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Elements and Performance Criteria
Required Skills
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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, 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. |
Competitive systems and practices | Competitive systems and practices may include, but are not limited to:lean operationsagile operationspreventative and predictive maintenance approachesmonitoring and data gathering systems, such as Systems Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Materials Resource Planning (MRP) and proprietary systems statistical process control systems, including six sigma and three sigmaJIT, kanban and other pull-related operations control systemssupply, value, and demand chain monitoring and analysis5S continuous improvement (kaizen)breakthrough improvement (kaizen blitz)cause/effect diagramsoverall equipment effectiveness (OEE)takt timeprocess mappingproblem solving run chartsstandard procedurescurrent reality treeCompetitive systems and practices should be interpreted so as to take into account:the stage of implementation of competitive systems and practicesthe size of the enterprisethe work organisation, culture, regulatory environment and the industry sector |
Product | Product includes:individual products and product groups/families |
Inventories | Inventories within process may include:cycle stock which reflects the replenishment quantity and frequencybuffer stock to meet demand variability and forecast errorssafety stock required to guard against quality and delivery failures upstream |
Pacemaker | Pacemaker processes is that process which sets the pace for the flow of operations/work through the enterprise. Pacemaker processes may include, but are not limited to:process steps which are significantly longer than other production stagescritical technical or quality steps in the production process |
Takt time | Takt time is the time required to complete one job cycle if the customer’s time and volume expectations are to be met, i.e. the available time divided by the number of units required, and so may include, but is not limited to:time per piece where applied to piece worktime per tonne or litre when applied to bulk producttime per work item when applied to an office or service environmentdeadlines required to meet delivery dates when applied to project work |
Pitch | Pitch is the takt time averaged over a defined period and with available resources giving the rate of flow required to meet customer demand |
Balance work | Balance work means balancing:time of productioneffort required by workforce and equipmentwork organisationjob designquality considerationswaste and other cost considerations between stations/equipment/processes to achieve levelled pull within allowable time per productBalance work consideration also means:undertaking adequate consultation with stakeholdersmeeting occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental requirementsany other regulatory and legislative requirements |