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Evidence Guide: MSS405037 - Facilitate application of theory of constraints

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MSS405037 - Facilitate application of theory of constraints

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

Identify the constraint and throughput

  1. Identify goals and objectives of organisation
  2. Identify process to be examined based on organisation goals and objectives
  3. Determine throughput of steps in process
  4. Identify capacity-constrained process
  5. Determine optimum throughput of capacity-constrained process (drum)
  6. Determine maximum throughput based on the capacity-constrained process
Identify goals and objectives of organisation

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Identify process to be examined based on organisation goals and objectives

Completed
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Determine throughput of steps in process

Completed
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Identify capacity-constrained process

Completed
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Determine optimum throughput of capacity-constrained process (drum)

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Determine maximum throughput based on the capacity-constrained process

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Optimise constraint throughput

  1. Determine optimum accumulation (buffer) before capacity-constrained process
  2. Determine appropriate supply schedule and trigger (rope) for buffer
  3. Provide information and guidance to personnel to implement buffer and rope to match drum
  4. Monitor capacity-constrained process to ensure optimum throughput
  5. Take required actions to minimise non-productive rate at capacity-constrained process
  6. Consult with key stakeholders to confirm or adapt actions to optimise throughput
Determine optimum accumulation (buffer) before capacity-constrained process

Completed
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Determine appropriate supply schedule and trigger (rope) for buffer

Completed
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Provide information and guidance to personnel to implement buffer and rope to match drum

Completed
Date:

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Monitor capacity-constrained process to ensure optimum throughput

Completed
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Take required actions to minimise non-productive rate at capacity-constrained process

Completed
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Consult with key stakeholders to confirm or adapt actions to optimise throughput

Completed
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Prioritise processes and resources to maximising output at the constraint

  1. Provide information and guidance to personnel to ensure non-constrained locations protect buffers and prevent build-up of work except at buffer locations
  2. Identify operations that conflict with maximising constraint performance
  3. Determine and guide implementation of measures to address identified conflicts
Provide information and guidance to personnel to ensure non-constrained locations protect buffers and prevent build-up of work except at buffer locations

Completed
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Identify operations that conflict with maximising constraint performance

Completed
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Determine and guide implementation of measures to address identified conflicts

Completed
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Determine strategy to reduce capacity constraint

  1. Examine causes of constrained capacity
  2. Develop possible ways of increasing capacity
  3. Analyse and rank possible alternatives for increasing capacity
  4. Draft strategy for increasing capacity based on analysis
  5. Obtain required approval for response strategy
Examine causes of constrained capacity

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Develop possible ways of increasing capacity

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Analyse and rank possible alternatives for increasing capacity

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Draft strategy for increasing capacity based on analysis

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Obtain required approval for response strategy

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Implement a process of ongoing improvement

  1. Develop implementation plan appropriate to organisation
  2. Undertake implementation in accordance with plan
  3. Monitor implementation and modify implementation plan to make improvements
  4. Identify next capacity-constrained process and initiate action
Develop implementation plan appropriate to organisation

Completed
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Undertake implementation in accordance with plan

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Monitor implementation and modify implementation plan to make improvements

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Identify next capacity-constrained process and initiate action

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge