World-class Standards Research Articles

Measurement value analysis overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) packaging process in line 2 (Case Study of PT. MBI Tbk)

PT. MBI Tbk is engaged in the manufacture of beverage industry, where the company’s production is based on the magnitude of customer demand that is marketing offices that had been scattered in various regions of Indonesia. In the packaging process steps in PT.MBI through the line 3 lines including racking, canning line, bottling line. In the canning process to existing packing on Line 2 (canning line), there are some machines that are used continuously, among other Depalletizer machine, filler machine, can seamer machine, pasteurizer machine, machine FLD, Wrap Around engine, engine Shrink Wrap. Due to the large demand from customers that is relentless, therefore the calculation of overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) as a whole on line 2 (canning line) is needed in order to make improvements continuously (Continuous Improvement) at line 2 (canning line). This study aims to determine the value of overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and Losses of the most influential of the big six OEE Losses focused on equipment or machinery as a whole into a single unit that is on the line 2, which will then be known root cause of the losses that occur from the research over the field. From the calculation of overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), there are two ratios are still poor and under world-class standards, while the ratio of the availability of 88.85% of the world-class standards by 90% and the performance ratio of 78.51% of the standard world class by 95%, whereas for quality ratio has entered the world-class standard that is equal to 99.90%. Thus the value of OEE on Line 2 line is below world class standards. In this study there were only five losses, which can be identified, and while the losses were very influential, namely the Speed Reduced Losses, losses, these losses accounted for the largest percentage of the value of the rate of 19.12%, of the results of this study losses occurred due to poor surveillance systems (less good) that causes the employee or operator does not perform the work in accordance with a predetermined.

Extent of Compliance of a Higher Education Institution for a University System

Higher Education Institutions in the Philippines are being confronted by transformations caused by a process of interaction and integration among different nations driven by international commerce. With the modified global learning, colleges and universities have to capacitate themselves to offer quality degree programs which will be attuned to world class standards. The Commission on Higher Education in the Philippines has supported the development of higher education institutions by engaging them in the process of promoting a culture of international quality. The study conducted determines the compliance of the subject universities on certain standards of a university system as aligned to becoming a globalized structure. The study is anchored on the framework of Provus’ Discrepancy Model for Curriculum Evaluation Method. Based on this pattern, particular discrepancies can be determined and resolved between a pre-determined set of standards and what actually the current status of a particular area being studied. A survey was conducted to ascertain the extent of compliance of some university campuses to the standards of a University System. The respondents of this study are composed of university presidents, vice presidents for academic affairs, planning officers, deans, directors, heads, coordinators, faculty representatives and student Leaders from universities and colleges that belong to university systems. The continuing development plan crafted by the researcher could be a significant basis for other institutions to transform towards a globalized system.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences: A journey in time

AIIMS was established in 1956 to establish world class standards in medical care, education and research. This article highlights some of its development in pictures.

PENGUKURAN DAN PERBAIKAN TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE (TPM) MENGGUNAKAN OVERALL EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVENESS (OEE) DAN ROOT CAUSE FAILURE ANALYSIS (RCFA)

Total productive Maintenance (TPM) is an initiative to optimize the effectiveness of manufacturing equipment which the objectives are elimination of all accidents, defects and downtimes [5]. The fundamental measurement of TPM using a method called the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). The study was began by root cause identification of losses using Root Cause Failure anaysis (RCFA), OEE was calculated based on the metrics calculation which consist of availability metrics, performance metrics, and quality metrics, while reliability was calculated based on the value of MTBF.It is followed by recommendation of TPM for improvement of losses . The results of this study indicate that the value of OEE is not achieve of world-class standards, where OEE is only 35,38%. The factor witch greatly affects of poor OEE and reliability is downtime loss in the machine, which is 2394,8 sec / process / day or 88,07% of all total losses. The proposed improvements of losses are application of Autonomous Maintenance and 5S concept, making of the preciseprocess operating standard based on the machine conditions, need for planned maintenance, focused improvement, quality maintenance and most important, supervision of the machine operator.

Leadership and management of orthodontic teams: Global perspectives and principles that never fail

Leadership is a series of behaviors and management is a set of systems. The most successful practices are those in which both leadership and management are delivered to world-class standards. Practice owners need more training in the qualities of good leadership and here we share 13 steps to the evolution of a good leader. This article focuses on the behavioral characteristics of the best leaders in Orthodontic practice and how their leadership qualities will influence the deployment of good management systems.

