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[medsaa]

p.s. if you want to create a service that creates added value and solves a big problem, you could start orienting yourself on the management of tools, presetting and equipment that, currently, is almost non-existent or hurt and generates great disservices and costs.
I mean, This is, but besides studying it and proposing it you will also have to set it up and follow it.

Do you mean something that you just need to do a workmanship tell you the best tool to use and give you measurements?

 

[TETRASTORE]

No, you have to read the whole thesis carefully. in practice all that did graduating for the thesis you could do as a paid service (critical analysis, definition procedures, proposals instrumentation and software).
in practice to analyze the current situation of management, highlight the criticalities and propose the appropriate methods and tools to optimize this process.
an organized tool and presetting management, allows the company to significantly reduce the timing of placing and managing orders, allowing the company to pass for the processing of many details from the current push production system to the pull, resulting in greater flexibility and, consequently, offer better customer service and reduce production costs.
the tools to be used are already defined by programmers (and also this activity can be organized and managed by software), the problem arises instead in the management of the tools, their subdivision according to the type, the state of wear, their placement in an existing warehouse or to create, application of a coding managed by software, etc., but I repeat, it is better than read the whole thesis; is drafted very well and details the whole process.
if then from the analysis you get an improved idea using artificial intelligence and you are able to manage it, well come.

 

[medsaa]

No, you have to read the whole thesis carefully. in practice all that did graduating for the thesis you could do as a paid service (critical analysis, definition procedures, proposals instrumentation and software).
in practice to analyze the current situation of management, highlight the criticalities and propose the appropriate methods and tools to optimize this process.
an organized tool and presetting management, allows the company to significantly reduce the timing of placing and managing orders, allowing the company to pass for the processing of many details from the current push production system to the pull, resulting in greater flexibility and, consequently, offer better customer service and reduce production costs.
the tools to be used are already defined by programmers (and also this activity can be organized and managed by software), the problem arises instead in the management of the tools, their subdivision according to the type, the state of wear, their placement in an existing warehouse or to create, application of a coding managed by software, etc., but I repeat, it is better than read the whole thesis; is drafted very well and details the whole process.
if then from the analysis you get an improved idea using artificial intelligence and you are able to manage it, well come.

Okay thank you so much I'll read it

 

[TETRASTORE]

Now I'll prepare you the second part with the workflow and its criticalities.

Part 2 - description of the production flow.small artisanal company
In this second part I describe the production cycle of the small company mentioned above, taking as an example a satellite door pin as a component.
the most important customer, for some years, has been using data-based production programming forecasts to organize their own production departments and plan future production, so weekly, sends forecasts related to some hundred details indicating lots and delivery dates.
every week the data of the previous forecast can be confirmed, postponed or anticipated for this has requested to keep in stock the most critical details for which the delivery times could be 15 days.
the supplier initially stored twenty finished details and subsequently dismissed the warehouse, with great disappointment of the customer, considering it too expensive.

the xlsx sheet (forecast) with the forecast data is manually compared by the secretary that also takes two days to carry out this work, after which it emits the processing cycle, calculates manually how many bars it takes, contact three suppliers to treat the price and place the order of the material.
this first phase so managed occupies the first 8 days of the lead time (planned total of the cycle, except for urgencies, 6 weeks) only to have the material at home.
excluding the use of a modern software with aisles, outside the understanding of the owner and secretary, a macro of excel would be sufficient that would allow to compare the two sheets and extract the necessary data, this automated operation, plus the relative analysis and emission of the working cycle, would take no more than two hours.
As regards the material, considering a higher rotation index of many details, it would be preferable to negotiate with suppliers on the basis of a consumption of 8-10 months evaluating also the possibility of an open order to program, which would entail undue economic advantages and the availability of the material in limited time.

the second phase previews the cut with the only and dated sawing tape available which, with a working turn of 10 hours, can not cope with all the requests and therefore represents a bottleneck. in case of failure can remain firm of the days waiting for the replacement.
when one realizes that some details become urgent already in the initial phase, they are cut out outside.
a second machine would be required, or to work the existing one on 3 shifts, considering that with a load of bars it has an autonomy of 3-4 hours unmanned.

the third phase affects the multi-axis cnc lathes that can finish the piece including threading and milling.
In addition to a management of the machine loads not so organized, there is the big problem of the absence of a tool warehouse and their proper management, this involves the expansion of the times of placing with the setting in the machine and, often, the lack of the tool or the equipment, found only when the operator already has the machine in the process of equipping. also here, machine firm, employee who has to go out to buy the missing component and so much time dispersion.
it would be desirable that, during the processing of a particular, an operator pre-preparedly prepared the equipment and tools with its presetting out machine for subsequent processing.
machine loads are produced by management but lack of priority and other data that are added by hand; it would be sufficient to request, to those who provided the management, to process and extract also the other necessary data.

the next phase is the heat treatment which requires a minimum amount of material, by weight, to be able to contain costs and is expected once a week.
here it would be useful to predict a warehouse of semi-finished components, ready for treatment, to be used for urgency or to reach the minimum quantities required by the controller.

the final phase is the rectification which has no major criticality.

there are many working times, established many years ago, that do not correspond to the actual ones and no verification is made to trace back to the reason.

measuring instruments are in an inadequate environment as there is no testing room.
the three-dimensional control is in the center of the workshop, covered by a cloth, at ambient temperatures from 15 to 32 °C according to the season.
There are no control plans, even if they have to be implemented shortly, imposed by some customers, including the periodic calibration of the measuring instruments not previously foreseen.
There is no training.

this is the situation in a company like these small dimensions then, obviously, there is someone a little more organized, but not so much.
This information can help you understand the organizational reality of these small companies and evaluate, according to your knowledge and attitudes, what you can offer.
as you see, however, it is not enough to provide a particular service, but it is necessary to organize the whole process.

