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Manufacturing Simulation – Air Motor [Client’s Name Appears Here] [Client’s College/University Appears Here] Date Table of Contents Introduction 2 Task 1 Simulation Assumptions 2 Task 2 Target Goals and KPI’s 3 Task 3 Simulation 4 Task 4 Simulation Results 4 Task 5 Role of Operations Management and Manufacturing 6 Conclusion 8 Introduction For any organization to succeed in improving productivity, the management needs to employ well-structured and defined quality management techniques for continuous improvement. Although many strategies have been adopted by practitioners in management to improve productivity, the most prominent strategy is the concept of continuous improvement. This owed to the fact that it is central to the goal of best practice in human resource management. Continuous improvement can serve as a vibrant competence when it includes an incorporated organizational structure. Such ideal is justified through the empirical findings of the study on continuous improvement initiatives. Continuous improvement infrastructure model is employed to eliminate inefficiencies in operation, reduce operational costs and improve manageability of the organization. This paper is about the operations management at the air Motor manufacturing plant and how the simulation will be used to improve preformation. The noteworthy feature of operations is that it is assembling line wherein there is queuing of items. As we shall see later, this aspect is indeed crucial to its success. Task 1 Simulation Assumptions The understanding of the assumptions is important given how the expectations for the final results of the simulation are based on the initial suppositions made. Furthermore, changing assumptions throughout the simulation can bring about lack of satisfaction about the final results among the senior management; a scenario that is rather frequent in all simulations. Therefore, and despite the fact that project length remains a critical factor in the eventual extent of satisfaction exhibited with regard to the final results, assumptions should be documented at project initiation and throughout using the project charter as a possible means. The manager should from then on continue to challenge and revalidate the assumptions to ensure that the project is either redirected towards a different set of objectives or simply terminated fully in the event of changing assumptions. The purpose of this simulation is to increase capacity in the production of Air motor. To achieve the following assumptions are applicable. There is enough skilled employees working eight hours a day There is no shortage of materials that can delay production All staff have the same skill level and can be assigned to any of the activities. all queues are infinite. The assumptions about present or future company aspects which can impact the progress of a project. Task 2 Target Goals and KPI’s In order to accomplish performance measurement of the enterprise, one must put into consideration all the processes within the organization. The performance indicators of the simulation are increased production and they included increased profitability, rates of queue reduction, resource utilisation, and work-in-progress management. The reason for using the financial measurement as performance indicators is because they are precise although they are unable to include the intangible issues which might be a hindrance to creation of expectations business value. Customer value and employee satisfaction are very vital issues when carrying out the simulation. This is because there are many advantages that are realized; they include the fact that the indicators are timely, they are consistent to the strategies and goals of the company, and they are flexible in that they change over time and in relation to the market situation. In carrying out the simulation system measurement, the organization must put in consideration all the necessary aspects in order to draw the right conclusions. KPI for simulation are Reduction of queuing time Proper use of human resource Increased capacity Task 3 Simulation The screenshot below shows Air Motor parts being manufactured and assembled. The screenshot above shows the simulation of manufacture and assembly of air-motor. It shows that there are a number processes run by staff. In total there are seven centers for the production. The last center is meant for the packing the gadgets. Task 4 Simulation Results The result obtained shows improvement in production by reducing length of queue in production. The graph below shows the queuing time in seconds as well as work done The chart above shows that queuing time reduced for the number of parts. A few were in the queue for more than 180minutes. This increased performance of the company The chart below shows the simulation time taken. The chart above time taken to carry our simulation in terms of seconds and results obtained. From the results it can be noted that it to 20second to obtain results. Task 5 Role of Operations Management and Manufacturing Though the concept of the Operations Management and Manufacturing is the invention of a process wherein complex tasks are broken down into simpler tasks with the help of specialized tools. This produces flexibility in the assembly line wherein the components of the products could be changed whenever the product had to be changed. Further, as mentioned earlier the use of interchangeable parts where the Models of the automobiles being made by the Company were such that most parts that went into their manufacture were the same irrespective of the type of the model. This meant that the assembly line could be quickly reconfigured to adjust to a new model without wasting too much time and this produced an adaptability and flexibility in the way the Assembly line operated. Moreover, this cut down the costs and the time associated with the assembly line. It enables the breaking down of the complex tasks into simple, repetitive, and use of individual workers for each task. It can be said that the use of the Assembly will lead to mass production. Indeed, it is a way in which goods are produced on a large scale for mass consumption and the way in which consumers are given enough purchasing power to ensure that they would buy these products. In this sense at least, simulation is a game changing concept that has consequences to this day and its effect on organizations and employees would be discussed in the subsequent sections. Operations management keeps costs down at each stage of the value chain and this is its greatest strength. The company derives its competitive advantage from the way it envisions the value chain and till now, this will result in substantial gains to the company. As the implementation of the Operations management, the company is trying hard to overcome the challenges of coordination and control on a global scale. This is need for the company to keep costs down especially during the current times when the overall economic outlook is gloomy. This is the key driving force behind company’s operational management that has paid off in competitive advantage terms till now. However, the question as to whether this is sustainable would depend on several factors especially when one considers the fact that all the economic actors in the value chain have to do their part to achieve synergies and leverage the benefits of the economies of scale (Normann & Ramirez, 2000). The point here is that no part of the line can afford to be disrupted and this is something that IKEA better pay heeds to and has backup plans and procedures in place to mitigate risks and plan for contingencies. Companies that employ operations management actually begin to view things in a different way. Despite the strict cost-cutting measures of the companies, they still retain large levels of what researchers refer to as misuse of resources: things that don’t benefit end customers. Notably, how production line is used can result to waste. Other wastes may come from other internal networks of operations. Conclusion Overall, the Simulation developed helps explain how improvement in production is done. This analysis has thrown up several areas that improved that including utilization of human resource, reduction of queuing time and increased production. Lastly, the results do confirm that simulation can help management improve performance. Read More