Why Is Standardizing Important?

Second, Standardizing is the removal of variation by developing standardized operating procedures. As a line attendant we could have a check list to make sure that the main points of our job are completed throughout the course of our shift. In the appendix, figure B is an example of a possible checklist. By having this it will help to enforce the roles of the line attendant and make sure certain tasks are become a “norm”. For example, line attendants are supposed to make sure the floors are swept around the assembly lines. This is so it creates less hazards of slipping or tripping. By having it on the checklist it will help to ensure every line attendant is cleaning the floors and creating less hazards. There are no real barriers with this …show more content…
This is because the batch code has different meanings. The batch code will represent the date it was made. It is important to use earlier batch codes first because some of the product needs to be sold before it expires and goes to waste. The batch code also needs to be correct because if there is a problem it is traced back by the batch code. If the wrong batch is in the product someone else might get the blame when it really wasn 't there fault. A Poka-yoke to help avoid this issue is to scan the box of items your about to put onto the line. By scanning it it helps to double check the code is correct for the job running. This might be considered over processing, but in this case it would be a quick scan and could save hours of fixing the batch code mistake. This also then would save the potential of setting employees aside to fix the issue, witch can become very …show more content…
Scraped in the powder are not acceptable. A lot of the powder is assembled in machine assembly lines. The machines should have a poka-yoke installed with in it. There should be a scanner the scans for marks before and after the powder is placed in the compact. By having scanners before the powder is placed in the compact if there is a scratch in one it can skip the powder and move on the the next one without wasting a compact. For powered that has marks after being inserted, the will be placed in a reject tray and thus can be fixed on the spot by a line attendant. Then if too many are sent off in a row the machine will stop and have to have a mechanic come over and look at it. I believe the shut off portion would be important because sometimes the machine might need to be recalibrated so that it does not use to much pressure to insert the powder into the