Padua International Furniture
...STRATEGIES 17
3. KEY PROGRAMS 18
II. OPERATIONS AUDIT 27
A. PRODUCTS/SERVICES 28
B. PROCESS DESIGN 32
C. LOCATION PLANNING 44
Tangible Costs 46
D. CAPACITY PLANNING 49
E. FACILITIES LAYOUT 53
F. WORK SYSTEMS 57
G. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 61
H. QUALITY MANAGEMENT 65
I. OPERATONS SCHEDULING 67
J. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 73
A. KEY FINDINGS 77
B. PRIORITY RANKINGS 81
C. RECOMMENDATIONS 83
Major Recommendations 83
1.A LAYOUT 84
1.B WORK CELLS 86
2. WORKING CONDITIONS 88
Minor recommendations 90
JOB DESIGN 90
TRAINING 91
WORKSTATIONS 92
QUALITY MANAGEMENT 93
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 93
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 94
E. Implementation Plans 98
1. TIMETABLES 98
2.RESPONSIBILITY ASSIGNMENTS 99
3. MONITORING PLAN 99
DEPARTMENTAL MEETINGS 100
IV. CONCLUSION 103
APPENDIX A 104
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APPENDIX B 107
Executive Summary
The furniture industry of the Philippines is a diversified combination of Filipino culture as well as Western influences. This advantage allowed local firms like Padua Furniture Inc. to permeate the global market like the US and solidify the position of the Philippines as part of the top ten exporters of furniture in countries like the US. Although the furniture industry faces competition from China and Vietnam due to their capacity for mass production, the Filipino edge comes from its unique designs and high quality products.
Padua Furniture Inc. is a company that produces high quality furniture and accessories for the sophisticated global market. The company's main strategy with respect to its production management is implementing a "lean and mean production"; which provides only what the customer wants and when the customer wants it. Therefore, everything is just a response to the preference of the market. It follows a high variety but low volume production. With such a strategy, Padua International's ROI is 2.27%.
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