slisVraagstellerlid sinds 2004 · 9.524 berichten31 dec 2006 14:58
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Ozone Factory visit November 2006. Ozone invited its team of worldwide distributors over to Viet Nam last month to visit the factory where all the Ozone products are produced, from the largest paraglider to the key ring that comes with every paraglider or kite sold. The idea was to show the distributors how the factory system worked and then for the distributors to pass this information on to their dealers, showing them the huge benefits of keeping Ozone in their shops and how Ozone can keep abreast of end customer service. The “JUST IN TIME†manufacturing system that Ozone chose to use is far different from 99% of other manufacturers in the same industry and it shows in the quality of their products. Just In Time (JIT). (here is an excerpt from a complete document on JIT written by APICS, the association for operations management) Just-in-time (JIT) is defined in the APICS dictionary as “a philosophy of manufacturing based on planned elimination of all waste and on continuous improvement of productivityâ€. It also has been described as an approach with the objective of producing the right part in the right place at the right time (in other words, “just in timeâ€). Waste results from any activity that adds cost without adding value, such as the unnecessary moving of materials, the accumulation of excess inventory, or the use of faulty production methods that create products requiring subsequent rework. JIT (also known as lean production or stockless production) should improve profits and return on investment by reducing inventory levels (increasing the inventory turnover rate), reducing variability, improving product quality, reducing production and delivery lead times, and reducing other costs (such as those associated with machine setup and equipment breakdown). In a JIT system, underutilized (excess) capacity is used instead of buffer inventories to hedge against problems that may arise. |
Quality and production
Here are some photographs of the recent factory visit with explanations below.
David Pilkington, Ozone owner, factory and water kite designer with Matt Taggart, Ozone owner, kite manager and tester, showing the distributors how the system works.
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