Horvetec issues in manufacturing/operations
Horvetec plc is a publish company which has been doing well recently as a result of good teamwork and managing. However, there are still some issues which cause problems for the company and can be either fixed or improved. In this case, we will focus on the issues in manufacturing/operations.
Firstly, assembling a wiring loom can be considered as one of the biggest problem in manufacturing of a helicopter. It takes a lot of time as well as cost in this process as it is a very complicated task with a high risk of errors.
Secondly, only well-trained/high skilled employees can work in assembling a wiring loom which leads to a lack of technicians.
Both of these issues can be improved by applying a new manufacturing method which allow more unskill employees to work together with the well-trained technicians. This would allow the the process of assembling a wiring loom takes less time and more technicians can be trained through this method without affecting the final product’s quality.
Thirdly, 1,200 and 2,000 electrical cables are not colour coded which can be very confusing for the technicians. The company should add colour coded in the operating system to make it more effiecincy
Another fuction which is currently causing problem for the manufacturing/operations stage is human resources. Most of the technicians only came from the Royal Navy or the Army Engineering Corps which would limit the number of techinicians which would cause a lack of techinicians in manufacturing/operations.