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Paulreed at 22:55, 15 October 2011

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	The Focus Factory is a paper written by [[Wickham Skinner]] in [[Date::1974]]		The Focus Factory is a paper written by [[Author::Wickham Skinner]] in [[Date::1974]] in the Harvard Business Review

	*1. Viewing objectives in terms of how shall we compete not how we raise productivity		*1. Viewing objectives in terms of how shall we compete not how we raise productivity

Paulreed at 22:53, 15 October 2011

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	The Focus Factory is a paper written by [[Wickham ~~Skinned~~]] in [[Date::1974]]		The Focus Factory is a paper written by [[Wickham Skinner]] in [[Date::1974]]

	*1. Viewing objectives in terms of how shall we compete not how we raise productivity		*1. Viewing objectives in terms of how shall we compete not how we raise productivity

Paulreed at 22:52, 15 October 2011

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			*1. Viewing objectives in terms of how shall we compete not how we raise productivity
	*2. Seeing the problem as encompassing the entire product cost not just direct labor		*2. Seeing the problem as encompassing the entire product cost not just direct labor
	*3. Focus on a few manageable set of products and get very good at them		*3. Focus on a few manageable set of products and get very good at them
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	===Steps==		===Steps===
	*1. Draft corporate objectives		*1. Draft corporate objectives
	*2. Decide what this means for mfg		*2. Decide what this means for mfg

Paulreed at 13:12, 15 October 2011

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	1. Viewing objectives in terms of how shall we compete not raise productivity		*1. Viewing objectives in terms of how shall we compete not raise productivity
	2. Seeing the problem as encompassing the entire product cost not just direct labor		*2. Seeing the problem as encompassing the entire product cost not just direct labor
	3. Focus on a few manageable set of products and get very good at them		*3. Focus on a few manageable set of products and get very good at them
	4. structure and align policies so that they focus on explicit mfg tasks and not conflicting implicit tasks.		*4. structure and align policies so that they focus on explicit mfg tasks and not conflicting implicit tasks.

	Points		==Points==
	1. There are many ways to compete other than low cost		*1. There are many ways to compete other than low cost
	2. A company can not succeed on every yardstick		*2. A company can not succeed on every yardstick
	3. Simplicity and repetition build competence		*3. Simplicity and repetition build competence

	Mfg policies should be determined based upon		==Mfg policies should be determined based upon==
	1. Size, capacity and location of plant		*1. Size, capacity and location of plant
	2. Plant layout		*2. Plant layout
	3. PT		*3. PT
	4. Wage system		*4. Wage system
	5. Use of inventories		*5. Use of inventories

	Reasons for failure		==Reasons for failure==
	1. Goals were not congruent		*1. Goals were not congruent
	2. ~~mfg taks~~ subtly changed over time but ~~depts didnt~~ change		*2. Mfg task subtly changed over time but dept's did not change
	3. mfg task was never made explicit		*3. mfg task was never made explicit


	Steps		===Steps==
	1. Draft ~~corprate~~ objectives		*1. Draft corporate objectives
	2. Decide ~~waht thus~~ means for mfg		*2. Decide what this means for mfg
	3.~~Caraefully examone~~ each element of production system		*3. Carefully examine each element of production system
	4. ~~Reoriganise~~ elements so they become congruent		*4. Reorganise elements so they become congruent
	5		5

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Paulreed at 13:09, 15 October 2011

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	1. Viewing objectives in terms of how shall we compete not raise productivity		1. Viewing objectives in terms of how shall we compete not raise productivity
	2. Seeing the problem as encompassing the entire ~~prodycr~~ cost not just direct labor		2. Seeing the problem as encompassing the entire product cost not just direct labor
	3. Focus on a few manageable set of products and get very good at them		3. Focus on a few manageable set of products and get very good at them
	4. structure and align policies so that they focus on explicit mfg tasks and not conflicting implicit tasks.		4. structure and align policies so that they focus on explicit mfg tasks and not conflicting implicit tasks.

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1. Viewing objectives in terms of how shall we compete not raise productivity
2. Seeing the problem as encompassing the entire prodycr cost not just direct labor
3. Focus on a few manageable set of products and get very good at them
4. structure and align policies so that they focus on explicit mfg tasks and not conflicting implicit tasks.

Points
1. There are many ways to compete other than low cost
2. A company can not succeed on every yardstick
3. Simplicity and repetition build competence

Mfg policies should be determined based upon
1. Size, capacity and location of plant
2. Plant layout
3. PT
4. Wage system
5. Use of inventories

Reasons for failure
1. Goals were not congruent
2. mfg taks subtly changed over time but depts didnt change
3. mfg task was never made explicit

Steps
1. Draft corprate objectives
2. Decide waht thus means for mfg
3.Caraefully examone each element of production system
4. Reoriganise elements so they become congruent
5

[[Category:Operations]]