WHEN SHOULD

'SHOJINKA'
BE PURSUED?

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 MEANING

Shojinka is a Lean Manufacturing

concept of 'Flexible Staffing.' The
idea enables an organization to
deploy a workforce per the customer
demand, i.e., increase the force
during peak volume time and re-
deploy the same workforce to some
other process during the lean
volume period.

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This concept should not be
misunderstood with contracted or
part-time manpower. These are
full-time employees who are
multi-skilled and hence have the
capability to work on multiple
processes.

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Success of Shojinka requires an
organization to have a very good
understanding of the varying
customer demand and to create a
culture where people are willing to
acquire multiple skills and are
open to frequent re-deployments.

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Workers are multi-skilled and can
work at different stations per the
requirement to meet higher
production demand or to balance
lines in case any workforce is
unavailable.

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The assembly line is U shaped or
circular, which has several
benefits in terms of saving
transportation, and manpower
time as the input and output of
the final product is at the exact
location. All workers working in the
same place lead to space-saving.

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It also leads to the utilization of
time efficiently in case of
fluctuation of demand. It allows
manpower to see any product's
starting and end stages at a single
location, saving time without
walking the entire length in the
case of a linear production line.

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Currently, most industries look for
outsourcing when the demand
peaks. The peak demand may not
be long-lasting, as the demand
lows, and they withdraw the order
from the supplier. This will affect
the supplier relationship in the
long term.

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