Course Title: Implement a competitive manufacturing system

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2011

Course Code: BUSM5834C

Course Title: Implement a competitive manufacturing system

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C3221 - Certificate III in Textile Production

Course Contact : Peter Bonnell

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259171

Course Contact Email:peter.bonnell@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge to implement a lean manufacturing system within a manufacturing cell or area.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

MCMS400A Implement a competitive manufacturing system

Element:

1 Optimise the manufacturing system

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Apply competitive manufacturing practices to maximise health, safety and environmentperformance
1.2 Apply competitive manufacturing practices to maximise quality consistency
1.3 Apply competitive manufacturing practices to maximise performance by team members
1.4 Apply competitive manufacturing practices to maximise customer benefit/cost ratio
1.5 Apply competitive manufacturing practices to reduce lead time to delivery within the scope of the team's authority and responsibility
1.6 Negotiate with relevant stakeholders to resolve conflicts which arise
1.7 Select improvements which will deliver the greatest overall benefit for the resources required/available without reducing current performance on individual factors

Element:

2 Implement improvements

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Implement the chosen improvement/s
2.2 Check the selected improvements improve the system as a whole and do not result in unintended consequences
2.3 Monitor implementation and make adjustments as required.


Learning Outcomes


By the end of the course you will be able to optimise the manufacturing system and implement improvements.


Details of Learning Activities

In general your training is contextualised according to the company’s production processes undertaken as a part of the trainees normal work duties.

Your tasks are selected for training and explanation of the task to be undertaken is given by the trainer and the correct procedure discussed. The task is demonstrated by the trainer and underpinning skills and knowledge are developed.

When the trainer is confident you are capable of undertaking the task safely you will then do the task. During this time your work would be monitored by the trainer and questioning and further instruction given.

You will also be given workplace based tasks and activities to complete and practice between visits. Any activities and work performed between visits are reviewed and further training is undertaken accordingly.

RMIT University learning resources are used to support your training


Teaching Schedule

In general you will be taught by 5 means within a workplace training context as follows:

1. Introduction and overview of course. Basics of skills required and course content 2 hours
2. Use of learning resources and basic skills development 2 hours
3. Complete manuals 4 hours
4. Supervised skill development to competency 20 hours
5. Consolidation of skills and assessment 2 hours

You will practice skills and understanding as a part of your workplace duties between sessions. Activities and work performed between visits are reviewed in the following session and further training is undertaken accordingly.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Not Applicable


References

Not Applicable


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be in the form of observation of your ability to optimise the manufacturing system and implement improvements and by questioning for underpinning knowledge.


Assessment Tasks

You will be assessed by observation as you demonstrate your ability to optimise the manufacturing system and implement improvements (you can check the performance criteria above for more details of these skills. You will be questioned for underpinning knowledge for all these operations.


Assessment Matrix

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