MANUFACTURING JOBS-JAPANESE STYLE

WHAT ARE THE KEY ELEMENTS?

• MANUFACTURING & MANUFACTURING JOBS• MANUFACTURING STYLE OF JAPAN-

MONOZUKURI(PLANNING)• 5 S IN WORK PLACE ORGANIZATION

METHOD(ORGANIZING)

What is Manufacturing?

Manufacturing is the use of machines ,tools and labor to produce

goods for sale or use.

What do you mean by Manufacturing Jobs?

MANUFACTURING Jobs that are involved with the production of new

products from raw material.

Manufacturing jobs –Japanese style(Monozukuri-speciality of japan)

• Pursuing knowledge as a group• Use superior job designs & better reporting

relationships• Global Engine Manufacturing Plant-Mitsubishi• Uses just one category –”Work as a team member”• A strong point – HRM• Toyota Motors and General Motors(profit and loss)

PhilosophyAnyone

Anywhere

Anything

Anytime

Relationship

1 Planning

2. Organizing

3. Controlling

4. Evaluation

Planning

•Use superior job designs & better reporting relationships•Only one category ”Team member”•Emphasis on Innovative and encourage employees

For eg.Michigan an engine manufacture plant of the Global Engine manufacturing Alliance partnership with “Mitsubishi” produce

840000 engines.

Organizing

5 ‘S’- WORK PLACE ORGANIZATION METHOD

1. Sorting (Seiri)

2. Straightening (Seiton)

3. Systematic Cleaning (Seiso)

4. Standardization (Sciketsu)

5. Sustaining (Shitsuke)

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Japanese Term

English Equivalent

Meaning in Japanese Context

Seiri SORTINGThrow away all rubbish and unrelated materials in the workplace

SeitonSTRAIGHTENING

Set everything in proper place for quick retrieval and storage

SeisoSYSTEMATICCLEANLINES

Clean the workplace; everyone should be a janitor

Seiketsu StandardizationStandardize the way of maintaining cleanliness

ShitsukeSustaining the practice

Maintain and review the standards

                                          Table 1. 5S Definitions

PICTURES FROM TOYOTA PLANT IN JAPAN-5 S

• TQM (Total Quality management)

• Improve the efforts of people at all the levels

• Promise that the quality product is the responsibility of everyone in the organization

Controlling

• “T” TOTAL

•ALL FUNCTIONS / AREAS / DEPTTS.

•ALL ACTIVITIES

•ALL EMPLOYEES

•ALWAYS

•AT ALL PLACES

WHAT IS TQM ?

• “Q” QUALITY

QUALITY DOES NOT MEAN MERELY QUALITY OF PRODUCT, SERVICE & WORK BUT QUALITY OF A COMPANY

WHAT IS QUALITY OF A COMPANY ?

•CONSTANT AND CONTINUAL APPROPRIATE PROFIT GAIN

•EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION (INCLUDING SELF REALISATION)

•CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

•SHAREHOLDER SATISFACTION

•AFFILIATE COMPANY SATISFACTION, AND

•SOCIAL SATISFACTION.

WHAT IS TQM ?

• “M” MANAGEMENT

MEANS MANAGEMENT WHICH ACTUALLY MEANS AN INTEGRATED AND CONTINUAL ACTIVITY TO RAISE QUALITY OF A COMPANY AT COMPANY-WIDE LEVEL.

WHAT IS TQM ?

Evaluating

• Responsibility for doing the assigned work and support the team

• Individuals are responsible to improve their own areas

• Regular meetings

CONCLUSION

Japanese style of manufacturing jobs is totally planned, organized, controlled and properly evaluated pattern which they follow on their industries that make them unique from others.

Thank You

BY RONNIE GEORGE