Application Of Quality Process To Wood Manufacturing

Measuring Quality in Stuart Timber Co

Discuss about the Application of Quality Process to Wood Manufacturing.

Stuart Timber Co is a rather multifaceted profitable corporation in the vast country of New Zeeland. Apparently, the organization started way back in the 80s as a part of the forestry department at the time. Notably, the saw-mill has been in a position to maintain its trademark and focus since its inception despite the change of ownership some few decades ago.

Just like any other milling company there are basic operations that are expected to be undergoing in the firm on a daily basis. Apparently, this includes activities such as the trimming of woods, resawing of products, and sorting out grades. The company has basic components to aid its daily operations some which include a workshop where all the machining of timbers are executed. Noteworthy, the company operational section has chambers containing of components such as the kiln and the plants for gratification processes (Kujawi?sk et al., 2017). Essentially, due to the incorporation of the overall machining systems, there has been the production of the finger joint. One of the products realized at this section is the woods which are laminated.

Almost all the products produced in this company are taken through the kiln and the planners. Although there are various companies that control its ownership, most end products from these firms are privately owned by customers something that has always controlled the type and quality standards set in the organization. However, the company has been able to reduce its cost of productions for many years now thanks to its well-structured marketing strategies (Nally et al., 2016). The company has been depending on mahogany, Douglas fir, cedar, as well as the redwood as part of its raw material.

Measuring the quality of the product in the firm is an essential part of the processing procedure. Apparently, this is done through sampling out the best out of those with poor quality and possible grading at the end. In this light, the customers act as the yardstick, where they are tasked at controlling the quality of product based on their level of satisfaction. For instance, most clients from this firm prefer the size measures at least +/-1mm. however; the company has no specific method of documentation of the level of quality produced at any instance (Net et al., 2016).

• deviation,
• proficiency of the mill,
• quality check-point,
• sampling

In essence, it is no doubt that quality is often measured based on what is feed into the sawing mill. This then means that the finished product would therefore depend heavily on the status and quality of the raw materials. In this light, the quality and type of wood vary each time based on the species of the tree (Dixon-Woods & Martin, 2016). It would therefore important knowing what the client expectations are like. This is the main reason why quality measurements are often undertaken. Proficiency elements taken under consideration include the aspect of production and recovery process.

Stuart Timber’s Measurement Procedure

Primarily, proficiency process is frequently undertaken keeping in mind that it is important to have the variance measured. Apparently, this is made possible by the process provided attributes.

Stuart Timber Co has been in the position of maintaining a high level of respect thanks to the quality of products it produces year after year. One of the best practices that the company has been employing to keep up its quality performance is by seeing that the process of timber harvesting is using the Forest Best Management Practices which comply with the Resource S Management act of 1991.

Another quality principle that this company has used is its overall commitment to establishing a healthy forest in a rather long-term stewardship of the forestry land. This philosophy together with the skills of employees has been behind quality deliverance.

In essence, the capability principle is another factor that has ensured there is quality delivery in the company. Apparently, this is because the company is able to sample the best materials for the end products produced by the company.

It is no doubt that every firm across the world would want to maintain its level of profit realization year after year. In the process various firms make sure that its production process is controlled at the lowest point possible which is the assembling of the raw materials in the light to Stuart Timber Co, customers are left with ownership of this material particularly before the processing procedure kicks off.  Essentially, output is taken in high regards as it is tipped to boast the level of profitability.

This process is kick-start there is the random selection of a log which is then pruned and painted respectively. Additionally, the outer section of the wood is then highlighted by different coloring. It is important to note that the measurement obtained here is solely used in the calculation of the volume of the log. At the point of processing, the log is expected to have accumulated additional weight as they were put on the green table (Fragassa, 2017). Grading is then conducted to sort out different variations. One is allowed to calculate the total volume at this end adding up the outer wood parts.

As part of a crucial process of quality maintenance, the company ensures that all its logs in the procedure are measure by their sizes and the type of grades sorted out respectively. In this light, the conformity of particular pieces is what matters and therefore one has to ensure that all the unspecified time sizes are sorted out respectively. The processing manager maintains the consistency level and always affirms the breakdown team of any differences regarding conformity for changes to be done in the shortest time possible. The company ensures that all its operators are best qualified to be in apposition of the operator manager. In this light, the company is able to optimize its operations. The face of the log is done by the use of a scanner which is in from of 3D. This is important as all its dimensions such as the length and widths are determined having a clear view of al l of its board’s thus enhancing recovery process yet maintaining the aspect of productivity (Grujovi? et al., 2016).

Challenges of Quality Control in Stuart Timber Co

One of the main attribute of this process is the art of determining the level of quality that an output has and compared to the total time of processing. This has been deemed very important as in many cases it outlines the likelihood of a company withstanding the completive market or not as well as identifying the overall products produced within a certain period. Additionally, the profitability of that company is often calculated against the value of the machinery used as well as the total labor keeping in mind that the flow of interruption have got some impact on what is going to be produced (Dale et al., 2017). Overhead costs are as well tipped to increase the cost of production of the saw mill outputs. All through the production process, constraint factors are always considered influential. One indication of a constraint is when the very large number of workers interferes with the progress of the saw mill procedures.

One thing that is evident is that the company experiences a rather deficiency in as far as quality is concerned. Additionally, measuring tools and the level production is as well limited in this company. One of the reasons for such shortage in the fact that the production line is partly owned by the customers. In this light, there is the tendency by the customers not to follow up on the quality therefore most of the times they are satisfied with what is produced.

The main findings from this work were that the variance of the redwood increases with respect to the decrease in the length of the wood. Additionally, it was discovered that the tendency of the company to raise the level of quality delivery interfered with the fact that most customers were satisfied with the quality already produced and did not owe the company.

The aspect of measuring a timber is something that many saw mill companies acknowledge. Notably, the whole procedure is deemed critical given the fact that the process of quality check is the main variance that determines the end product (Hutyrová et al, 2016). In this light one is required to come up with rather samples that are short and which can be used to indicate the presence of wider variance sizes.

• redwood had a variance which reduced with increasing length of the logs and vice versa
• the variance was set to be about +/-1mm particularly by the staff and was taken to be the range of the allowance
• No frequent measurement reasons being most clients were satisfied with quality therefore not demanding thorough work.

In relation to the practice above, I would recommend the company to come up with a management plan that will look into the matter concerning the sizes of the timber. The company can achieve this through the application of an iterative spreadsheets as well as the production of a single measured board.

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