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Evidence Guide: MSACMS603A - Develop manufacturing related business plans

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MSACMS603A - Develop manufacturing related business plans

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Determine purpose of plan

  1. Confirm reason for developing plan and expected outcomes from plan
  2. Confirm purpose of plan with all relevant stakeholders
  3. Check expected outcomes from plan with overall strategic plan for organisation
  4. Identify any potential areas for conflict between proposed plan and strategic directions
  5. Negotiate with relevant stakeholders to resolve issues
Confirm reason for developing plan and expected outcomes from plan

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Confirm purpose of plan with all relevant stakeholders

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Check expected outcomes from plan with overall strategic plan for organisation

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Identify any potential areas for conflict between proposed plan and strategic directions

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Negotiate with relevant stakeholders to resolve issues

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Develop objectives and strategies

  1. Draft objectives for business plan
  2. Draft strategies to achieve these objectives
  3. Determine implications for value chain
  4. Determine capital or workplace layout/organisation implications for objectives and strategies
Draft objectives for business plan

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Draft strategies to achieve these objectives

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Determine implications for value chain

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Determine capital or workplace layout/organisation implications for objectives and strategies

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Develop plans to meet objectives and strategies

  1. Negotiate with relevant stakeholders over implications for objectives and strategies
  2. In liaison with relevant stakeholders, develop plans to meet objectives
  3. Determine relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for plan
  4. Check Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are appropriate for purpose of plan
  5. Check plan will deliver planned purpose
  6. Map plan to changed value chain
  7. Adjust plan to optimise value chain
  8. Validate plan with relevant stakeholders
Negotiate with relevant stakeholders over implications for objectives and strategies

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In liaison with relevant stakeholders, develop plans to meet objectives

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Determine relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for plan

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Check Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are appropriate for purpose of plan

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Check plan will deliver planned purpose

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Map plan to changed value chain

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Adjust plan to optimise value chain

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Validate plan with relevant stakeholders

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Monitor the implementation of the plan

  1. Release plan for implementation
  2. Check the key progress points against the key stages of the plan
  3. Note any discrepancies
  4. Take appropriate action to ensure correct implementation of plan
Release plan for implementation

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Check the key progress points against the key stages of the plan

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Note any discrepancies

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Take appropriate action to ensure correct implementation of plan

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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 be able to develop a plan which successfully delivers plan objectives.

What are the specific resource requirements for this unit?

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

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

Evidence of having developed a plan which meets its objectives.

In what context should assessment occur?

Assessment will need to occur in a competitive manufacturing organisation and where the individual is undertaking business planning or by project or case study.

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.

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 from one significant plan should be sufficient, or alternatively from several smaller business plans.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

planning

communication

negotiating

prioritising

numeracy/calculation

problem solving

organising information

Required knowledge

knowledge of organisation strategic directions

planning methods and types of plans

contingency planning and other risk mitigating planning tools

the organisation's value chain

analysis of value chain

competitive manufacturing practices

application of quality principles

human resources and Industrial Relations

OHS

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 manufacturing

Competitive manufacturing is used to describe the range of systemic manufacturing practice concepts and approaches. It covers but is not limited to:

lean manufacturing

agile manufacturing

preventative and predictive maintenance approaches

monitoring and data gathering systems such as Systems Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), and proprietary systems such as SAP

statistical process control systems including six sigma and three sigma

Just in Time (JIT), kanban and other pull related manufacturing control systems

supply, value, and demand chain monitoring and analysis

other continuous improvement systems.

Competitive manufacturing should be interpreted so as to take into account the stage of implementation of competitive manufacturing approaches, the enterprise's size and work organisation, culture, regulatory environment and manufacturing sector.

Plan

Plan may include any sort of business plan and may emphasise any of the areas for sub-plans over the others.

Objectives

Objectives may include:

quality

occupational health and safety (OHS)

environment

competitive manufacturing practices

human, physical, financial and environmental/resource.

Objectives and strategies

Objectives and strategies may include:

human and industrial relations

material/component and resources

sustainable environmental practices

sales and marketing

financial.

Relevant stakeholders

Relevant stakeholders may include:

other team members

other workers

management

technical specialists

other members of the value chain.