(SCM / Operations)

Tools and Techniques used in SCM / Operations

The following are the list of tools and techniques used by an Engineer to solve the business
problems related to SCM and Operations.
1. Work system design
1.1. Operations process chart
1.2. Flow process chart
1.3. Man machine chart
1.4. Travel chart
1.5. Swim lane flowchart (functional)
1.6. Time study
1.6.1. Stop watch time study
1.6.2. MTM
1.6.3. MOST
1.7. Value Engineering FAST diagram
2. Operations research
2.1. Linear programming models
2.2. Transportation models
2.3. Assignment models
3. Project Management
3.1. Critical path method (CPM)
3.2. Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT)
3.3. Gantt chart (Plan Vs Actual)
4. Statistical Quality Control (SQC)
4.1. 7 Quality control tools
4.1.1. Check sheet
4.1.2. Flowchart
4.1.3. Histogram
4.1.4. Pareto diagram
4.1.5. Cause and Effect diagram
4.1.6. Control charts
4.1.7. Scatter plots
4.2. 7 New Quality tools
4.2.1. Affinity diagram
4.2.2. Tree diagram
4.2.3. Matrix diagram
4.2.4. Matrix prioritization
4.2.5. Interrelationship diagraph
4.2.6. Process Decision program chart
4.2.7. Arrow diagram
4.3. Process capability
4.4. Process capability index
4.5. Box and stem plot
4.6. Six sigma

4.6.1. DMAIC
4.6.2. DMADV
4.7. PDCA
4.8. Quality Function Deployment
4.9. ISO (QMS & EMS)
4.10. Zero defects
4.11. Design of Experiments
4.11.1. Classical DOE
4.11.2. Taguchis techniques
4.11.3. Shainins techniques
5. Lean manufacturing
5.1. Value stream mapping
5.2. Kaizen
5.3. Single piece flow
5.4. Cellular manufacturing
5.5. Poka yoke (mistake proofing)
5.6. 5S
5.7. Kanban
5.8. SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies)
5.9. Andon boards
5.10. Kaikaku
6. Drum Buffer Rope Theory of constraints
7. Toyota production system
7.1. JIT
7.2. Jidoka
7.3. Takt time
7.4. Heijunka
7.5. Standardized work
8. Total Productive Maintenance
8.1. 8 Pillars of TPM
8.1.1. 5S
8.1.2. Autonomous maintenance
8.1.3. Kobetsu Kaizen
8.1.4. Planned maintenance
8.1.5. Quality maintenance
8.1.6. Safety Health and Environment
8.1.7. Education and Training
8.1.8. Office TPM
8.2. Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
8.3. MTBF
8.4. MTTR
9. ABC analysis
10. SWOT Analysis
11. Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA)

12. Statistics for Managers

12.1. Descriptive statistics
12.1.1. Mean
12.1.2. Median
12.1.3. Mode
12.1.4. SD
12.1.5. Kurtosis
12.1.6. Skewness
12.2. Inferential statistics
12.2.1. Hypothesis testing
12.2.1.1. T tests
12.2.1.2. Z tests
12.2.1.3. Chi square testing
12.3. ANOVA
12.4. Correlation and Regression
12.5. Multi vari analysis
13. Inventory Management
13.1. EOQ
13.2. Safety stock
13.3. Reorder level
13.4. Lot sizing
13.5. Line balancing
14. Business Process Reengineering
14.1. IDEF 1 and 2
14.2. 7 Value stream mapping tools
14.3. Critical success factors (Effectiveness)
15. Analytical Hierarchy Process
16. MRP I & II
17. ERP
18. MPS
19. Scheduling techniques
20. Decision tree
21. Cross docking
22. Milk run
23. Push/Pull
24. PQCDSM Productivity Quality Cost Delivery Safety Morale
25. Hub and spoke model

26. Eight Wastes of LEAN

26.1. Defects
26.2. Over production
26.3. Transportation
26.4. Waiting
26.5. Inventory
26.6. Motion
26.7. Over processing
26.8. Under-utilized people
27. Break even analysis
28. Postponement
29. Vendor managed inventory
30. Bull whip effect
31. Collaborative Planning Forecasting Replenishment