Running Head: Lesson 7 Case Study

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.

Running Head: Lesson 7 Case Study

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

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