 

[PIETRO2002]

Part 2 - description of the production flow.small artisanal company
In this second part I describe the production cycle of the small company mentioned above, taking as an example a satellite door pin as a component.
the most important customer, for some years, has been using data-based production programming forecasts to organize their own production departments and plan future production, so weekly, sends forecasts related to some hundred details indicating lots and delivery dates.
every week the data of the previous forecast can be confirmed, postponed or anticipated for this has requested to keep in stock the most critical details for which the delivery times could be 15 days.
the supplier initially stored twenty finished details and subsequently dismissed the warehouse, with great disappointment of the customer, considering it too expensive.

the xlsx sheet (forecast) with the forecast data is manually compared by the secretary that also takes two days to carry out this work, after which it emits the processing cycle, calculates manually how many bars it takes, contact three suppliers to treat the price and place the order of the material.
this first phase so managed occupies the first 8 days of the lead time (planned total of the cycle, except for urgencies, 6 weeks) only to have the material at home.
excluding the use of a modern software with aisles, outside the understanding of the owner and secretary, a macro of excel would be sufficient that would allow to compare the two sheets and extract the necessary data, this automated operation, plus the relative analysis and emission of the working cycle, would take no more than two hours.
As regards the material, considering a higher rotation index of many details, it would be preferable to negotiate with suppliers on the basis of a consumption of 8-10 months evaluating also the possibility of an open order to program, which would entail undue economic advantages and the availability of the material in limited time.

the second phase previews the cut with the only and dated sawing tape available which, with a working turn of 10 hours, can not cope with all the requests and therefore represents a bottleneck. in case of failure can remain firm of the days waiting for the replacement.
when one realizes that some details become urgent already in the initial phase, they are cut out outside.
a second machine would be required, or to work the existing one on 3 shifts, considering that with a load of bars it has an autonomy of 3-4 hours unmanned.

the third phase affects the multi-axis cnc lathes that can finish the piece including threading and milling.
In addition to a management of the machine loads not so organized, there is the big problem of the absence of a tool warehouse and their proper management, this involves the expansion of the times of placing with the setting in the machine and, often, the lack of the tool or the equipment, found only when the operator already has the machine in the process of equipping. also here, machine firm, employee who has to go out to buy the missing component and so much time dispersion.
it would be desirable that, during the processing of a particular, an operator pre-preparedly prepared the equipment and tools with its presetting out machine for subsequent processing.
machine loads are produced by management but lack of priority and other data that are added by hand; it would be sufficient to request, to those who provided the management, to process and extract also the other necessary data.

the next phase is the heat treatment which requires a minimum amount of material, by weight, to be able to contain costs and is expected once a week.
here it would be useful to predict a warehouse of semi-finished components, ready for treatment, to be used for urgency or to reach the minimum quantities required by the controller.

the final phase is the rectification which has no major criticality.

there are many working times, established many years ago, that do not correspond to the actual ones and no verification is made to trace back to the reason.

measuring instruments are in an inadequate environment as there is no testing room.
the three-dimensional control is in the center of the workshop, covered by a cloth, at ambient temperatures from 15 to 32 °C according to the season.
There are no control plans, even if they have to be implemented shortly, imposed by some customers, including the periodic calibration of the measuring instruments not previously foreseen.
There is no training.

this is the situation in a company like these small dimensions then, obviously, there is someone a little more organized, but not so much.
This information can help you understand the organizational reality of these small companies and evaluate, according to your knowledge and attitudes, what you can offer.
as you see, however, it is not enough to provide a particular service, but it is necessary to organize the whole process.

I think it's very difficult to get into these companies and try to change mentality and culture, especially for a young man who didn't have a chance to experience. Then if you have the ability to analyze, you can put the direction in front of numbers, on the detailed savings that you can have with the various interventions of improvement, but if the managemet does not hear us you find yourself as don chisciotte against the windmills, I hope you have not been too pessimistic!

 

[fgmec]

xlsx sheet (forecast) with forecast data is manually compared by the secretary who also takes two days to do this job. . .

I bet if she's missing, she can't get her hands.

 

[TETRASTORE]

I think it's very difficult to get into these companies and try to change mentality and culture.

I think, at least in this case, there is no hope.
in a period like this, with a reduction of orders, it would be indispensable to devote time and resources available to organize; Unfortunately, the decision is to start putting employees on holiday and possibly later, the integration fund
as already happened in the past in crisis periods, after three months of economic recovery they could no longer cope with customer requests and everything will remain unchanged until customers change supplier.