Some of the material in the newest edition has been reorganized. For example, the first chapter introduces service strategy, the product/process matrix and flexible manufacturing systems, benchmarking, the productivity frontier, the innovation curve, and lean production as a strategy. The focus is slightly more international. The analysis of capacity growth planning now appears in the chapter on supply chain analytics. Aggregate planning details were added to chapter 3, including chase and level strategies in an appendix to the chapter. There is an expanded discussion on risk pooling in the chapter on supply chain strategy. The mechanics behind lean production are included in the chapter on push and pull production systems. The chapter on quality and assurance downplays sampling in favor of discussions of quality management, process capability, and the waste elimination side of lean. The separate chapter on facilities layout and location was eliminated and the information redistributed throughout the text.
Production and Operations Analysis, 6/e by Steven Nahmias provides a survey of the analytical methods used to support the functions of production and operations management. This latest edition maintains the focus on continual process improvement while enhancing the technical content of the book. Both analytical methods centered on factory and service processes, as well as process issues across the supply chain, are included. As always, the text presents the most cutting-edge quantitative models used in operations in a clear, accessible manner. While the familiar structure and organization of the text remains the same as previous editions, the current edition includes several new topics aimed at enhancing the technical content of the book.
In the present era of Industry 4.0, organizations are transforming from traditional production systems to digital production systems. This transformation is in terms of additional deployment of technologies that lead to digitization and integration of products and services, business processes and customers, etc. A high volume of unstructured data is being created across different processes due to digitization. The digitization captures the data that includes text, images, multimedia, etc., due to multiplicity of platforms, e.g., machine-to-machine communications, sensors networks, cyber-physical systems, and Internet of Things. Managing this huge data generated from different sources has become a challenging task. Big data analytics (BDA) may be helpful in managing this unstructured data for effective decision making and sustainable operations. Many organizations are struggling to integrate BDA with their manufacturing processes for sustainable operations. The application of BDA from a sustainability perspective is not extensively researched in the current literature. Therefore, firstly this study explores the contribution of BDA in sustainable manufacturing operations. It further identifies strategic factors for the successful application of BDA in manufacturing for sustainable operations. For a detailed analysis of strategic factors in manufacturing, a hybrid approach comprising the analytic hierarchy process, fuzzy TOPSIS and DEMATEL is used. Results revealed that development of contract agreement among all stakeholders, engagement of top management, capability to handle big data, availability of quality and reliable data, developing team of knowledgeable, and capable decision-makers have emerged as major strategic factors for the application of BDA in the manufacturing sector for sustainable operations. Major contribution of this study is in analyzing BDA benefits for manufacturing sector, identifying major strategic factors in implementation and categorization of these factors into cause and effect group. These findings may be used by managers as guidelines for successful implementation of BDA across different functions in their respective organization to achieve sustainable operations goal. The results of this study will also motivate industry professionals to integrate BDA with their manufacturing functions for effective decision making and sustainable operations.
Air emissions from animal housing and manure management operations include a complex mixture of biological, microbial, and inorganic particulates along with odorous volatile compounds. This report highlights the state of current issues, technical knowledge, and remaining challenges to be addressed in evaluating the impacts of airborne microorganisms, dusts, and odorants on animals and workers at animal production facilities and nearby communities. Reports documenting bioaerosol measurements illustrate some of the technical issues related to sample collection, analysis, as well as dispersion and transport to off-farm locations. Approaches to analysis, mitigation and modeling transport are discussed in the context of the risk reduction and management of airborne spread of bioaerosols from animal operations. The need for standardization and validation of bioaerosol collection and analytical techniques for indoor as well as outdoor animal agriculture settings is critical to evaluation of health effects from modern animal production systems that are increasingly situated near communities.
Safe food production is considered as a concept of central importance because it plays an essential public health function. Unsafe food continues to be a public health problem worldwide because food borne illnesses have high prevalence locally and internationally. The objective of this study is to establish a relationship between food hygiene management and safe food production in quick service restaurants in Port Harcourt. Food hygiene management was dimensioned with personnel training, workplace design and use of personal protective equipment; while safe food production stood as standalone variable. This gave rise to three hypotheses. The cross-sectional survey of the quasi-experimental design was used to collect the data. 175 respondents returned their questionnaire copies. The data was described using frequencies and percentages while Pearson correlation statistic was used to test the hypothesis using SPSS version 21. The results showed that the dimensions of food hygiene management had significant and strong direct correlation with safe food production. Thus, it was concluded that food hygiene management is positively and significantly correlated with safe food production in quick service restaurants in Port Harcourt. Therefore, it is recommended among other things that managers of quick service restaurants in Port Harcourt should always organizes periodic staff training in order to keep members staff updated with current and safety trends in the industry.
Manufacturing operations is the structure and system that produces a product that can besold to a customer. The process includes assessing what customers want, obtaining materialsand manufacturing a product. It also involves the steps to deliver products and maintaininventory.
Manufacturing operations management (MOM) refers to the work of supervising and optimizingproduction processes. The ultimate goal of MOM is to make the best products at the lowestcost as quickly and efficiently as possible.
If your company needs to create or improve its manufacturing operations management, startinga pilot program can help. Set up a system to measure important metrics as you produce oneproduct, and see what data that reveals.
Pick an underperforming product line for the pilot. The pilotprogram should help you understand the core characteristics of manufacturingoperations and set up a basic management framework. Unpopular products often sufferfrom a range of issues. Using one as an example can help your company understand howimprovements to the manufacturing process might increase sales and profits.
Secure senior management support. Executive support is vital tocreating or improving a program to manage manufacturingoperations better. You need their buy-in to ensure the overall worknecessary can proceed without impediments.
Create a strategy to implement manufacturing operations management.Use all the data you collect during the pilot to start establishing an overall planfor how manufacturing operations management will run in your company.
Figure out how to measure the financial impact of various components of yourmanufacturing operations. Be sure to measure the economic impact ofcomponents that your metrics and KPIs are tracking. You may also want to benchmarkyour results against industry averages.
A 2018 study in the International Federation of Automatic Control PapersOnLine, "KPIsfor Manufacturing Operations Management: Driving the ISO22400 standard towards practicalapplicability," details KPI standards in manufacturing operations management from theInternational Standards Organization(opens in newtab).The study also discusses ways to improve thoseKPIs.
An operations execution system helps companies execute and coordinate tasks that are part ofmanufacturing and other processes. The system might also involve improving maintenance andinventory systems.
Companies may use an operations execution system to help them perform manufacturing processmanagement. These systems also often deal with processes beyond manufacturing. For example,an operations execution system might deal with managing warehouses, supply chains andcomputerized management systems.
Successful, forward-thinking manufacturers take similar approaches in their operations. Theyuse automation wisely. They make decisions based on metrics and financial information, andthey are always tracking key KPIs.
Manufacturing execution systems focus mainly on what happens on the manufacturing plantfloor. The term also often refers to software that helps track the manufacturing process.Management operations management, or MOM, includes manufacturing execution systems andefforts to analyze manufacturing processes.
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