Tuesday, May 15, 2012
It's Time to Rethink Continuous Improvement - HBR Blog Post by Ron Ashkenas
Ron Ashkenas is a managing partner of Schaffer Consulting and a co-author of The GE Work-Out (It is a six sigma related initiative) and The Boundaryless Organization. His latest book is Simply Effective.
Innovation thinker Vijay Govindarajan says, "The more you hardwire a company on total quality management, [the more] it is going to hurt breakthrough innovation. The mindset that is needed, the capabilities that are needed, the metrics that are needed, the whole culture that is needed for discontinuous innovation, are fundamentally different."
The author concludes:
Continuous improvement doesn't have to be incompatible with disruptive innovation.
But unless we think about continuous improvement in more subtle, nuanced, and creative ways, we may force companies to choose between the two.
http://blogs.hbr.org/ashkenas/2012/05/its-time-to-rethink-continuous.html
Industrial engineering have to take note of the ideas in this blog post.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Industrial Engineering Tool Kit - Recommended Books
Industrial Engineering Tool Kit - Recommended Books
Industrial Engineering is human effort engineering and system efficiency engineering. The following subjects or techniques form part of industrial engineering tool kit.
Authors
"Industrial Engineering is human effort engineering and system efficiency engineering."
This statement appeared in IIE magazine "Industrial Engineer" in March 2010 issue.
This statement appeared in IIE magazine "Industrial Engineer" in March 2010 issue.
The following subjects or techniques form part of industrial engineering tool kit.
Human Effort Engineering
1. Principles of Motion Economy and Motion Study.
Therbligs, SIMO chart, Chronocycle graph
2. Work Measurement
2. Work Measurement
Stop watch time study, worksampling, PMTS - MTM, MOST
3. Ergonomics
3. Ergonomics
4. Safe Work Practice Design
Personal protective devices
5. Wage Incentives and Job Evaluation
System Efficiency Engineering
1. Method Study and Methods Efficiency Design
Process analysis, operation analysis, work station design
2. Value Engineering
Mles, L.D., Techniques of Value Analysis and Engineering, First Edition, McGraw Hill Book Company, New York, 1961.
2. Value Engineering
Mles, L.D., Techniques of Value Analysis and Engineering, First Edition, McGraw Hill Book Company, New York, 1961.
3. Statistics Based Techniques: Statistical Quality Control (SQC), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Six Sigma Projects etc.
4. Mathematical Optimization, Operations Research and Quantitative Techniques
Linear programming models, Integer programming, Non-linear programming
5. Plant Layout Studies for reduction of material movement, operator movement and movement of salesmen etc.
5. Plant Layout Studies for reduction of material movement, operator movement and movement of salesmen etc.
6. Engineering Economics
Engineering Economic Appraisals of projects submitted by Engineering Departments
7. Specialised Functional IE Solutions: SMED. Lean Manufacturing, BPR
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Human Effort Engineering
1. Principles of Motion Economy and Motion Study.
Therbligs, SIMO chart, Chronocycle graph
2. Work Measurement
2. Work Measurement
4. Safe Work Practice Design
Personal protective devices
System Efficiency Engineering
Systems Efficiency Engineering - A Focus Area of Industrial Engineeering
System Efficiency Engineering - Methods, Subjects, Techniques, and Tools
1. Method Study and Methods Design
Process analysis, operation analysis, work station design
2. Value Engineering
Value Engineering - Introduction
Value Engineering at the Design and Development Stage - Tata Nano Example
Value Engineering - Examples, Cases and Benefits
2. Value Engineering
Value Engineering - Introduction
Value Engineering at the Design and Development Stage - Tata Nano Example
Value Engineering - Examples, Cases and Benefits
3. Statistics Based Techniques: Statistical Quality Control (SQC), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Six Sigma Projects etc.
