let's talk about a material
flow system this is the system in the manufacturing plant a transformation and
process of inputs to produce goods or services this system defines the overall flow environment
within which the material movements takes place there are uh you know some strategies in
the approaches of how to minimize total flow one is eliminating flow number two is minimizing
multiple flows and combining flows and operations let's talk about eliminating flow you eliminate
some intermediate process between process a and b if this intermediate process or steps are not
very significant uh between process a and b might rather eliminate the flow the
next one is minimizing multiple flows so uh this is by carefully planning the flow between two consecutive points of use to
take place in as few more bits as possible combining flows and operations i uh similar
uh operations and similar flows to branch on a different process or operation so
whenever possible are you plan for the movement of materials information or people
to be combined with the processing step this is uh the perspective of principle minimizing
the cost of flow we talk about uh quantity quality time and cost same is true eliminate
unnecessary movements of materials you reduce the number of manufacturing
steps you minimize manual handling meaning minimizing travel distance you
eliminate multiple landing by ultimating uh and the next is minimizing uh material and here
the expertise is uh more on the concentration of material handling yes it is very significant uh
one factor is the uh methodology of handling the material it could be you know from manual to
semi-automatic or full mode automatic but of course it entails investment so uh in doing so
in minimizing the cost of law there is a need to study carefully if the project is
beneficial so one requirement is the cost benefit analysis uh one management tool
also is the net present value the internal rate of return the payback period so all of
these things are necessary in in order to get and come up with the value judgment
decision to project whether the the cost of law is attainable and viable
so your task here for your assessment is to research for a company that the
internet that perform a continuous improvement or development which
picture in terms of the flow systems particularly in the manufacturing flow systems
you have to research and this work is individual it has to be passed through the school
book prior to the due date or closing time and due date of the requirement
so uh provide a research on this okay