Production Issues In Manufacturing

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In this report it is discussed the case of Boys and Boden, a privately owned timber and building materials merchant. Although the company is very successful, as time passing by, one of its most important department, the Joinery department appeared to be very unprofitable and with very low productivity. Due to this situation, this report will discuss the way of increasing the profitability and productivity of Boys and Boden. Some other problems of the company such as completion of work and delayed deliveries to customers, the untidiness at the work area and the company's small share in the growing business of customized staircases, will be discussed in the report. The main issue in this case is whether or not Boys and Boden should run a cell manufacturing system for staircase production, to increase their profitability and productivity. (Slack etal; 2007) General Problem Statement "Boys and Boden is looking for ways to increase the company's profitability, productivity, and competitiveness in the market." Increasing profitability and productivity is the main objective of any manufacturing organization. Unfortunately, Boys and Boden is experiencing difficulties in attaining both profitability and productivity for itself. But despite this dire situation, the company is looking for ways to improve its production system because it still believes that their Joinery business still has some unexplored opportunities. In the analysis of each case, the group further dissects the general problem statement above into specific problems with respect to the background of each case. Company Background Although the department never seem to have a problem about the quality of its products, it still remained stubbornly unprofitable. It was found out that for majority of the orders, the actual times booked by the joiners exceeded the time that was agreed upon

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