Questionnaire_for_the_Implementation_of_Manufacturing_Flexibility_in_Indian SMES

Section_-A__(Manufacturing_Flexibility_and_Present_Status)
1 How_important_is_manufacturing_flexibility_for_your_company? Very_Important Important Sometimes_Important _ Average 20% Sometimes Not_at_This_Stage 20% Not_Important

2 3 4 5 6

What_is_the_level_of_manufacturing_flexibility__in_your_system? Currently_What_proportion_of_cost_your_company_in_putting_in_ flexible_automation_(like_CNC,_CAD,_etc). Whether_the_company_is_able_to_exploit_flexibility_in_productive_manner. Do_you_feel_that_increase_in_flexibility_will_improve_market_share._ What_percentage_of_cost_your_company_is_ready_to_incur_for_increase_the_ _ level_of_flexibility? Do_you_think_that_increase_in_flexibility_will_benefit_the_company? What_extent_of_flexibility_your_competitors_are_using? According_to_you,_what__should_be_the_approximate_investment__ in_flexible_system?_(In_terms_of_total_cost) Homandifferenttpesoffle ibilitdoothinkareimportantHow_many_different 1 types_of1 fl exibility__do 1 you_think 1 are1 import ant1 for_your_plant? Name_the_flexibility_types_best_suitable_for_your_company.

Very_High 40% Always Strongly_Agree 40%

High 30% Very_Often Agree 30%

Below_Average Less_Than_20% Rarely Disagree Less_Than_20%

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8 9

Strongly_Agree Very_High 40% 66

Agree High 30% 55

Not_at_This_Stage Same 20% 44

Disagree Less Less_Than_20% 33

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Routing

Machine

Volume

Product

Section_-B__(Routing_Flexibility)
1
How_much_important_is_routing_flexibility_for_your_company?

Very_Important

Important

Sometimes_Important _ Sometimes Sometimes

Not_Important

2 3

How_Frequent_are_the_breakdowns_in_the_plant?
How_frequent_you_get_bottleneck_conditions_in_your_plant?

Very_Often Very_Often

Often Often

Rarely Rarely

What_is_being_done_in_case_of_breakdown?
H lt thihldbil blf thti ?How_many_alternate_machines_should_be_available_for_smooth_operation?

Alternate_machine

Offload_Job_Outside

Partially_Offload

Wait_till_Repair

55 6 7 8

44
MinQ 40% 10%
*

33
MWTQ 30% 20%
#

22
WINQ 20% 30%
$

11
Other Less_Than_20% 40%

What_should_be_the_criteria_for_selection_of_alternate_machine?_
Estimate_the_percentage_increase_in_maintenance_in_peak_demand.

Estimate_the_percentage__increase_in_material_handling_cost_due_to_ alternate_machine.
* _ # _

$ Estimate_the_percentage_Increase_in_cost_due_to_alternate_machines. _

10%

20%

30%

40%

MinQ_-_Select_the_machine_with_minimum_Queue MWTQ_-_Select_the_machine_with_minimum_waiting_time_in_Queue WINQ_-_Select_the_machine_with_minimum_Work

Section_-C__(Machine_Flexibility)
1 How_important_is_machine_flexibility_for_your_company. Very_Important Important Sometimes_Important _ Medium May_be 10% 30% 30% May_be 30% Not_Important

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

What_is_the_frequency_of_change_over?_ Do_you_think_the_setup_time_is_dependent_on_processing_time? What_should_be_the_setup__time_in_terms_of_percentage_of_total_

processing_time?

Very_High Strongly_Agree Less_than_5_% 10% 10% Strongly_Agree 10%

High Agree 5% 20% 20% Agree 20%

Low Disagree 15% 40% 40% Disagree 40%

How_many_machines_are_flexible_in_your_planty yp What_is_the_difference_of_cost_between_flexible_and_non_flexible_machines? Do_you_think_special_skill/_knowledge_required_to_operate_flexible_machines. What_is_the_difference_in_the_labor_cost_,_if_skilled_worker_is_required?