• MSACMT231A - Interpret product costs in terms of customer requirements

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MSACMT231A
Interpret product costs in terms of customer requirements

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Issue Date: March 2024


In a typical scenario, an employee uses their understanding of the customer's requirements of the product or process being undertaken as the basis for investigating processes to identify waste sources and then take actions relevant to their level of competency and authority to reduce this waste. It requires and understanding of both the cost factors in the products they make and also the benefits which the customer derives from the product.

This competency may be performed individually or in a team based environment.

This unit requires the application of skills associated with analysis and problem solving to identify waste and determine ways to minimise waste. This unit requires initiative and enterprise and application of learning in concepts of waste and waste minimisation

This unit covers the knowledge and skills needed for a person to be able to identify the major cost components of their product/s, the basic relationship of these to customer benefits and use this to help minimise waste (defined as anything not delivering a customer benefit). It has a different focus to MSACMT230A Apply cost factors to work practices which focuses on costs in isolation whereas this unit regards all costs not directly leading to customer benefit as waste. It may apply to all employees.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills




Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, required skills and knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package.

Overview of assessment requirements

An employee will as part of their everyday routine aim to minimise waste and establish a focus in their work on meeting targets that contribute to customer features/benefits.

What are the specific resource requirements for this unit?

Access to a workplace implementing competitive manufacturing strategies. No other specific resources are required.

What critical aspects of evidence are required to demonstrate competency in this unit?

Evidence of being able to identify cost factors in employees work in terms of customer features/benefits and having made appropriate recommendations to reduce waste.

Evidence of implementing changes which reduce waste.

In what context should assessment occur?

Assessment will need to occur in a workplace or through a project in a simulated work environment.

Are there any other units which could or should be assessed with this unit or which relate directly to this unit?

This unit may be assessed concurrently with appropriate units on continuous improvement.

What method of assessment should apply?

Assessors must be satisfied that the person can consistently perform the unit as a whole, as defined by the Elements, Performance Criteria, skills and knowledge. A holistic approach should be taken to the assessment.

Assessors should gather sufficient, fair, valid, reliable, authentic and current evidence from a range of sources. Sources of evidence may include direct observation, reports from supervisors, peers and colleagues, project work, samples, organisation records and questioning. Assessment should not require language, literacy or numeracy skills beyond those required for the unit.

The assessee will have access to all techniques, procedures, information, resources and aids which would normally be available in the workplace.

The method of assessment should be discussed and agreed with the assessee prior to the commencement of the assessment.

What evidence is required for demonstration of consistent performance?

Evidence should be available from several episodes of analysis and implementation of recommendations to reduce waste and improve customer features/benefits.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

numeracy

analysis

communication and literacy

Required knowledge

ability to access company information about:

customer features/benefits

cost components of products made

costs concepts such as expense and income

major cost contributors to product (eg energy)

the difference between internally and externally controlled costs

difference between overhead, labour and consumables

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Customer features/benefits

Customer features/benefits are those characteristics of the product or service which add value to the customer, this value may be assessed in financial or features terms. The customer may be internal or external.

Performance

Performance may be thought of as the rate of output of the plant compared to the rate required to meet demand.

Performance might also be thought of in terms of takt where takt time is the allowable time to produce one product at the rate and quality customers are demanding it. This is NOT the same as cycle time, which is the normal time to complete an operation on a product (which should be less than or equal to takt time).

Customer-related targets

Customer-related targets are the internally set financial and operational targets that contribute to meeting customer features/benefits.

Non-contributing cost components

Some costs incurred make a direct contribution to customer features/benefits. These costs continue to need to be incurred (although they may be minimised) in order to gain the customer feature/benefit. Other costs do not contribute to customer features/benefits (non-contributing cost components) and either must be maintained such as regulatory compliance and occupational health and safety (OHS) costs while other costs are not required and do not contribute to customer features and so should be eliminated if possible.

This is also defined in terms of waste - see below.

Waste

Waste (also known as muda in the Toyota Production System and its derivatives) is any activity which does not contribute to customer benefit/features in the product.

Within manufacturing, categories of waste include:

excess production and early production

delays

movement and transport

poor process design

inventory

inefficient performance of a process

making defective items.

Waste for this unit may include activities which do not yield any benefit to the organisation or any benefit to the organisations customers.

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify customer features/benefits in product or process being undertaken 
Identify cost components which deliver customer features/benefits and those which don't 
 
Identify performance required to meet customer needs in own work and that of team 
Identify actual performance 
Compare cost components of products or process with current customer-related targets 
Separate costs components into those that contribute to customer features/benefits and those that do not contribute 
Determine non-contributing cost components which are under control of the individual or team 
Recommend changes to eliminate or reduce waste 
Adopt changes which minimises waste 
Monitor effect of changes to ensure gains are made against customer features/benefits 

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