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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Respond to indicator of demand
  2. Make products to demand
  3. Update demand information as required
  4. Recommend improvements

Evidence Required

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

The person will work in a JIT system using it to authorise their own work facilitating its operation and recommending improvements

What are the specific resource requirements for this unit

Access to an organisation using JIT

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

Evidence of the routine and smooth integration of JIT into their daily work

In what context should assessment occur

Assessment will need to occur in an organisation using JIT

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

This unit should be assessed concurrently with relevant technical units dealing with the manufacture of product or other units where JIT is relevant

This unit is related to

MSACMTA Facilitate a Just in Time JIT system and

MSACMT421A Facilitate a Just in Time (JIT) system, and

MSACMTA Develop a Just in Time JIT system

MSACMT621A Develop a Just in Time (JIT) system

which cover the intermediate and highest skill levels in CM respectively

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

This competency should be a routine part of the job and there should be evidence of it being consistently and routinely applied

Range Statement

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 in the Performance Criteria is detailed below. Add any 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.

Just in time (JIT)

Just in time (JIT) is a production scheduling concept that calls for any item needed at a production operation - whether raw material, finished item, or anything in between, to be produced and available precisely when needed, neither a moment earlier nor a moment later.

Flow authorisation

A system which authorises the worker to make a product without reference to another authority.

Indicator of demand

An indicator of demand may be kanban bin, ticket or similar, or may be some other indicator of demand pull. In some plants, this may also include authorisation using SCADA software.

Ticket

A ticket may be a kanban or some other record, paper or electronic which constitutes the whole or part of the flow authorising system. Where kanban bins are used, there may be no other record.

Kanban

Kanban is a card or sheet used to authorize production or movement of an item. When fully implemented, kanban operates according to the following rules:

all production and movement of parts and material take place only as required by a downstream operation, ie all manufacturing and procurement are ultimately driven by the requirements of final assembly or the equivalent

the specific tool which authorizes production or movement is called a kanban. The word literally means card or sign, but it can legitimately refer to a container or other authorizing device. Kanban have various formats and content as appropriate for their usage (eg kanban for a vendor is different than a kanban for an internal machining operation).

Kanban is typically applied to batch type operation and the production is measured in units produced. In continuous manufacturing organisations, production is measured in terms of production rate (eg kg/h, tonne/day) and rate is increased/decreased according to the flow authorisation which may be a kanban (eg ticket, order from a supplier) or may be a SCADA signal from a remote facility (eg customer tank) saying that resupply is required or similar.

SCADA

System Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) is a general term applied to a number of systems which automatically collect critical process data, perform required mathematical manipulations on it and then make control decisions and/or give required information personnel for action.

Pull system

A pull system is a manufacturing planning system based on making on demand as opposed to a push system based on making for stock using a sales forecast.

Procedures

Procedures include all work instructions, standard operating procedures, formulas/recipes, batch sheets, temporary instructions and similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant. They may be written, verbal, computer based or in some other form.

For the purposes of this Training Package, 'procedures' also includes good operating practice as may be defined by industry codes of practice (eg Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Responsible Care) and government regulations.