APPLICATIONS

OF NEW
MANAGEMENT
TOOLS
NEW  MANAGEMENT  TOOLS
New management planning tools are defined as the methods for achieving expected outcomes that
previously have not been used.

In 1976, the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) saw the need for tools to promote
innovation, communicate information, and successfully plan major projects. A team researched and
developed these seven new quality control tools, often called the seven management and planning
tools, or simply the seven management tools.

The seven management and planning tools have their roots in operations research work done after
World War II and the Japanese total quality control (TQC) research.
MANAGEMENT TOOLS: -
Affinity Diagram[KJ method]

Interrelationship diagram

Tree disarm

Matrix data analyze

Matrix diagram

Decision tree

Arrow diagram
CASE STUDY - 1
The production unit under study, found in northern Portugal, is
dedicated to the production of leather components for leather
goods and is being installed. This company, during installation,
plans to recruit, train and integrate the human resources needed
for growth over three years, until stabilization. Since its
beginning and throughout the study, the company had an average
monthly enrollment of twelve direct workers (currently has
about one hundred workers), intending to continue this pace until
the end of the installation phase. 

The production system is organized into three functional

sections: cutting (raw material (leather) is cut giving rise to
various components); preparation (components undergo various
operations, including, uniformity and reduction of leather
thickness, pressing, bonding, molding and painting); and
assembly (components are assembled to form the end product,
through sewing operations). 

The main system inputs are leather and textiles and the main
outputs are four families of products, each with an average of
around ten product references. There is, typically, an
introduction of a new product family quarterly. 
Hence it was concluded that the most important problem the company is facing is related to the production process
which must be improved to reduce the high number of nonconforming components.  

This research shows in a practical application why and how quality tools are used framed on the PDCA cycle as an
effective support for continuous improvement.  

Hence the company implemented PDCA cycle due to the company the has a primary problem related to poduction.

PDCA stands for Plan Do Check and Act.

So the company should plan first what to do to solve the problem related to production.

Then the company should implement that plan.

After implementation of that plan they need to check weather the problem has been solved or not.

Hence if that plan got succeded then the actions referred in the Do step were standardized to maintain its results
over time. Training was also provided to operators, mainly to explain the motives that supported the changes and
to share best practices.
Before implementing  PDCA cycle the company was having a problem in production department.

After implementation of the PDCA cycle the company had solved the problem related to production
department.

The methodology presented in detail can contribute for companies to start using quality tools efficiently.
CASE STUDY - 2
 The research has been conducted at PT. Zenith Pharmaceuticals which is located in Semarang,
Central Java Province, Indonesia. It is a company which engages in the field of pharmacy. It
produces a variety of drugs, such as capsules, pills, and syrups.
 produces a variety of drugs, such as capsules, pills, and syrups. Currently, the company faces a
problem on the production floor, i.e., a large number of products that are not in accordance
with customer specifications. There are many types of defective products, such as
inappropriate dimensions, cracked, damaged packaging and so forth. Within a day, the
company is able to produce 21,725 to 61,949 Triocid strips.
The following company is a pharmaceuticals company which produces a variety of drugs such as
capsules, pills, syrups.

Currently the company facing a problem on production floor that is large number of products
that are not in accordance with customer specifications.
There are many types of defective products such as inappropriate  dimensions, cracked,
damage packing and so forth.