‟
INGENIEUR
By producing quality products
and relentlessly carrying out the
right improvements to eradicate
the cost of poor quality, a
the truth of an old notion; building quality in a
product to create wealth is more relevant than ever
in this highly competitive business environment.
Therefore it becomes the responsibility of the
decision makers in a company to proactively
engage in quality management and encourage the
total involvement of every employee in building
quality product.
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company creates opportunities to
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set and shine to create common understanding
among all operators and ensure that the
intended activities are correctly performed.
Stage 5 – Sustain. This deals with developing
operators to habitually perform 5S activities.
In this aspect, regular training, motivation and
audit by 5S steering committee members in
the presence of management staff may be
introduced.
Continuous and effective execution of 5S
can open up hidden issues, establish organised
working area and create quality environment for
producing quality product.
ii. Just-In Time or JIT production system. JIT
basically means to produce according to order
and eliminate holding stock (work in progress
parts or over produced finished goods). It
also includes purchasing the right amount of
materials or parts which are sufficient to make
the required production quantity. In JIT, keeping
stock is considered as bad practice, because
stock hides problem such as defects or scrap,
unnecessarily consumes resources, and takes
up valuable space which can all lead to hidden
losses and H-cost.
CONCLUSION
By producing quality products and relentlessly
carrying out the right improvements to eradicate
the cost of poor quality, a company creates
opportunities to improve profitability. It enforces
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