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The following is/was my preliminary project analysis procedures Outline:
Introduction – request tour Production area – Receiving thru Shipping
Project: Production area Procedures
Objective: To determine if there are areas where:
- improve work flow
- reduce labor – production area and administration
- improve reporting procedure
Objective: To determine if there are areas where:
- improve work flow
- reduce labor – production area and administration
- improve reporting procedure
I. Gain understanding of Products & Services – Customers
A. Primary & Secondary - inside, outside, etc.
II. Gain understanding of Operations, Individual Task areas and work/parts Flow
III. Gain understanding of Office & Administration Personnel & routine/logistics
A. Gain understanding of MRP and Corporate relationship
B. Reporting procedure with Corp
C. Logistics for plant operation – work orders, etc … communication with plant floor
C. Customers & Suppliers – brief understanding of each
IV. Beginning Plant Floor (individual task areas) Analysis
A. Receiving area –
… determine current procedures – documents, staging, etc.
A. Primary & Secondary - inside, outside, etc.
II. Gain understanding of Operations, Individual Task areas and work/parts Flow
III. Gain understanding of Office & Administration Personnel & routine/logistics
A. Gain understanding of MRP and Corporate relationship
B. Reporting procedure with Corp
C. Logistics for plant operation – work orders, etc … communication with plant floor
C. Customers & Suppliers – brief understanding of each
IV. Beginning Plant Floor (individual task areas) Analysis
A. Receiving area –
… determine current procedures – documents, staging, etc.
A – Data Collection Project-Administrative Office
Step 1 – Administrative Office
Role / Mission of “Project Leads” personnel
Definition of “Software Changes”
Is this American Hydraulics Project an integration with other Corporate Divisions/Subsidiaries related Projects?
What are other Midwest subsidiaries and divisions doing relative to “data collection”?
Greenbrier Rail Services – Omaha NE
Corbit Manu. – St Charles MO, Paragould AR
Castings – Peoria IL
(Product) ? – Fremont NE (I think the product is bushings/bearings for rail car axles)
What are other Midwest subsidiaries and divisions doing relative to “data collection”?
Greenbrier Rail Services – Omaha NE
Corbit Manu. – St Charles MO, Paragould AR
Castings – Peoria IL
(Product) ? – Fremont NE (I think the product is bushings/bearings for rail car axles)
What is current procedure for communication between Admin Office and Shop Floor Offices?
what is the Corporate reporting lineage?
what is the Corporate reporting lineage?
Step 2 – American Hydraulics Red Oak Plant Office
Plant Office Departments: Sales(?), Receiving(CUs, raw materials, ?), Shipping, Purchasing, Billing/Invoicing, ?
Plant Office Departments: Sales(?), Receiving(CUs, raw materials, ?), Shipping, Purchasing, Billing/Invoicing, ?
Receiving Orders – from what Company, Division, Subsidiary
(how many such companies-database)
(Greenbrier Companies and/or other companies)
(how many such companies-database)
(Greenbrier Companies and/or other companies)
Receiving Orders – New CUs and Reman. CUs
Form of receiving of Order (snail mail, internet, FAX, ?) – New & Reman
New CUs Orders:
Procedure for determining if inventory items required are on-hand or to be ordered,
or does this come from a Plant Floor Department
Procedure for creating/transmitting Assembly Work Order
or does this come from a Plant Floor Department
Procedure for creating/transmitting Assembly Work Order
Reman CUs Orders:
Procedure for converting Reman Orders received to Shop Floor Work Orders
Procedure for creating/transmitting Reman Work Orders to Receiving Dock and/or __ ?)
Procedure for creating/transmitting Reman Work Orders to Receiving Dock and/or __ ?)
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