Leading an analysis and selection of parts for improvement
Overview
This standard covers the competences required for leading an analysis and selection of parts for improvement. It involves co-ordinating the principles and processes of analysing and selecting parts for improvements within the chosen area/product range. You will be expected to co-ordinate and analyse information to identify and produce part families, using criteria such as part shape, part size, materials used to manufacture the part, and the manufacturing process used.
You will also be required to lead an analysis within the chosen area/product range, typically focusing on customer schedules (volume), cost of producing the part, profit for each part as a percentage, manufacturing lead time, quality (scrap and non-conformance percentage) and the process/manufacturing route.
Your responsibilities will require you to comply with organisational policy and procedures for the activities undertaken, and to report any problems that you cannot solve, or that are outside your responsibility, to the relevant authority. You will be expected to take full responsibility for your own actions within the activity, and for the quality and accuracy of the work that you carry out.
Your underpinning knowledge will provide a good understanding of your work, and will provide an informed approach to the techniques and procedures used. You will need to understand the principles and procedures of analysing and selecting parts for improvement, and their application, in adequate depth to provide a sound basis for carrying out the activities to the required criteria.
Applying and advising on safe working practices will be a key issue throughout.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
- work safely at all times, complying with health and safety and other relevant regulations, directives and guidelines
- plan how the improvement activity will be achieved
- co-ordinate the collecting of all the information, documentation and equipment required to carry out the activity
- co-ordinate and lead an analysis of information to identify and confirm the representative parts for improvement within the chosen area/product range
- approve an evaluation and grouping of the identified parts into appropriate part families
- ensure that improvement activities are implemented and monitored correctly and promptly
- lead the production of and confirm a finalised list of the representative parts for the chosen area/product range
- record the outcome of the improvement process
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
- how to work safely at all times, complying with health and safety and other relevant regulations, directives and guidelines
- how to plan the resources and time needed to carry out the agreed activity
- the information required to conduct the activity, and where and from whom authority can be found
- the principles and process of analysis
- the techniques used to communicate the information and results gained by this process
- how to create and present bar graphs/histograms
- how to differentiate between lead time and cycle time
- how the bill of materials (BOM) structure is configured for each of the representative parts
- how to identify the origin/source of the parts within the chosen area
- how to evaluate the information, in order to select the representative parts for the chosen area
- the application of problem solving and root cause analysis
- the extent of your own authority, and to whom you should report in the event of problems that you cannot resolve
Scope/range
Scope Performance
- Lead the activities within your area of responsibility to include all of the following:
- set out and communicate the purpose of the improvement activities
- involve the team in planning how the improvement activity will be achieved
- ensure each team member has individual objectives and understands how these objectives contribute to the overall improvement objective
- provide advice and support the team to achieve both team and individual improvement objectives
- motivate the team to present their own improvement ideas
- encourage the team and/or individuals to take the lead where appropriate
- agree the implementation of the improvement ideas
- negotiate any physical and/or financial resources required to implement the improvement activity (where appropriate)
- monitor the progress of improvement activities
- deal with any organisational problems identified during the improvement activity
2. Lead an analysis against three of the following criteria:
- customer schedules (volume)
- cost of producing the part
- profit for each part, as a percentage
- manufacturing lead time
- quality (scrap and non-conformance percentage)
- process/manufacturing route
- part shape
- part size
- materials used to manufacture the part
- manufacturing process