1.1 gather information and create lead-time profiles

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1.1 gather information and create lead-time profiles

Unit 17: Business Improvement Techniques Unit code: Y/601/1535

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of

this unit a learner will:

Assessment criteria for pass

The learner can:

LO1 Be able to apply the

principles of lead-time

analysis by creating a leadtime

profile, frequency

diagram and by using a

cause and effect diagram

1.1 gather information and create lead-time profiles

1.2 produce a frequency diagram listing the major

bottlenecks or constraints as identified by lead-time

profiles

1.3 use a cause and effect diagram to identify improvement

opportunities and determine waste

LO2 Be able to use techniques in

set-up reduction and

prepare an improved

standard operating

procedure

2.1 carry out a set-up reduction activity on a chosen

machine, or process using the appropriate techniques

2.2 produce standard operating procedures for a new setup

LO3 Understand the benefits of

total productive

maintenance (TPM)

techniques

3.1 evaluate a range of techniques used in TPM

3.2 identify the countermeasures for chronic and sporadic

loss and explain the scope of TPM

LO4 Understand optimised

production technology (OPT)

4.1 explain the importance of the principles of OPT to the

aims of OPT

4.2 use throughput accounting to measure the performance

of a factory or unit

4.3 make recommendations for improvements to meet the

aims of OPT.