Design of Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima—A world class opera house in South America

The design of Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima, Peru, started in 2009 as very special task. Peru needed a venue with world-class standards to host local and international events of opera, concerts, and ballet. The theater has a built area of about 26 000 m2 with 1500 seats capacity. It has a fully equipped fly tower with motorized winches, an 11 m tall acoustical shell, 4 double deck stage lifts, 2 orchestra lifts, and a pit for 100 players. The equipment complies with the most restrictive European standards. The acoustics oriented the design, from room shaping to its volume, from materiality to seats selection. The acoustical consultants assumed modified horseshoe plan to improved intimacy and three tier levels. The hall has two reverberation chambers and several acoustical banners to provide variability in the acoustical response of the hall. Computer modeling and physical model supported the design. Since the Gala Opening in 2012 the theater has been getting remarkable reviews from conductors, international orchestras, and artists in general. The theater complied with the mission of bringing a world class performing art center to Peru. The paper provides the history of the project, architectural, and construction details and acoustical data.

Beyond corporate social responsibility. Towards a model for managing sustainable mining operations. Qualitative research based upon best practices

Purpose – The aim of the study is to propose a model for conducting socially responsible operations in the mining industry, thriving to reach and sustain world-class standards in regard to profitability and environmental sustainability. The model uses a framework built upon a set of best practices in social responsibility by some of the largest mining companies in Peru. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology adopted emphasizes the scrutiny of best practices among 92 initiatives undertaken by 10 companies – 5 large and 5 mid-sized companies as measured by the ratio “amount of investment” – which contributed most to prevent social conflict escalation. Data set received input from in-depth interviews to managers in charge of social affairs as well as from interviews to social constituents – beneficiaries and local authorities. Content analysis supported data processing and analysis of results. Findings – Main findings comprise the following: distinct schemes for managing social responsibility in dependence upon impact evaluation indicators were found, which help to organize three models for conducting mining operations: traditional mining, up-to-date mining, and sustainability-oriented mining; evidence of distinct pathways undergone by large- and mid-sized companies in their quest to up-scale their corporate social responsibility profile. Originality/value – Overall results from this study suggest the feasibility to modeling the social responsibility of mining companies in accordance to three dimensions – social, economic, and environmental – that draw from the analysis of best practices undertaken by large- and mid-sized companies.

SUSTAINABILITY OF AUSTRALIAN HORTICULTURAL PRODUCER COMMUNITIES: A SOCIAL CAPITAL CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Australia has a vibrant rural farming community and has supplied agricultural products of world-class standards to both local and international markets. A range of factors including drought, globalisation of markets and farming, and population movements have posed profound challenges to farming communities in Australia. While not unique to rural farming communities, in this context, related issues such as isolation, depression, and suicide are further straining the fabric of such communities. To engage with these issues, this paper proposes an analytic and conceptual framework to uncover the transformations and possible mutation in social capital in farming communities. Existing research shows that social capital is a critical feature of healthy and sustainable communities, providing a means through which people connect with each other, and build both individual and cooperative relationships. The conceptual framework proposed in this paper extends such work by considering, first, the emerging importance of virtual social capital in the upkeep of rural communities by substituting for traditional in-person social capital, and, second, how social capital may change over time.

An Analysis of Machine Effectiveness on the Production Line by Using Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Method Based on Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Principle (A Study Case of Ball Tea Machine in PT Kabepe Chakra)

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is an approach in Preventive Maintenance which can be used by a company to evaluate the effectiveness of the company’s facility. This evaluation is conducted to improve the facility value of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and to eliminate the main loss known as The Six Big Losses. TPM is a maintenance approach focusing on the equipment which is suitable to be implemented on the manufacture company and production industries. This research is conducted on the Ball Tea machine in PT Kabepe Chakra which is a production machine to dry tea. The calculation of OEE value is conducted based on the data in January-December 2014, the calculation results show that the OEE value is 59.30897433% and it is still under the World Class standard. The calculation of Six Big Losses shows that the percentage of the most dominant of machine losses is on the Set-Up and Adjustment Loss which is 42.6768183%. The research results can be used to show that the effectiveness of Tea Ball machine still has to be improved by focusing on the most dominant loss elimination.

