5 Issues with Outsourced Labour
5 Issues with Outsourced Labour What are the key issues faced while outsourcing labour? To cut costs, many companies have “outsourced” their labour to contractors. This may reduce costs in the short term, but create many issues in the long term. I have consolidated 5 Major Issues with Outsourced Labour (Context: Indian Manufacturing Sector) 1. […]
What are the Side Effects of Transportation?
What are the Side Effects of Transportation Waste? Transportation is one of the major wastes in a shop floor. It also has a lot of Side Effects. These side effects are more dangerous than the waste itself. Transportation means moving the product from one location to another location. There is no value addition during this […]
Difference between Line Balancing and Load Levelling?
What is the difference between Line Balancing and Load Levelling Even a lot of senior professionals from the industry are confused on these terms. Imagine a company that manufactures Toothpaste and there are 4 different types of toothpaste flavours (Regular, Salt, Blue Gel and Red Gel). The processes for manufacturing are:1. Mixing the chemicals – […]
What are the common problems with High Setup time in machines?
What are the common problems of High Setup time in machines? In this post, I have listed 10 major wastes / issues created by high setup time. 1. Increases OverProduction – People don’t do frequent changeovers (as setup time is high) – increases WIP 2. High Working Capital Requirement for running the unit 3. High […]
