Resources on the basis of 5Ms Problems Prepared by: K. Sasikumar
Material 1. Quality raw material ( Bad/ Low Quality) 2. Price of raw material ( Unreasonable/ Fluctuating) 3. Storage Facility for Perishable Material ( Unavailability / Not in enough Capacity) 4. Buffering Stock ( Economic Order Quantity / Reorder Level ) 5. Procurement ( Proximity of the Supplier / Past performance of the Supplier) 6. Abundance of raw material ( Seasonal/ Intermittent) 7. Work in Progress ( Bottle Neck / Damage) 8. Defects in the Output ( Quality Rejected / Rework able) 9. Material Handling (Hazards/ Poor Safety Precaution) 10. Supplier (Over Confident) 2 Prepared by: K.Sasikumar
Machinery 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Capacity ( Over / Low) Type ( Automated/ Manual) Power (Fuel/ Electricity) Defects ( Process/ Handling) Catalog ( Loss / In other Language) Failure ( One Component/ Whole Components) 7. Technology Transfer ( Out sourcing / Inaccessibility) 8. Technician ( Hiring / Unavailability) 9. Training for the Operators ( Rare / Nil) 10. Warranty Period ( Low / Nil) Prepared by: K.Sasikumar
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Men / Labour 1. Skill ( Not Enough / Poor) 2. Wage ( Piece Rate / Time Rate) 3. Job Satisfaction ( Very poor/ Unsatisfied) 4. Absenteeism ( Internal Conflict / External Problems ) 5. Turnover (Poor Facilities/ Job Uncertainty ) 6. Job Security( Internal /External factors ) 7. Training ( Poor/ Nil ) 8. Incentives ( Not Enough / Unchanged) 9. Recognition ( Poor/ Nil) 10.Working hours ( High / Shift ) Prepared by: K.Sasikumar
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Method 1. Conventional ( Low Production/ Unsatisfied Quality) 2. Unfamiliar System ( Poor Technology Transfer/ Poor Training ) 3. Job Rotation ( Poor Skill / Absenteeism ) 4. Skill of Labour ( Poor / Unmatched ) 5. Bottleneck (Operators Absenteeism / Machinery Breakdown ) 6. Machinery Layout ( Work Load/ Lead Time ) 7. Training ( Poor/ Nil ) 8. Operation Study ( Time Study / Work Study) 9. Process Line ( Long / Delay Timing) 10.Waste Management ( Highly Hazardous / Non Hygienic) 5 Prepared by: K.Sasikumar
Money/ Investment
1. Total Project Cost (Equity / Loan ) 2. Working Capital (Raw Material/ Work in Progress/ Finished Goods ) 3. Work in progress ( Material / Other Overheads ) 4. Machinery ( High Cost / Over Capacity ) 5. Land & Building ( High Cost / Wrong Location ) 6. Indirect Expenses ( High / Un-expectable ) 7. Credit Collection (Period / Bad Debt) 8. Business Environment (Uncertainty/ Poor Infrastructure Facilities ) 9. Risk Taking Capacity (Poor / Nil ) 10.Maintenance Cost (Machinery Servicing Period/ Hygienic Environment ) Prepared by: K.Sasikumar
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