Standards-based Assessments in the Classroom

In the new millennium, the Indian education system has experienced a major shift and the issue of the quality of education has taken centre stage in policy discussion fora. Globally, assessment has become an important means of improving the quality of education, both at the systemic level and at the level of individual students. It necessitates innovation, exploration and implementation of world-class assessment standards to augment the efforts aimed at realising quality education and improved learning achievement. School education, being the foundation of the education system of any country, has witnessed the adoption of a number of innovative models of assessment that have the potential to improve the learning levels of students. But the most debated questions are: What is the purpose of assessment? What type of assessment is the most suitable? Standards-based assessment (SBA), a system of referencing students’ achievement against predetermined standards, offers a great opportunity to improve classroom practices and to enhance the achievement level of students. It has played a pivotal role in mobilising educational reforms through assessment reforms in a number of systems. It is often argued that standards are limited to measuring the level of achievement or to the assessment of learning. This point, in turn, has implications for system monitoring or evaluation, and has little relevance for classroom practices. This article argues that the practices of SBA, if they were allowed to percolate to the classroom, would facilitate learning and would enable the use of assessment for improving learning.

Defining Quality and Maturity Level Applying the Grey System and the Method for Automotive Enterprises Diagnosis

This study intends to diagnose the maturity level of companies certified by the Automotive Quality Management System ISO TS 16949: 2009. Thus, it analyzes if those are considered World Class Organizations (WCO), identifying its management strengths and weaknesses, to provide input for improvement opportunities in their systems. This study methodology applies the Questionnaire Benchmarking Industrial from the Institute Euvaldo Lodi of Santa Catarina (IEL / SC) using the Method for Enterprises Diagnosis (MED). Therefore, it was performed using quantitative analysis regarding the degree of companies’ maturity, applying the Grey Correlation Analysis System. Considering this research limitations and implications classify, its results are classified as exploratory. Future research may focus and study the correlation between a greater number of companies certified by ISO TS. Broad-based and larger sample size would provide a better picture for ISO TS and each organizations maturity state. This study value lies in the ability of diagnosing the organization maturity level, applying MED, Industrial Benchmarking and Grey System tools. Those allowed to define weaknesses and strengths of each organization in analysis. The study resulted in the identification of a systematic way to guide new projects and initiatives, to support and develop strategic planning and to identify how organizations are establishing world class standards.

Quality Assurance Indicators for School Transformation: A Paradigm Shift

The new millennium is witnessing a lot of transformational challenges in almost all realms of life including the educational system, bringing about world class standards. Consequently, education reform has become necessary in pursuance of educational quality and effectiveness. Unfortunately most educational reforms in the past decades have resulted in serious frustration and failure even though they are often based on good will. This discourse will highlight the need for transformation in education in terms of Quality Assurance (QA) indicators for quality education that is currently experiencing three waves. The different waves are based on the different paradigms and theories of education quality and school effectiveness, and they result in different strategies and approaches to education quality assurance. The first wave of school transformation focuses mainly on Internal Quality Assurance Indicators and makes effort to improve internal school performances particularly the methods and processes of teaching and learning. The second wave emphasizes Interface Quality Assurance in terms of organizational effectiveness, stakeholders’ satisfaction and market competitiveness and makes effort to ensure satisfaction and accountability to the internal and external stakeholders. This paper further explained that school transformation should move towards the third wave which emphasizes strongly Future Quality Assurance Indicators in terms of relevance to the new school functions in the new century, as well as relevance to the new paradigm shift in education concerning contextualized multiple intelligences (CMI), globalization, localization and individualization. Based on the paradigm shift, a new QA indicator in terms of value added and value created indicators which are completely different are added to the list. The enhancement of value added depends heavily on improvement of internal processes while value created relies mainly on the increase in goal relevance and stakeholder satisfaction with quality of education services. Continuous institutional development becomes necessary for total QA in the secondary school system and quality management of the new secondary school curriculum that emphasises entrepreneurship education. Consequently, transformation from the traditional ways of school management, to new creative and innovative approach, such as introduction of Tripartite Curriculum for inculcating multiple intelligences, instead of mono-intelligence that is currently prevalent in the Nigerian secondary school curriculum, is therefore advocated for. so that the current paradigm shift to a new secondary school curriculum in Nigerian will surely be a success.

