Tertiary Catalogue
Series: Engineering and Manufacturing
5S
The 5S System and its main objectives.
Action Planning and Continuous Improvement
Problem solving and root cause analysis, using fishbone or Ishikawa diagrams and the '5 Whys' method.
Adjustments to Manufacturing Operations
Adjusting parameters in the manufacturing process and the impact of variations on the quality, cost and output of the process. Using Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) as a key performance indicator.
Allocating Roles
Analysing team roles and team analysis techniques. Identifying strengths and how development can support improvement.
Brainstorming
Looking at problems from a broad perspective. Methods of brainstorming.
Choosing a Visual Management System
The key objective of a visual management system. Choosing a visual management system, based on its purpose.
Common Faults and Handover of Information
Conducting effective shift handovers and minimising areas of misunderstanding.
Competitive Edge
Three main types of competition: technological, financial, and market forces.
Completing Risk Assessments
Identifying risks and hazards in your workplace and the actions that can eliminate or reduce the risk of harm or injury. Risk rating charts, control measures, toolbox talks.
Containment and Counter Measures
The definition of containment. Ranking potential corrective actions. The steps to finding a counter measure.
Describe How the Cycle Time of a Process Can Be Defined
Processes, inputs and outputs. Process cycle times. Line balancing.
Describe When Quality Control Documentation Should Be Completed
Job instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs). Monitoring and collecting data to make a comparison between planned output and actual output. Cross-departmental reporting systems. Quality control and quality assurance.
Effective Team Working
S.M.A.R.T. team objectives. Team synergy. Role allocation, rules and conventions. Brainstorming creative solutions to problems.
Evaluating Improvement Ideas
The process of evaluating improvement ideas, based on quality, cost and delivery (QCD).
Fishbone
Analysing cause and effect using the Fishbone Technique, devised by Professor Kaoru Ishikawa.
Flow Charts
Using charts and diagrams to represent processes in a business. Flow charts, spaghetti diagrams and process maps.
Flow Process: Improvement Opportunities
Using process flow charts to identify non-value added activities to be reduced or minimised and to improve the process by looking at the value added activities.
Hazards and Risks
Defining a hazard. Examples of hazards. Evaluating risk. Responding to and reporting hazards. Common office hazards. Industrial and construction workplace risks. Dangerous occurrences and hazardous malfunctions.
Health and Safety and Other Requirements for a Handover
COSHH, RIDDOR, PPE, Manual Handling and PUWER.
Health and Safety Requirements of the Work Area
Health and Safety considerations, safe working practices, manual handling operations regulations, COSHH, RIDDOR and PUWER advice and regulations.
Health and Safety Requirements: Combined Activities
Accessing information about COSHH, RIDDOR, PPE, Manual Handling and PUWER. Risk assessments and what to do you if you identify a potential hazard.
Health and Safety Requirements: Controlling Manufacturing Operations
COSHH, RIDDOR, PPE, Manual Handling and PUWER. Following safe practices and procedures.
Health and Safety: Carrying Out Inspection and Testing Activities
Being aware of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and safe practices relevant to carrying out inspection and testing activities.