How a Factory Works

Synopsis: Describes how cooker-maker Leisure Consumer Products brought in a new production process and a new way of working. Design - product development, design and marketing have been integrated, so that new products can be designed, redesigned and developed faster than ever before. Lean production - at the core of the changes is ‘lean production’ by concentrating all the efforts of the factory on producing finished products while minimising anything superfluous to those efforts. Just In Time - minimal stocks are carried and, ideally, the material is delivered just before it is needed for use. Not everything in the factory works in this way and the more traditional approach, known as batch production, still applies. The workforce - the success or failure of the new approach depends critically on the workforce being enthusiastic about the new methods.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.
Year of production: 2001
Availability: Sale; 2001 sale: £120.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Documentation: Support booklet available.
Subjects: Business studies
Keywords: just-in-time manufacturing; lean manufacturing; manufacturing industries; marketing; product design; product development

Name: TV Choice Ltd
Email: tvchoiceuk@aol.com
Web: http://www.tvchoice.uk.com External site opens in new window
Phone: 020 8464 7402
Fax: 020 8464 7845
Address: PO Box 597
Bromley
Kent
BR2 0YB
Notes: Producer and distributor of over 100 educational videos and DVDs, most with support materials, designed for use in UK schools, colleges and universities. Wide coverage across the curriculum, but particularly strong in the areas of business/management, ICT, geography, DT/manufacturing, history, English/media studies, PSHE, and leisure/tourism.

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