What is man material method machine and money5ms?

Answer 1

The 8 Ms (used in manufacturing)

• Machine (technology)
• Method (process)
• Material (raw, consumables etc.)
• Man Power (physical work)/Mind Power (brain work): Kaizens, Suggestions
• Measurement (Inspection)
• Milieu/Mother Nature (Environment)
• Management/Money Power
• Maintenance

Man: [Man - career, training, performance evaluation, family, beliefs, characteristics, ]

Convey genuine interest in the career development of each individual from an owner to a trainee. Spend time listening, understanding, and helping each employee succeed, knowing that acceptance (not wage) is a primary motivator.

Rotate field service and assembly personnel. Move limited talent into very specific roles and monitor efficiency closely. Use results to create standards for quality and productivity.

Establish scoring system for machining quality. Inspect everyone's work in a random pattern and post scores. Establish training levels to "pay for skill / performance"

Schedule review within sub-teams - Create continual goal setting and creative work distribution decided by their peers. Create healthy competition for bragging rights, not pay. Winning team gets Pizza or extra learning video break each week. Different team rep. each week in short review, graded on that weeks presentation.

Create a rotating training schedule with Triangle Tech, PSU, the Business College, etcetera. Fill in gaps and expand individual capacities.

Machine: [Machine-tools, electro-mechanical devices, computers, vehicles ]

Rebuild to enhance features, not just back to original standard - more productivity, new feeders, electronics, additional fail-safes, sensors checked in both states every cycle, accessories, quick-change tooling, canned controls option, parts accumulation/transfer to next operation, pick&place options (simple and custom), hydraulic resistance (beef-up brackets to address adding required stiffness), continuous improvements of existing press lines. Also, promote continuous improvement of standard feature in newsletter.

Re-design products with noise reduction components, part out sensors, quiet orientation feeders, quick-change tooling

Custom Products - Offer PSU students opportunities for research projects. Test various filling methods and materials, then measure properties.

Material: [Material - components, software, ]

Offer more Adjustable Frequency Drives, new HMI retrofits, options with various features, wear-surfaces using alternate materials and techniques for alignment and durability, automated material handling devices both simple and complex, third party enhancements with high performance rating from customers, accumulators and continuous flow to next operation conveyance, operation/training manuals and reference literature online.

Method: [Method - practices, procedures, rules, discipline, LEAN processes ]

Gold Mine Theory - Build relationships with business partners/customers; striving for long-term mutual benefits. Know their business objectives and capital budget plans. Help them make good choices, even at the risk of losing a short-term sale. Develop a five year rolling forecast and marketing approach distinguishing new start-ups, rapid growth, steady state, and neglected companies in recovery. Something big is always on the horizon.

So many technicians in the industry love adjustability and ease of access, but are concerned with quality and speed. Fix this perception by setting challenges through customer feedback and share with the world through Newsletter. We don't need to instantly solve every potential for improvement, but rather create a steady movement in that direction (glacier).

Free purchasing assistance and cut sheets for customers' maintenance staffs. Offer small, publicized mark-up (e.g. 25%) in cases where customer needs purchasing intervention. Every chance we get, add to online recommended spare parts collection and cross ref. by press, by feature category... protect to maintain security. All this will build trust and develop loyal customers.

Open Mind Policy for review customer feedback - Reward, with recognition, our best customer feedback (and how we plan to address it) in a monthly newsletter. Include some lively, interesting reading like quick tips on Personal Finance, health and wellness, latest trends, etc. Share (in general terms) team activities and successes (open communication with customer and healthy pressure for employees to perform in front of the most important audience, their final customers). Offer prizes for completing customer surveys. (Hold drawing for quarterly special prize, online via website for convenience.)

Special Products and Services - Include technology articles in website (e.g. specific successes)

BOM - RAK inventory control. Modernize Purchasing, BOM across press lines, categorize and share components and track usage. Incorporate Engineering and Business System. Share indicators, like Sales dollars per employee, with each employee (strategically timed) to align his/her mindset for upcoming business decisions (like layoffs during down trends). Bar code inventory. Auto-release standard product assemblies with options. Make options/no options for each feature interchangeable. Pre-drill mounting holes, using CNC machining whenever possible. Use sub-assemblies for various groups of options.

Empower engineers to tackle roadblocks and incrementally & continuously improve products and systems. Create pride, ownership, appreciation, and satisfaction in every product and service they provide. Create a forum for interaction and design review among Engineering, Customer Service, and Sales Managers beyond the current work in process issues. Continually refine this focus to keep current with business climate and companywide strategic objectives.

Conduct a Lean Office Kaizen event with a volunteer from PSU academia and your industry.

Environment: [Environment - home, work area, politics, religion, earth, ]

Create a new, interesting, interactive, helpful website (problem solving, sharing improvement ideas, helpful in customer service, used for tracking progress for training, scheduling, metrics, etc.) [Enlist help of RAK or GoDuBois.com.] Update frequently, assure that outdated documentation is caught and corrected (e.g. Back to top button on each page to help navigate.)

Offer TPM guidelines - Offer to participate in Kaizen Events. Defer methods training to PSU CE for TPM, SMED, ISO, Lean Six Sigma, etc. (organize short courses). Host "User Group" events (campfire-side style) to bring various small customers together to share ideas on problem set-ups, technical challenges, and share the power that your industry's/services/ corporations take advantage of through "strength in numbers". (See remanufacturing for continuous improvement).

Promote community ties - YMCA, Wellness Lifestyles, DuBois Red Cross, GoDuBois.com, DRMC, TL Triathlon, and others.