A fundamental component of world-class manufacturing (WCM) is that of total productive maintenance (TPM), linked to both total quality management (TQM) and the concepts of continuous-¯ow manufacturing which are embedded in cellular manufacturing.An investigation was conducted in collaboration with a ®rst tier automotive component supplier to determine the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) of a semi-automated assembly cell. The big losses associated with equipment effectiveness were also identi®ed.The production output of the cell over the observed period was 26 515. This represents 97% good components, 0.33% scrap and 2.67% rework. The number of stoppages recorded was 156, where the 10 most common causes were identi®ed. The OEE was 62% and the six big losses represent 38% loss of the productive time.Based on the ®ndings, it was recommended that a pilot project to be conducted to implement a TPM programme for the cell and expand it further to the other cells in the factory. #
Modern medicine requires patients to be treated on the basis of precise data, which are often obtained from electronic equipment. An inexpensive and portable microprocessor-based sampler developed by the authors is described. It is comprised of the following units: sample plate assembly, probe-drive linkage system, wash fluid receptacle, timing system and 8085A microprocessor.
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