Fit or Unfit? Perspectives of Employers and University Instructors of Graduates’ Generic Skills

Despite all the mechanisms introduced by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) and the universities to ensure that graduates leave the institution fit for employment, the fact remains that many employers decry the quality of fresh graduates, particularly in the area of generic or soft skills (Morshidi Sirat et al., 2008). This study was undertaken to identify areas of consonance (and/or dissonance) in the perceptions of instructors and employers with regards to the generic skills that graduates should possess upon leaving the university (Ministry of Human Resource, 2009). The findings of such a study would reveal if universities were emphasizing the skills that the employers looked for in their employees. Using a questionnaire, the study sampled 124 employers and 126 instructors in the Klang valley. The findings reveal that there is some degree of consonance in the generic skills perceived as important for employability by instructors and employers, with communication skills taking pole position, followed closely by integrity and professional ethics, and teamwork. Interestingly, critical thinking and problem solving skills, highly regarded in the educational arena was not deemed as vitally important by the employers. Although this study shows that the university curriculum is aligned to the needs of the industry in terms of the top three generic skills demanded by employers, the question remains as to why a large number of graduates remain unemployed. Are the skills being adequately deployed by the graduates themselves? In attempting to transform local higher education to meet world-class standards, graduate (un)employability is a high-stake issue which demands immediate redress. This study attempts to throw some light on this contentious issue.

Overall Equipment Efficiency and Productiv-ity of a News Paper Printing Machine of a Daily News Paper Company - A Case Study

Total productive maintenance is practical technique aimed at maximizing the effectiveness of facility that we use within our organization. Total productive maintenance establishes a system of productive maintenance, covering the entire life cycle of equipment, covers all departments, involves participation of all employees from top to bottom and promotes small group autonomous activities. During high growth era companies make technical progress in automation and centralization of the plants, which needs large amount of manual work to maintain the automation systems. The strategy of maintaining the equipment of a plant is crucial for the effectiveness of manufacturing. And, as the competitive environment in the world continues to increase the pace, our project work intends to help companies to develop new strategies to reduce costs, develop employees to face future challenges and bring about a new culture at work place. To carry out successful implementation of our work, firstly, literature review was done thoroughly to understand the underlying concepts of TPM. Further, empirical study was conducted based on real time data and analysis was done to obtain achievable results. Finally questionnaires were distributed to assess information on successful implementation of TPM in the industry. Results obtained through the empirical study revealed the varying trends in the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and Total Productivity of the machines taken up for the study. The average values of OEE were found to lay between the ranges of 63% to 71% against world class standards of 85%. The results highlighted the major causes resulting in the downtime and decrease in the productivity. A comparative study between World Class industries where TPM has been implemented and industries which do not follow TPM identifies the various problems leading to decrease in the overall efficiency of the industry and provides valuable suggestions focusing on the benefits and methodology for implementing TPM in industries. Total productive maintenance has proved the capacity for helping companies set up their operations through outlining feasible aims and objectives, structures and guidelines. These improve the production of companies, increase their market share and help them achieve high performance using minimum costs. Companies that have used TPM have realized immense performance growth levels.

Shell Australia—preparing to operate prelude FLNG

Shell’s first floating LNG project is now well advanced and being constructed across global locations. As the steel and equipment comes together to form what will be the biggest floating facility built, Shell Australia is gearing up for the operation of Prelude FLNG. This extended abstract discusses the construction so far, including sharing imagery of the substructure and topsides in the Samsung Heavy Industries Yard in Geoje, South Korea. The progress on the world’s largest turret in Dubai and the final testing of subsea infrastructure in Malaysia are also covered. The challenges faced by Shell Australia in preparing for operations as the facility comes to life are also discussed. The business is working to build the right facilities, workforce, systems, and operations and maintenance capabilities to ensure that when the facility is towed and commissioned in a number of years, Shell Australia is ready to operate it to world-class standards for safety, reliability, and availability.

