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Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Competitive systems and practices | Competitive systems and practices may include, but are not limited to:lean operationsagile operationspreventative and predictive maintenance approachesmonitoring and data gathering systems, such as SCADA software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Materials Resource Planning (MRP) and proprietary systems statistical process control systems, including six sigma and three sigmaJust in Time (JIT), kanban and other pull-related operations control systemssupply, value, and demand chain monitoring and analysis5S continuous improvement (kaizen)breakthrough improvement (kaizen blitz)cause/effect diagramsoverall equipment effectiveness (OEE)takt timeprocess mappingproblem solving run chartsstandard procedurescurrent reality treeCompetitive systems and practices should be interpreted so as to take into account:the stage of implementation of competitive systems and practicesthe size of the enterprisethe work organisation, culture, regulatory environment and the industry sector |
SCADA | SCADA refers to:a number of systems which automatically collect critical process data, perform required mathematical manipulations on it and then make control decisions and/or give required information to personnel for actionIn some industry sectors, the SCADA system is sometimes integrated into other sophisticated computer control systems, such as Distributed Control System (DCS). These sectors may simply refer to their SCADA as the DCS or other similar term (such as the proprietary name of the computer system).SCADA systems may provide information from outside of the process, such as stock/material levels in a customer plant and/or available supply, supply rates and pricing from a supplier plant. This information may all be accessed by the SCADA system and the employee using it in order to make production rate and other control decisions (either automatically or human assisted) about their own operations and work processes |
Supply and product chains | The supply chain Includes:all suppliers in the chain from the initial raw material up to the current step in the operations processThe product chain includes:all steps after the current step up to the final customerCompetitive systems and practices organisations encompass the entire production system, beginning with the customer, and includes:the product saleoutletthe final assemblerproduct designraw material mining and processingall tiers of the value stream (sometimes called the supply chain)Any truly 'competitive' system is highly dependent on the demands of its customers and the reliability of its suppliers. No implementation of competitive systems and practices can reach its full potential without including the entire 'organisation' in its planning |
Procedures | Procedures may include:work instructionsstandard operating proceduresformulas/recipesbatch sheetstemporary instructions and similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plantgood operating practice as may be defined by industry codes of practice (e.g. good manufacturing practice (GMP) and responsible care) government regulationsProcedures may be:written, verbal, computer-based or in some other format |