Chapter 1 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 Automotive Sector Background The automotive sector is a key industry in the Malaysian economy. The economic contribution of this sector is immense, with significant linkages to the manufacturing and services sectors. The automotive sector began with importation of vehicles which then progressed to assembly operations and the establishment of a wide network of automotive components and parts manufacturers. (Malaysia Automotive Association, 2005) Since Malaysia begin its automotive industry in the early 1960s until today, main purpose of the automotive industry is to boost the country’s industrialization process and to enable it to reach status of the development nation. The Malaysian national automotive …show more content…
It was the first locally-assembled car in Malaysia. Today, Volvo is the longest running car assembler in Malaysia and one of the few non-national brands that exports its cars from Malaysia. The Malaysia-produced Volvo V40, S60, V60 XC60 and the new XC90 are exported to Thailand and Indonesia. Malaysia is also home to Volvo’s regional technical training centre. Volvo is also the first car maker to install a laser welding facility in Malaysia, installed in 2013 to support local assembly of the V40. VCMM consist of 3 core production departments which are Body Shop, Paint Shop and also Assembly Shop. Others department such as logistic, quality and engineering department act as supporting …show more content…
The most critical department to control this exterior panel defects are body shop department since this department are primary department which join sheet metal part to become one body in white through spot weld process. There are various type of defects and also found in many areas at Body shop. One of the highest defects area are body side which lead to highest poor quality remark. There are numerous type of defects that we can found in body side such as dent, bulging, sharp edge, spot weld spatter and wavy. These defects contribute from 4M factor such as man, method, machine and material. This type of defects can be controlled through analysis base on cases and area at body side which can be said different area different causes. This study is using sampling body done at VOLVO CAR MANUFACTURING MALAYSIA (VCMM) Sdn Bhd Shah Alam. This study is done to eliminate defect at body side. The study will analyse all the defects factors that may influence poor quality at body side. 1.3 Problem Statement Body shop department are one of department that contribute defects. The most area contribute defects are body side. This defects contribute to poor quality remark and will lead to poor department
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The company is also faced with a 20% reject rate that is absolutely unacceptable. A lot of the produced boards go to waste, and a lot of resources are compromised. Moreover, it contributes to the manufacturing strain, as the production team must start with at least 20% more than the required output just to give allowances to the defects. CBF, Inc. should implement a more rigid supervising/monitoring program with the manufacturing processes in order to pinpoint and arrest the cause of these defects.
These procedures and practices are used both by GM and by their vendors. The policies vary from layered inspections, statistics, process failure modes, effects analysis and control plans (Drew, 2011). All quality measures produce a graded system of quality management utilizing quality tools. An example of quality control test is that of speedy response wherever dilemmas are resolved quickly and immediately throughout visual management. Individuals responsible for specific tasks are kept accountable for some corrective actions that may subsist. What General Motors did was ignore this quality measurement when it was dealing with the problems of the Chevrolet
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, U.S.A. (TMM) is deviating from the standard assembly line principle of jidoka in an attempt to avoid expenses incurred from stopping the production line for seat quality defects. This deviation has contributed to the inability to identify the root cause of the problem, which has led to decreased run ratios on the line and an excess of defective automobiles in the overflow lot for multiple days. If this problem isn’t fixed quickly, an increased amount of waste will continue to be incurred and customer value will be threatened.
The automobile industry can be considered one of the most competitive industries that exists today. The production has to be flawless, the employees hardworking and the managers fully aware of their product. This case study discusses the Toyota production plant in Georgetown, Kentucky.
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With an average growth of 2% annually, car industry has been one of the fastest growing industries in the world. The industry has been keeps on changing and it had been become one of the most competitive markets and it has been globalize radically due to its growth. But now there are only a few major players that dominate the global market as mergers and union has been occurring regularly between them. Previously, the car industry has been dominated by the Europe and American car industry but it has been facing heavy competition from the emerging Latin America and East Asia car manufacturers in the global market recently.
