EGB336 Lean Manufacturing Management

This report depicts the details way through which an electric car manufacturing cell can be developed and installed by a project development team in the necessary place. Though, not each time car industries built their own cell for the manufacturing of a company. Many global consult firms are there those have taken the responsibility of manufacturing such electric car batteries. It can be said that if for an accurate locate an accurate cell is being installed then the operational issues and challenges of such cars will be completely mitigated. The customized approaches of manufacturing companies can combine deep insights in the dynamics of both the companies as well as markets with a closed collaboration at each level.

The approaches also make sure that the companies will be able to gain positive profits from the market that will properly develop and install the electric car batteries. The features and the characteristics of these batteries are different from the other battery types. The resources will be hired for such projects are needed to have proper knowledge and skills in electrical field so that they could avoid all functional issues. This system will make sure that the creation of the modern electric car vehicles with the additional energy sources will be able to design energy efficient transport.

The value chain of the electric car cells are comprises of seven different steps such as production of components (production f raw materials also), cell production, production module, module assembly within the cell pack (with a control unit, cooling system) and integration of the battery pack within the cars. However, there are mainly four different steps on which the project manager and the project team members should focus on. The lithium ion batteries combine the battery families which include cathode and anode materials. Though for each of the components there are different advantages and disadvantages. In terms of safety, cost and some other parameters these advantages and disadvantages varies. For the automation of such application different prominent technologies are also present in terms of nickel cobalt aluminum, Lithium nickel manganese cobalt, lithium titanate, lithium iron phosphate etc. All the inherent safety risks can be resolved with the proper application of these technologies.

However, the tradeoffs in the battery technologies follow certain principles in terms of specific energy, specific power, safety, life span, cost and performance. It is mandatory for the project manager to consider all of these factors so that energy efficient cars can be manufactured. The environment will be pollution free if such electric cars are manufacture allover.

The scope of the project is to develop and install electric car cells to avoid performance, cost and safety challenges.  From the detail analysis of such manufacturing approach implies that purchasers wish to break even over the higher purchase cost of electric vehicles in the past three years. In order to install such system the financial and manpower and associate project resources are also elaborated in this report. The other scope of the project is to allocate the project schedule to reduce the workload from the project manager and the project team members. It is the role of the project manager to assign the project stakeholder including the sponsor properly to avid loss. At the project initiation phase a feasibility study should be conducted to measure that whether the project will be beneficial or not.

Proper risk management plan and communication management plans are also needed so that the project manager and the project team members can share their ideas and innovative thoughts with the rest of the members.  The project schedule will demonstrate the cost allocated for each of the activity and based on the skills and knowledge the manpower will be assigned for different activities.  As per the scope of the project this is measured that the project will take 6 months for its successful accomplishment. It is the role of the project manager to complete the assigned task within the estimated budget and time only.

Figure 1: Gantt chart for the project

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