Exam Three Flashcards
system for calculating the materials and components needed to manufacture a product
materials requirement planning (MRP)
take inventory of materials/components on hand, identify which additional ones are needed, schedule the production purchase
steps of MRP
inventory control, Bill of Material processing, procurement, scheduling, and routing
MRP basic functions
help meet manufacturing plan, avoid stock-outs and manufacturing disruptions, avoid high levels of inventory and associated costs, promote efficient and cost-effective manufacturing processes, integrate forecasts into business plan
MRP basic goals
quality control technique used to monitor and control processes to improve their effectiveness and efficiency
statistical process controls (SPC)
6 M’s of variation
materials, machine, man, method, measurement, & mother nature
7 QC tools
flow chart, cause and effect diagram, check sheets, control charts, Pareto charts, histogram
if you want engagement you must
engage people
those who are cynical and uncaring, those who need to be right, those who are unwilling to let go of control, those who believe “how we do it” is the only way
who LEM guide will not help
if you want people to be more engaging in a meeting, you must engage with them first, big idea of the book
law of reciprocity
rare experiences, unique, remarkable, noteworthy, making better decisions, builds comfort and trust
rewards of leading an engaging meeting
the strategies and tasks that make a meeting more engaging mostly happen
before the meeting
the methods in this book are style and
personality agnostic
how long should you spend on the meeting brief?
15 minutes
clarifying the problem you want to solve and what you want to get out of the meeting
meeting brief
types of meetings
information/status-sharing, creation/problem-solving, decision-making, teaching/training
roles in a meeting
host, facilitator, participant
best time for a meeting to start
9:00 a.m.
how often should you take a break in a meeting?
every 90 minutes
how many topics per time frame?
full day- four topics
half day- two topics
one to two hours- one topic
two types of approaches to meeting planning
wing it approach and plan too much approach
what is rarely the problem of meetings?
time
how much time should you spend preparing for the meeting?
half the time of the meeting
calendar invitation, meeting invitation, meeting preview email with brief video
three parts of inviting people to a meeting