The automobile industry is a pillar of global economy. Globally automotive contributes roughly 3 % of all GDP output. It historically has contributed 3.0 – 3.5 % to the overall GDP in the US. The share is even higher in the emerging markets, with the rates in china and India at 7 % and rising. China produces the highest number of automobiles followed by US and Japan (oica.net, 2015). The industry supports direct employment of 9 million people to build 60 million vehicles and parts that go into them (oica.net, 2015). Many other industries such as steel, iron, glass, aluminium, textiles etc. are associated with the automotive industry and resulting in more than 50 million jobs owed to the auto
It all began in 1979, Malaysia’s Father of Modernisation, Tun Mahathir Mohamad, (then the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia), mooted the idea of establishing an automotive assembling and manufacturing industry in our country. It was Tun Mahathir’s dream to accelerate Malaysia’s industrialisation capabilities to match those of developed nations. His dream became one step closer to reality when the Cabinet approved the National Car Project in 1982.
Traditionally, the economy has been commodity based. But, in the last decade, as it moved up the industry value chain, Malaysia has emerged as an attractive regional hub for services.
Indian automobile industry is one of the largest markets for automobiles in the World with the yearly production of 17.5 million vehicles. Out of which, 2.3 million vehicles are exported abroad. Automobile industry comprises of two-wheeler vehicles, three-wheeler vehicles, passenger cars and commercial vehicles. In the World, Indian automobile industry is largest three-wheeler market, second largest two wheeler market, fourth largest tractor market, fifth largest commercial vehicle market, fifth largest bus and truck market and tenth largest passenger car market. After the economic liberalization, the companies like Maruthi Suzuki, Tata Motors and Mahindra and Mahindra expanded the production and operations all over the world. Only after this, automobile industry has shown a faster growth. It was growing must faster but now in the year 2013-2014 it has shown a negative growth in India. Major reasons for the decline in the automobile industry is because of high inflation rate, rise in interest rate and fuel price. All automobile segments except two-wheeler vehicle are declining. From 2015 growth of automobile industry is expected to
The easiest way to check your car for defects is to inspect under the sun. Park it outside your garage and let the sun’s rays illuminate the imperfections in your car. It’s easier to see the small scratches in broad daylight. Once you find a defective spot, try to inspect it from different angles and different lighting.
Hyundai’s development has been driven by incomes due to huge volume combined with mechanical soundness, consistent advancements and better strategies. At present, Hyundai has a huge line of vehicles catering to the requirements of numerous customers. Considering the varying needs of Indian clients, the organization constantly satisfies the desires of customers by offering them mechanically advanced vehicles which provide them value for money viz-a-viz the products offered by other players in the Industry. Assessing the performance of Hyundai Motor in recent past, Hyundai Motor will be the pioneer in Indian Vehicle
Much emphasis has been placed on globalization in the automotive industry as a result of the rapid increase in automotive exports. The role of government somewhat distinguishes the automotive industry from other industrial sectors, by means of policy implementation steering its development(Lamprecht 2009:7).The assist of government through the motor industry development program(MIDP),first established in 1995,has acted as a driving force in the promoting of competitiveness and export expansion.The MIDP provided an effective platform for communication and co-operation for all of the relevant stakeholders to interact on automotive issues.The participants in the automotive industry include government,labour and business(Department of Trade and Industry(DTI) 2004).It should be noted that the automotive production development program(APDP) has replaced the MIDP.
Interactions between quality and production can be interpreted from maintenance point of view. The primary output of production is the desired product and its secondary output is demand for maintenance, which result in an input for the maintenance function (Ben‐Daya & Duffuaa, 1995) Thus, the implementation of a strong maintenance program within an organization is desirable in order to provide reliable equipment maintenance and reduce equipment process variation. (Cua, et al., 2001) Maintenance major role is to maintaining the quality of the elements involved in production instead of reacting from one repair to another. A good maintenance program has a positive effect on production by increasing production capacity and controlling the quality and quantity of output. When outlining the link between quality and maintenance, is also necessary to indicate that product quality, production cost, machine condition and its life cycle are not just influenced by the type of production machinery and maintenance policy, but also by the quality of the input of elements (such as raw material, production tools, methods and procedures, operating and maintenance staff competence and operating conditions) in the production process (Maletic, et al., 2012)