Activity

Some Specific Area of Interest

1. Design of Products and Services

· Specify product/service characteristics

· Determine best design

· Determine optimal mix

· Improve product/service

2. Design Processes

· Determine best process and method of manufacture

· Select equipment

· Determine best sequence of operations

· Balance assembly process

· Determine best facility layout

· Determine best material flow and material handling system

· Design work place and work environment

· Design standard operating procedures

· Design measurement system

3. Improve Production or Operation

· Forecast level of activity

· Determine optimal production plan

· Determine optimal inventory levels

· Determine optimal schedules

· Smooth production

· Design quality control systems

· Standardize methods

· Simplify and value engineer work

4. Design Work Standard and Methods

· Design human tasks

· Specify best methods

· Developed work standards

· Design effective measures of performance

· Simplify value engineer, and error-proof work

5. Design of Human Systems

· Design procedure for employee selection, testing and training

· Design and installation of job evaluation and wage incentive systems

· Design safety procedures

· Design ergonomic work environment

6. Design of Energy Productivity Systems

· Determine best energy resources

· Optimizes allocation of energy

· Specify energy monitoring systems

7. Design of Information Systems

· Specify information systems

· Design reports

· Analyze data

· Design feedback systems

8. Design of Finance Cost System

· Design of budgeting system

· Design and install flow procedures

· Design effective cost control procedures

9. Design of Facilities

· Determine best location

· Determine the best flow configuration

· Determine the best layout

· Determine layout performance

10. Forecasting and Planning

· Long-range planning

· Expansion decisions

· New product lines

· Define systems

11. System Optimization Evaluation

· Specify systems of measures of performance

· Build system models

· Solve system models

· Evaluate models

· Analyze data

12. System Analysis and Evaluation

· Build models

· Analyze dynamic system behavior

· Determine cost-benefit of system

13. Productivity and Quality Improvement

· Specify quality and productivity

· Specify quality improvement methods

· Evaluate improvement

14. Design and Installation of maintenance Systems

· Specify maintenance requirements

· Measure equipment effectiveness

· Predict equipment life

· Establish replacement policies

· Evaluate maintenance systems

15. Design of Complex and Large-scale Systems

· Define systems structures

· Define relationships

· Simulate system behavior

· Obtain optimal policies