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Manufacturing Initiative: The
term Competitive Manufacturing is used to describe
the range of systematic manufacturing practice
concepts and approaches. It covers but is not
limited to: lean manufacturing, agile manufacturing,
monitoring and data gathering systems such as
SCADA (Systems Control and Data Acquisition) software,
ERP (Enterprise Resources Planning) systems, MRP
II (Manufacturing Resources Planning), and proprietary
systems such as SAP etc., statistical process
control systems such as Six Sigma and Three Sigma,
JIT (Just In Time), Kanban and other pull related
manufacturing control systems, supply, value and
demand chain monitoring and analysis, and other
continuous improvement systems.
Competitive
manufacturing uses a systematic approach to producing
high quality goods, for the least cost and with
the least waste.
Businesses
that use competitive manufacturing concepts typically:
save money by reducing the costs of making its
products
reduce their product cycle time
improve workflow through the plant, reducing everyone’s
workload
involve everyone in continuously improving its
products and processes
What is the Competitive
Manufacturing Initiative?
The Competitive Manufacturing Initiative (CMI)
was developed by five Industry Training Advisory
Boards (ITAB’s) in Australia in 2003. The
project objectives were to:
Implement cross industry competencies in generic
manufacturing skills and explore the potential
for qualifications
Encourage improved manufacturing performance using
“modern” manufacturing techniques
Develop competencies and qualifications to recognise
skill sets developed in the implementation of
‘lean’ and ‘agile’ manufacturing
techniques.
The five
Australian ITAB’s agreed to the:
Formation of a steering committee involving as
many manufacturing industries as possible
Adoption of a common brand for CMI
Development of newsletters and CMI website
Development of a Training Package consisting of
competencies and qualifications to meet the objectives
outlined above.
Competencies,
qualifications and a training package based on
these “modern” manufacturing techniques
were endorsed by the participating Australian
industries in 2004.
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History in New Zealand |
In
2001, the Wood manufacturing, Dairy and other
interested manufacturing companies through their
respective ITO’s (Industrial Training Organisations)
cooperated to develop a small number of unit standards
in Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM). This
was followed in March 2002 with the registration
of a level 3 qualification in Total Productive
Manufacturing.
In 2004 the group discussed the need to expand
the qualification structure with a further qualification
at level 4 and possibly higher levels as well.
The CMI project in Australia was brought to the
group’s attention and it was agreed to explore
the opportunities of using the competencies already
developed in Australia, rather than develop similar
ones in New Zealand.
In 2005 a Consortium of New Zealand ITO’s
entered into an agreement with CMI Australia to
share resources and create a trans- Tasman suite
of qualifications for competitive manufacturing.
This agreement specified:
The recognition of ‘modern’ manufacturing
skills and the standardisation of assessment across
Australia and New Zealand,
An agreement to work collaboratively in future
to minimise duplication of trans Tasman efforts,
The registration of Australian standards on to
the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NQF)
Link the CMI in Australia and New Zealand through
future collaboration |
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CM
Training
Programs |
Level
2 - for Operators
Level 3 - Technical
Strand for Operators
Level 4 - for
Team Leaders & Supervisors
Level 4 - Technical
Strand for Team Leaders & Supervisors
Level 5 - Diploma
for Managers |
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NZ
CMI Consortium |
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