Reference no: EM133335045
Assignment:
Case Study:
Solid Industries is a manufacturer of cylinder liners. Their products are mainly rejected due to defects arising in the assembly section and casting section of the company's production process. The defects in the assembly section are generally, undersize of outer diameter, oversize of inner diameter, and unproportioned collar or width. In the like manner, the defects in the casting section generally involves cracks, hardness, porosity, or evident holes in the produced cylinders. Hence, it is necessary for the company to reduce the cost of rework due to defects in assembly and casting section to improve the quality of their products.
The company also targets to increase their sales in the market to gain a significant market share. Solid Industries know that they can only move forward to their goals if they will be able to find a way to achieve good quality products and operational efficiency through maximized productivity and reduced internal costs. Under these circumstances, the company established three (3) major objectives: to improve the overall efficiency of the system in assembly and casting section; to maximize output per section with less defects; and to modify the production process for better understanding and execution.
Follow the suggested outline below in answering the case study:
I. Background
a. It must include a brief summary of the organizational issue.
II. Statement of the Problem
a. How can Solid Industries improve the overall efficiency of their system in assembly and casting section?
b. How can control charts contribute in maximizing the output produced in the different sections of the production process of Solid Industries with less defects?
c. What steps should Solid Industries employ in order to modify their existing production process?
III. Alternative Courses of Action
a. It must contain at least two (2) courses of action for every point stated in the statement of the problem. It must also present the advantages and disadvantages of each course of action in resolving the organizational problems.
IV. Recommendation a. It must present the best course of action among the presented alternatives in resolving each organizational problem.
Reference Raghavendra, B. (2013). A case study on total quality control of manufacturing of liners by applying SPC technique.