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Balance production lines to achieve consistent production in the
clothing industry
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify bottle-necks and
limitations of a clothing manufacturing system; plan a consistent output from
production planning information; calculate staff requirements and throughput
times; and calculate an improved output figure for a clothing manufacturing
system.
Subfield
Clothing Manufacture
Domain
Apparel Production Planning
Status
Registered
Status date
19 June 2009
Date version published
19 June 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0030
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Performance of the elements must comply with the Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992.
2
Definition
Workplace procedures refer to the verbal or documented procedures for performing
work activities and include health and safety, operational, environmental, and quality
management requirements. They may refer to manuals, manufacturer's
specifications, codes of practice, or policy statements.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify bottle-necks and limitations of a clothing manufacturing system.
Range
machine capacity, operator capacity, product requirements.
Performance criteria
1.1
Output is calculated from given performances and production times, and results
are recorded according to workplace procedures.
1.2
Bottle-necks are identified from given information, and corrective actions are
taken according to workplace procedures.
Element 2
Plan a consistent output from production planning information for a clothing manufacturing
system.
Performance criteria
2.1
Optimum daily or weekly output rates are calculated for a production run.
2.2
Lines are balanced to consistently produce given daily or weekly quantities, and
results are documented according to workplace procedures.
2.3
Completion times are calculated for a given order and documented according to
workplace procedures.
2.4
Work in progress and batch or bundle quantities are included in calculations of
production time.
2.5
The effects of bottle-necks are minimised through balancing operatives or
machines, performances, and production times to achieve consistent production
according to workplace procedures.
2.6
A production plan is produced and documented according to workplace
procedures.
Element 3
Calculate staff requirements and throughput times for a clothing manufacturing system.
Performance criteria
3.1
Staff requirements are calculated for a production run.
3.2
Corrections to the production plan are made from absenteeism details.
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3.3
Specific machinery output limitations are identified in terms of their effect on the
throughput time for production run.
Element 4
Calculate an improved output figure for a clothing manufacturing system.
Performance criteria
4.1
Production plan is implemented, and results are monitored to enable efficiency
and effectiveness comparisons.
4.2
The use of overtime is included in calculations to show effect on output and
cost.
4.3
The use of flexible breaks, where applicable, is included in calculations.
4.4
Costs for proposed new production outputs are compared with existing
production plan, taking into account overtime versus additional machinery
requirements.
4.5
An improved output figure is calculated for single-skilled operatives.
4.6
An improved output figure is calculated for multi-skilled operatives and
implemented, where appropriate, according to workplace procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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