alabama productivity center

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alabama productivity center We are dedicated to problem solving using professional field engineers and graduate student/faculty teams. Projects or endeavors may range from a few days to a year or more and cover everything from strategic management issues to shop-floor problems.

These projects range in scope from fundamental investigations and background research, to detailed studies using the latest in computer resources and manufacturing technology. Listed below are the areas in which our projects often fall.



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Advanced Manufacturing Management Systems

  1. Toyota Production System
  2. Lean Manufacturing

Information Technologies

  1. ERP Systems
  2. MIS
  3. Shop Floor Work Control
  4. EDI
  5. B2B

Improved Production Planning & Scheduling

  1. Forecasting
  2. Workforce Planning
  3. Mathematical Programming
  4. Job Sequencing

Improved Maintenance & Support Practices

  1. Preventive Maintenance
  2. Work Order Dispatching
  3. Predictive Maintenance

Enhanced Quality Management Systems Continuous Improvement System Process Improvement

  1. Control Charts
  2. Statistical Process Control
  3. Process Capability Analysis
  4. Failure Modes Effect Analysis
  5. Reliability
  6. Six Sigma
  7. Simulation
  8. ISO/QS 9000
  9. Taguchi & DOE Experiments

Logistics, Supply Chain Management & Inventory Control

  1. Routing
  2. Material Flow
  3. Vendor Managed Inventories
  4. Material Handling
  5. E-Procurement, B2B
  6. EOQ

Improved Work Design & Productivity

  1. Methods Improvement
  2. Cycle-Time Reduction
  3. Ergonomics
  4. Waste Reduction
  5. Lean Safety
  

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  1. Lean-Sigma 101 Healthcare