be downwards, thus effectively pushing the cart down and thus increasing the frictional force . but if u pull the cart this force will not be downwards but upwards and hence the frictional force will be reduced. so its better to pull.
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More work is not always the issue.\n\nHow about accuracy or exact duplication of a part.  Additionally it works 24/7 with no vacations, sick leave or lunch breaks.  That's just for starters, I'm sure others will have more to offer.
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a method for decision making
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Using lines of code to measure a programmers productivity is completely invalid.\nThe statement that the best programmers use the least amount of code is also inaccurate.   Sometimes the least amount of code can make applications cryptic and difficult to maintain.
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In modular procedural program designs, the IPO (Input Process Output) analysis will show what data is expected, what transformations it will undergo and what format the output is to placed into.  It briefly gives such details by the use of an IPO Chart.\n\nModular procedural program design allows us to treat all processes like black boxes.  This is possible because each discrete module carries out one and only one distinct process or task.  It also can receive the necessary data and output the results.  So, you can easily use this methodology to help describe the details of a single module in the algorithm of the program.
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First Question:\n\nBallscrews offer better precision in CNC machines which makes production faster and less downtime.\n\nSecond Question:\n\nLM Guide such as ultra-high rigidity and load capacity, are suitable for installation in machine tools such as lathes, grinding machines and compact CNC machining centres, where space is often an issue. LM Guide’s compact dimensions allow for additional construction around the unit. This provides greater stiffness, improving rigidity of the machine, while ensuring the designated machine area remains the same.\n\nThird Question:\n\nThe first benefit offered by all forms of CNC machine tools is improved automation. The operator intervention related to producing workpieces can be reduced or eliminated. Many CNC machines can run unattended during their entire machining cycle, freeing the operator to do other tasks. This gives the CNC user several side benefits including reduced operator fatigue, fewer mistakes caused by human error, and consistent and predictable machining time for each workpiece. Since the machine will be running under program control, the skill level required of the CNC operator (related to basic machining practice) is also reduced as compared to a machinist producing workpieces with conventional machine tools.\n\nThe second major benefit of CNC technology is consistent and accurate workpieces. Today's CNC machines boast almost unbelievable accuracy and repeatability specifications. This means that once a program is verified, two, ten, or one thousand identical workpieces can be easily produced with precision and consistency.\n\nA third benefit offered by most forms of CNC machine tools is flexibility. Since these machines are run from programs, running a different workpiece is almost as easy as loading a different program. Once a program has been verified and executed for one production run, it can be easily recalled the next time the workpiece is to be run. This leads to yet another benefit, fast change-overs. Since these machines are very easy to setup and run, and since programs can be easily loaded, they allow very short setup time. This is imperative with today's Just-In-Time product requirements.
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Efficiency is always output work over input work. The 600 lbf. load is irrelevant.