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Elements and Performance Criteria
Required Skills
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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 Systems Control and Data Acquisition (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 diagrams overall 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 |
Sampling scheme | Sampling scheme may include:sampling for attributes or sampling for variablesbatch, continuous or custom made productsnumber of items/samplessize of sampletiming of samplinglocation of sampling pointstype of samplenumber/type of measurements to be done on each samplesampling equipmentmeasurement/testing equipment/methods |
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 |
Handle data | Handle data may include:calculating means, ranges, mean of means and standard deviations (using appropriate calculation aids)entering data into a software packagerecording data either in writing or electronicallyother required manipulations of the data |
Control chart | Control charts may include:runtallymean/rangeattributesother relevant charts |
Random | Random variation is the term used in statistical control to refer to those variations for which no cause can be found |
Non-random | Non-random (also called identifiable cause, assignable cause or special cause) are those variations for which a cause can be found and so the cause of the variation eliminated. Non-random variation may also be used to predict possible breaches of the control limits |
Control limits | Control limits (also referred to as process capability) are those limits within which the process will operate if it is 'under control' |
Cost of non-conformance | Cost of non-conformance includes:reprocessing/reworkexpeditingunplanned serviceexcess inventorycomplaint handlinedowntimereturnsscraplabour costsmaterial costsinfrastructure costs/overheadutility costs |
Appropriate limits | Appropriate limits may include:1 sigma warning limits2 sigma warning limits3 sigma control limits6 sigma limits |