Electronic Components Assembly
Mr. Jim Harris, plant director of Electronic Components Assemblies (ECA), commissioned this investigation and report on the 22 August 2001.Mr. Harris is concerned about the potential impact of new technology and its effects on production systems. He has commissioned Management Consultants International to review and make recommendations concerning the existing ECA policy. 1. review strategic options for the business in terms of „h procedures and systems for material planning and control „h production management systems and „h human resource management policies, personnel and payment systems 2. report on implications on proposed changes for management, staff, customers and suppliers. 3. develop an implementation plan based on recommendations. 4. draw conclusions and make recommendations. 5. submit report by 26 September 2001 This report describes the result of an in depth analysis of the current policies that ECA employs. ECA currently manufactures electronic deflection units for computer monitors for
Four hundred of the 600 workers employed by ECA are semi-skilled and work in the main factory area. Three foremen oversee the 90 and 110 degree assembly areas. The existing layout of the factory is not conducive to a Just-in-Time system with the current design of the assembly hall presenting major problems to the production management. The plant was established in 1973 and is based in the Western Cape and operates in parallel with a plant in Botswana. ECA primarily engages in a breakdown maintenance system where, as equipment fails it is repaired on a priority basis.
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Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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