Statistical Quality Control – Industrial Engineering
4. Operations Research and Quantitative Techniques
Linear programming models, Integer programming, Non-linear programming
Operations Research - An Efficiency Improvement Tool for Industrial Engineers
5. Plant Layout Studies for reduction of material movement, operator movement and movement of salesmen etc.
Operations Research - An Efficiency Improvement Tool for Industrial Engineers
5. Plant Layout Studies for reduction of material movement, operator movement and movement of salesmen etc.
6. Engineering Economics
Engineering Economic Appraisals of projects submitted by Engineering Departments
Engineering Economy or Engineering Economics: Economic Decision Making by Engineers
Introduction to Engineering Economics
Engineering Economics is an Efficiency Improvement Tool for Industrial Engineers
Engineering Economics and Industrial Engineering
Engineering Economic Appraisal by Industrial Engineering Department
Time Value of Money
Chemical Engineering Economics
Civil Engineering Economics or Economy
Electrical Engineering Economics
Engineering Economics - Books and Contents
Present-Worth Comparisons
Replacement Problem - Engineering Economy Analysis
Engineering Economic Analysis - Case Studies
Engineering Economics or Economy - Typical Problems
Machine Selection Problem for an Engineer - Engineering Economic Analysis
Selection of Motor - A Design Engineer's Problem - Engineering Economic Analysis
7. Specialised Functional IE Solutions: SMED. Lean Manufacturing
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Related Knols
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Industrial Engineering - Knols of Narayana Rao K V S S
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Related Papers and Articles
Operation Research Methodologies in Industrial Engineering: A Survey
Authors: Robert E. Shannona; S. Scott Longb; Billy P. Bucklesa
IIE Transactions, Volume 12, Issue 4 December 1980 , pages 364 - 367
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Related Papers and Articles
Operation Research Methodologies in Industrial Engineering: A Survey
Authors: Robert E. Shannona; S. Scott Longb; Billy P. Bucklesa
IIE Transactions, Volume 12, Issue 4 December 1980 , pages 364 - 367
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Friday, May 4, 2012
Industrial Engineering Project/Study Framework
Industrial Engineering Project/Study Framework
Authors
Human Effort Engineering Project
Study of processes in the system/functional design
Identifying Man-Machine proportions
Assessing optimality of Man-Machine proportions
Identifying the Human Component Involvement in more detail
Visualizing the Human resource activity
Application of Principles of Motion Economy and design for optimal speed
Comfort, Safety, Healthy Methods Design
Development of operation instruction sheets
Development of standard times
Training of Operators - Plans and Implementation
Job Evaluation and Wage Incentive System Design
Project Report
System Efficiency Improvement Projects
Study and Understanding of the Functional Design
Efficiency Evaluation
Improvement Ideas - Generation and Development
Project Report
Industrial Engineering personnel have to get involved in IE project implementations to explain things in more detail during implementation phase, to train operators and employees and also to handle objections and grievances and to modify certain activities if found necessary and change standard practices.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Productivity Improvement: 850% Increase in Machining Time - Sewtec Automation
July 2010
Sewtec automation had 6 CNC machines and got 140 hours of machining time for week from them. Lot of time was spent in set ups.
They shifted to HAAS Vertical machining centres with HAAs WIPS system Now there are 11 machines and they are getting 1180 hours of machining time for week.
While machines increased only by 80%, machining time increased by 850%.
Case Study: http://www.renishaw.com/en/14591.aspx
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
2011 - Knol Day of Economics - 15th May - Birthday of Paul Samuelson
2011 - Knol Day of Economics - 15th May - Birthday of Paul Samuelson
15th May 1915 is Birthday of Paul Samuelson. Tributes by Knol Authors Knol authors are requested to add knols in economics
Knol Days of Knowledge
Knol Days of Knowledge
Biography of Samuelson - http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1970/samuelson-bio.html
Contribution of Samuelson to Economics - http://www.economictheories.org/2008/08/paul-samuelson-biography-economics.html You can see links various economists in the article
Knol search link for Economics
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Economics is used number of disciplines to make economical decision making. Politicians use economics. Business men use economics, Engineers use economics. Industrial engineers also use economics. The definition by Going specially highlights the role of economics in industrial engineering.
Industrial engineering directs the efficient conduct of manufacturing, construction, transportation, or even commercial enterprises of any undertaking, indeed in which human labor is directed to accomplishing any kind of work . Industrial engineering has drawn upon mechanical engineering, upon economics, sociology, psychology, philosophy, accountancy, to fuse from these older sciences a distinct body of science of its own . It is the inclusion of the economic and the human elements especially that differentiates industrial engineering from the older established branches of the profession (Going, 1911)
The role of economics in engineering is highlighted by this explanation of engineering by ABET.
Paul Samuelson
Biography of Samuelson - http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1970/samuelson-bio.html
Contribution of Samuelson to Economics - http://www.economictheories.org/2008/08/paul-samuelson-biography-economics.html You can see links various economists in the article
Browse Knols on Economics
Knol search link for Economics
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Economics is used number of disciplines to make economical decision making. Politicians use economics. Business men use economics, Engineers use economics. Industrial engineers also use economics. The definition by Going specially highlights the role of economics in industrial engineering.
Industrial Engineering and Economics
Industrial engineering directs the efficient conduct of manufacturing, construction, transportation, or even commercial enterprises of any undertaking, indeed in which human labor is directed to accomplishing any kind of work . Industrial engineering has drawn upon mechanical engineering, upon economics, sociology, psychology, philosophy, accountancy, to fuse from these older sciences a distinct body of science of its own . It is the inclusion of the economic and the human elements especially that differentiates industrial engineering from the older established branches of the profession (Going, 1911)
Engineering and Economics
The role of economics in engineering is highlighted by this explanation of engineering by ABET.
The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) states that engineering "is the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience, and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize, economically, the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind".
http://www.isr.umd.edu/~austin/ence202.d/economics.htmlCollected Knols
- Adam Smith
- Economic Theory of Production and Production Cost
Economics Revision Article Series - Engineering Economy or Engineering Economics: Economic Decision Making by Engineers
- World Bank - Economics and Wealth
World Bank Presenationst - Austrian Economic Theory
- Behavioral economics -- an overview
An emerging hybrid discipline brings new insights into why people buy - Introduction to Engineering Economics
Engineering Economics Revision Article Series - Economic Role of Government in Modern Economy
Economics Revision Article - Alfred Marshall - Principles of Economics -Knol Directory
- Principles of Recession, Inflation, Economy
Who causes it and how to fix it - Economics Revision Article Series - Directory
Economics Revision Article Series - Behavioral Economics
People and their economic life. Behavioral economics and Behavioral finance. - Economic Theory of Poverty
Economics Revision Article Series - The Theory of Moral Sentiments - Adam Smith - Interesting Points and Passages
- Skarbek Graduate School of Business Economics
(SGSBE, Warsaw) - Bhagwati and Stiglitz Cage-match
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Industrial Engineering Tool Kit - Knol Collection
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"Industrial Engineering is human effort engineering and system efficiency engineering."
This statement appeared in IIE magazine "Industrial Engineer" in March 2010 issue.
This statement appeared in IIE magazine "Industrial Engineer" in March 2010 issue.
The following subjects or techniques form part of industrial engineering tool kit.
Human Effort Engineering
1. Principles of Motion Economy and Motion Study.
Therbligs, SIMO chart, Chronocycle graph
2. Work Measurement
Stop watch time study, worksampling, PMTS - MTM, MOST
3. Ergonomics
4. Safe Work Practice Design
Personal protective devices
5. Wage Incentives and Job Evaluation
System Efficiency Engineering
1. Method Study and Methods Efficiency Design
Process analysis, operation analysis, work station design
2. Value Engineering
3. Statistics Based Techniques: Statistical Quality Control (SQC), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Six Sigma Projects etc.
4. Mathematical Optimization,
5. Operations Research and Quantitative Techniques
Linear programming models, Integer programming, Non-linear programming
6. Plant Layout Studies for reduction of material movement, operator movement and movement of salesmen etc.
7. Engineering Economics
Engineering Economic Appraisals of projects submitted by Engineering Departments
8. Specialised Functional IE Solutions: SMED. Lean Manufacturing, BPR
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- Method Study - Videos
- Value Engineering - Videos
- SMED - Videos
- Jigs and Fixtures - Videos
- Ergonomics - Videos
- Engineering Economy or Engineering Economics - Videos
- Principles of Motion Economy - Videos
Industrial Engineering Videos Series - Time Study - Videos
- Mathematical Optimization for Reduced Resource Use - Videos
Design Optimization - Industrial Engineering Task - Motion Study - Videos
Industrial Engineering Videos Series
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