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Evidence Guide: MSS403023 - Monitor a levelled pull system of operations

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MSS403023 - Monitor a levelled pull system of operations

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Monitor the pull system

  1. Identify the pacemaker process.
  2. Identify rate of production set by the pull system.
  3. Determine actual rate of production at key parts of the process.
  4. Identify types of inventories within process.
  5. Compare actual inventories with planned inventories.
  6. Note discrepancies between actual and planned rates and inventories.
Identify the pacemaker process.

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Identify rate of production set by the pull system.

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Determine actual rate of production at key parts of the process.

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Identify types of inventories within process.

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Compare actual inventories with planned inventories.

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Note discrepancies between actual and planned rates and inventories.

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Take corrective action

  1. Determine causes of discrepancies.
  2. Determine action required to rectify causes of discrepancies.
  3. Take action in conjunction with relevant stakeholders.
Determine causes of discrepancies.

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Determine action required to rectify causes of discrepancies.

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Take action in conjunction with relevant stakeholders.

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Test/improve the pull system

  1. Identify recurrent discrepancies.
  2. Determine causes of discrepancies.
  3. Determine action required to rectify cause.
  4. Identify unnecessary levels of inventories.
  5. Discuss impacts of reduced inventories with relevant stakeholders.
  6. Take/initiate action to rectify recurrent discrepancies/reduce levels of unnecessary inventory.
  7. Monitor the system to determine the effects of changes.
Identify recurrent discrepancies.

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Determine causes of discrepancies.

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Determine action required to rectify cause.

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Identify unnecessary levels of inventories.

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Discuss impacts of reduced inventories with relevant stakeholders.

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Take/initiate action to rectify recurrent discrepancies/reduce levels of unnecessary inventory.

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Monitor the system to determine the effects of changes.

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Monitor the pull system

1.1

Identify the pacemaker process.

1.2

Identify rate of production set by the pull system.

1.3

Determine actual rate of production at key parts of the process.

1.4

Identify types of inventories within process.

1.5

Compare actual inventories with planned inventories.

1.6

Note discrepancies between actual and planned rates and inventories.

2

Take corrective action

2.1

Determine causes of discrepancies.

2.2

Determine action required to rectify causes of discrepancies.

2.3

Take action in conjunction with relevant stakeholders.

3

Test/improve the pull system

3.1

Identify recurrent discrepancies.

3.2

Determine causes of discrepancies.

3.3

Determine action required to rectify cause.

3.4

Identify unnecessary levels of inventories.

3.5

Discuss impacts of reduced inventories with relevant stakeholders.

3.6

Take/initiate action to rectify recurrent discrepancies/reduce levels of unnecessary inventory.

3.7

Monitor the system to determine the effects of changes.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Monitor the pull system

1.1

Identify the pacemaker process.

1.2

Identify rate of production set by the pull system.

1.3

Determine actual rate of production at key parts of the process.

1.4

Identify types of inventories within process.

1.5

Compare actual inventories with planned inventories.

1.6

Note discrepancies between actual and planned rates and inventories.

2

Take corrective action

2.1

Determine causes of discrepancies.

2.2

Determine action required to rectify causes of discrepancies.

2.3

Take action in conjunction with relevant stakeholders.

3

Test/improve the pull system

3.1

Identify recurrent discrepancies.

3.2

Determine causes of discrepancies.

3.3

Determine action required to rectify cause.

3.4

Identify unnecessary levels of inventories.

3.5

Discuss impacts of reduced inventories with relevant stakeholders.

3.6

Take/initiate action to rectify recurrent discrepancies/reduce levels of unnecessary inventory.

3.7

Monitor the system to determine the effects of changes.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include the ability, for three (3) or more monitored discrepancies/problems, to:

identify the demand pull system used in own work area

identify pacemaker process

identify types of inventories used by team or work area

determine actions to rectify discrepancies between actual and planned rates of production

facilitate and monitor changes to rectify discrepancies.

Must provide evidence that demonstrates knowledge relevant to their job role sufficient to fulfil their job role independently, including:

operation and capabilities of equipment used in own work area

abilities and skills of personnel in work area

ultimate customer order process and relationship to demand pull for team or work area

inventories held by enterprise

stakeholders relevant to team or work area

possible actions available to address discrepancies

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Competitive systems and practices include one or more of:

lean operations

agile operations

preventative and predictive maintenance approaches

statistical process control systems, including six sigma and three sigma

Just in Time (JIT), kanban and other pull-related operations control systems

supply, value, and demand chain monitoring and analysis

5S

continuous improvement (kaizen)

breakthrough improvement (kaizen blitz)

cause/effect diagrams

overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)

takt time

process mapping

problem solving

run charts

standard procedures

current reality tree.

Pull system includes one or more of:

operations done to order and not for holding large inventories of parts and completed stock

work flow done according to demand pull from the next work stage

operations in response to customer demand.

Production used in a manufacturing sense includes one or more of:

repetitive production of items (e.g. components and whitegoods)

continuous or batch production (e.g. hydrocarbons, chemicals and cement).

Types of inventories include one or more of:

cycle stock which reflects the replenishment quantity and frequency

buffer stock to meet demand variability and forecast errors

safety stock required to guard against quality and delivery failures upstream.

Determine cause for an individual/team leader includes one or more of:

analysing cause themselves

identifying that expert analysis is required and requesting this analysis

setting up an improvement team to analyse cause

identifying that the cause of the discrepancy is upstream or downstream of the team or area.

Stakeholders include one or more of:

managers

supervisors

employees

shareholders

worke health and safety (WHS) mechanisms/representatives

industrial relations mechanisms/representatives

suppliers

customers

service providers.