Internationalisation strategy of iconic Malaysian high fashion brands

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the success factors behind four globally recognised Malaysian high fashion brands. The three main sub‐objectives are: to map the process of high fashion internationalisation onto the general retail internationalisation literature; to engage fashion within the more general marketing and branding literature; to open up a qualitative line of inquiry in internationalisation research, from an Asian business perspective.Design/methodology/approachThe research design is qualitative, using a case study approach. The paper reports part of a wider study that entailed 32 depth interviews with leading practitioners in four countries, in addition to secondary and informal data sources.FindingsThe chosen case studies achieved their international success through a high degree of cultural assimilation obtained within locations of intense industrial concentration. Knowledge of education, location, language, networks and management systems were important to sustain world class standards of creative design, branding, quality management and marketing communication. For many Asian fashion brands, recognition in key European and American markets enhances the domestic prestige of the brand.Research limitations/implicationsThe research generates contextualised insights that are not statistically generalisable.Practical implicationsThe study offers first hand insights into high fashion branding and retail internationalisation from four of the most celebrated Asian designers.Originality/valueThe study responds to a need, highlighted in the literature, for more research into the internationalisation strategies of high fashion retail brands.

Awarding Sustainable Asia-Pacific Hotel Practices: Rewarding Innovative Practices or Open Rhetoric?

Award programmes facilitate recognition and reward of innovative practices creating industry benchmarks for world-class standards. Growing recognition and adoption of sustainability practices and corporate social responsibility charters amongst hotels internationally is nudging the sustainability paradigm. However, comprehensive empirical data, detailing and describing these practices are under examination. This paper examines sustainable hotel practices of Asia-Pacific hotels utilizing an exploratory inductive content analysis of self-reported award submissions. The submissions of 64 hotels to the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific Sustainable (HICAP) Hotel Award scheme over 2009 and 2010 were analyzed. Three primary categories of sustainability practices were identified: operations-related, community engagement and design-related initiatives. A model of sustainable hotel practices is then proposed, which will assist hotel managers in benchmarking their organization to achieve higher levels of sustainability.

Development of world class manufacturing framework by using six-sigma, total productive maintenance and lean

The purpose of this study is to develop a new framework to provide guidance and support for those companies who aim to reach world-class standards both in maintenance and manufacturing processes through continual improvement. Based on this study, a strategic framework was developed through conceptual integration of three popular process improvement strategies, which are six-sigma, total productive maintenance and lean. An attempt was made to analyze and address some major limitations of existing frameworks to pave the way of achieving manufacturing excellence. The result of this study showed that achieving world-class level is a moving target and the quest for reaching to such status is not a destination, but an ongoing journey that creates more and more improvement opportunities over time. Key words: Manufacturing, six-sigma, lean, total productive maintenance, world-class, framework.

Summing Up Math Standards

Education Are the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM), which are about to be implemented in the United States, high-quality standards that are internationally competitive? Using data from standards of the highest-achieving nations on the 1995 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and all 50 state standards in place in 2008, Schmidt and Houang analyzed the focus, coherence, and rigor of the content defined by the CCSSM in an effort to predict their impact on student achievement. Comparison of CCSSM with the international standards revealed an almost 90% degree of consistency, suggesting that the CCSSM are focused, rigorous, and worthy of being world-class standards. When applied to state standards, the same analysis showed a wide variation, suggesting that implementation of the CCSSM will be easier for some states than others. Implementing the CCSSMM will be worth the effort, however, as further analysis revealed that states with existing standards most similar to the CCSSM had higher National Assessment of Educational Progress scores. Although the analyses from this study are an indication of correlation and not of causality, they do suggest that the CCSSM, once implemented, will improve the mathematics achievement of U.S. students. Educational Researcher 41 , 294 (2012).

Medical Tourism in the Globalised Scenario:Progress and Opportunities in India

In the recent past, a trend known as medical tourism has emerged wherein citizens of highly developed countries choose to travel to less developed areas of the world to receive a wide variety of medical services. Medical tourism refers to growing practices of traveling across international borders in order to receive health care services. A medical tourism company arranges and facilitates the patient's flight, hotel accommodation and the schedule of the surgery. Medical tourism is a new concept for India. Western medical tourists are particularly drawn to India to avoid waiting lists in home countries. The State-of-the-art medical equipment, modern hospitals, board-certified surgeons and world-class standards of nursing set India on par with other Asian medical destinations. Indian medical professionals are recognized all over the world and they provide world-class health care at an affordable price. With skyrocketing hospitalization and treatment cost in developed countries, India is rapidly expanding its base in this unique sector. A number of public and private hospitals in the country have also received accolades abroad. This paper is at analysis on the under trained in Medical Tourism in India on the basis of secondary information.