9.1.1.Develop Production And Material Strategy
- Definition: Statergy for production process, as well as managing materials
- Example: strategy to be considered is lean manufacturing vs flexible manufacturing:
- Lean manufacturing: just-in-time manufacturing, aims to make the manufacturing process as efficient as possible by eliminating inventories and streamlining the manufacturing process to reduce wasted labor and materials
- Flexible manufacturing: manufacturing process that's easily customizable to fit ever-changing market solutions
- Synonym: production strategy
- Cloud service: Casserole_Club
9.1.2. Manage Demand For Products
- Definition: Forecast product demand based on secondary research and customer feedback.
- Example: For seasonal products, manufacturer has to categorise the products, make demand forecasting, identify timelines of seasonal demand, lead time of product, etc.
- Synonym: product demand
- Cloud services: Citizen_Space
9.1.3. Manage Material Plan
- Definition: Advanced planning for availability of total rew material needed, then refine the palling by assessing the real situation of sourcing
- Example: Identify quantity of raw material, running material calculation, do the order, etc.
- Synonym: material planning
- Cloud services: none
9.1.4. Manage Distribution
- Definition: Deciding on which channel or types of distribution for the products, maitain distribution channels and partners
- Example: An example of selective distribution is: Raymond has selective distribution because besides selling in its own exclusive outlets, Raymond is sold via franchise’s as well as in other other multi brand outlets. Raymond, therefore, first has to select their partner and assess their requirements and condiction, and then maintain relationship with them
- Synonym: Distribution management
- Cloud service: none
9.1.5. Develop Quality Standard And Procedures
- Definition: Develop Quality Standard And Procedures
- Example:Toyota's products (cars, motorbikes) must meet 6Sigma quality standard from the company. In order to meet this standard, they have to to go through a production procedure that limits defects and optimize steps in the production site
- Synonym: production procedure, quality standard
- Cloud services: none
9.1.6. Establish Service Governance And Strategy
- Definition: Establish and manage service delivery performance, quality, strategy and goals
- Example: One of the goal of service delivery of a data center is increase the time to availability from 95% to 99.5% in the next year. This strategy need a timeline of gradual improvement and KPIs to measure quality of service
- Synonym: service strategy, service governance
- Cloud services: none
9.1.7. Plan Material Inflow
- Definition: Plan, manage and monitor flow of inbound material (raw material) for production as well as control return parts
- Example: Plans that answer questions like: how should the inflow process look like, when can we receive the materials, what can we do if the material does not reach us, what action to take when parts are returned
- Synonym: inbound material
- Cloud service: none