Business Templates for Manufacturing

In this section, you can find 11 tools which are useful for you whitecollars working in the production line. The tools are mainly focused on standardization. Capacity Study, 7 Wastes, Spaghetti Diagram, 5S, SOP (4 different types), SIPOC, Value Stream Mapping and SMED  are some of these tools which are available below with the instructions embedded.

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• 5S: 5S is a way of thinking, to put into practice daily to facilitate operations and optimize working conditions. The goal is to have a performing job and continuously improve it (Kaizen) This tool can be used by everyone (managers and all other employees) at every workplace, helping for creating and maintaining an organized, clean, and high performance workplace. Convenient and with a good example attached you also beneficiate from a tracking list of revisions. It will allow you to get a better workspace, an increased quality and productivity and a greater employee satisfaction. Please click here to download:  5S_Template_V0

• Capacity Study: Use this essential template as a starting point to analyse the capacity of a manufacturing line. Another template (Capacity improvement) gives you the possibility to calculate the capacity reserve and make improvements tracks. It is easy to use – just fill the required data! And please take into account the very well explained example for the use of the tool is also available. Please click here to download: Capacity Study Template

• Seven(7) Wastes :Do you know how efficient your processes are? How much waste occurs when they are performed? The 7 Waste tool will help you identifying the value chain of your product and/or service, depicting the process in details. Each cycle of the process will be analysed with an in-depth description of the associated waste. It is easy to apply and brigs an important added value, bringing together the process owners. Please click here to download: 7 Waste Template

• Standard Operating Procedure (SOP Analysis): Standard operation sheet, a dedicated tool for the industrial environment. FOS Analyze show how to perform the operation when a high level of detail is necessary to guarantee the same movement, the same delay and the same result in each cycle. Do not miss to implement it if you work on a production line: it will help your team to know exactly how to perform each operation of the process, what parts and tools to use, everything accompanied by detailed illustrations for the move to perform, directions etc. Please click here to download: SOP Analysis

• Standard Operating Procedure (Engagement Man Machine): FOS Homme_Machine is a combination diagram that assigns work to an operator and to all machines according to tact time, FOS-A, FOS-P, stocks, quality control elements, implementation workstation and route to define the operator cycle time (operating time) Please click here to download:FOS Engagement Homme_Machine Template V0

• Standard Operating Procedure (Synoptic): The SOS Synoptic helps standardizing non-cyclical operations with a need for judgment and decision based on procedures, key points, quality control elements and time frame. It applies to all operations, ordinary or not, which appeal to judgment / reasoning, to the assessment of given criteria, measurable or observable. Please click here to download: FOS Synoptique Template V0

• Polivalancy Management (Competency Management): Use this simple tool in order to asses the competencies’ levels of your team. In our template, you will find out how to do it, using a set of detailed criteria for the in industrial environment: please adapt them to your processes. A detailed page with in-depth explanations is also available. The approach is objective and give the possibility to you and your team to follow-up also the evolution of the competencies and trainings. Please click here to download: ILU Template V0

• Job Observation: If you want to be sure the defined standards are respected by the operators and to increase the possibility to find out improvements on an workstation just use this template – Job Observation. A set of guidelines for Job Observation grid is also available and helps you start the process very quick. Please click here to download:Job observation_Template_V0

• Non-Cyclic Process Analysis : It is a basic observation sheet but with great impact on your business, if used adequately. You will be able to observe all variations of the manufacturing time, in order to be which will allow you to analyse them and, eventually, eliminate. So, the 3 things to do are: • be aware about the current situation • analyse the observed data • reduce the variation of the manufacturing time. Please click here to download:  Non Cyclic Analisys Template

• Value Stream Map: Ready to identify waste, reduce process cycle times and implement process improvement? Take into account the Value Stream Mapping methodology and start practice it with our complete tool. Production time, takt time, lead time, added value, daily order and more others KPI can be seen at a glance once you start to use it. Please click here to download: VSM_Template

• Workstation Analysis: Complete tool to be used in all workstation job analysis in order to identify improvement opportunities. Applying Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen methodologies you should use workstation analysis as one of the first steps. You’ll find in this kit all necessary characteristics in order to complete the analysis, measured times tables, waste analysis and a detailed synthesis. Please click here to download: Workstation AnalysisTemplate