MSS403034 - Organise products into groups

This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to organise products and processes into groups, or to re-examine the current organisation into groups, using techniques such as the Glenday Sieve, Pareto analysis or similar. This may be done to assist in moving to flow-based operations or to identify other strategies for improving customer benefits/features and the elimination of muda (waste).This unit applies to individuals who, as part of their work role, need to analyse an organisation?s products or processes (physical or otherwise) so as to identify the most significant groups. There are several ways in which this may be done and this unit covers all of these ways. Typically the sorting into groups is not an end in itself but simply a way of identifying groups of products to which other competitive systems and practices may be applied.The person will typically be a team leader, manager, senior operator or other person who has a role in implementing competitive systems and practices. They will work with others in the organising of products into groups either as part of a formal team or otherwise. They will liaise and communicate with these others as required.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.