1. Problems with Small Quantity Production

The multi-variety and small batch production mode is becoming more frequent in the modern manufacturing industry. This mode of production has higher expectations in terms of planning for production, resource allocation, planning, and the flow of information. Some specific challenges are:

Elaborate Production Plan: The numerous product varieties with small batches require the production plans to be altered regularly in response to rapid changes in market demand. This leads to increased uncertainty surrounding the production plans and their effectiveness.

Allocation of Resources is Challenging: The small batch and multiple varieties production techniques assumes that the raw materials, parts and machines are designated for each of the products which renders allocation of resources to be very difficult to optimize.

Weak Information Flow: There is a heightened need to improve precision and timeliness of the information relayed during the production process in order to achieve the set production targets. However, during small batch production, the high quantity of changes and rapid shifts within each production batch makes information flow bottlenecked, lowering productivity.

Constant shifting of production lines: As highlighted by the analysis of 6ERP, the shifting characteristic of multi-variety and small batch production modes is the constant changes of the production lines. This results in increased costs of production and also a loss of operational efficiency. 

Higher production response and speed needs: Businesses need to cope with constant shifts in market demand. However, achieving that is important for a business, especially when using the small batch production model. 

2. Recommendations

These challenges have given rise to the small batch production solutions by Jingou Company which are as follows: 

Jingou’s automated production equipment is flexible and configurable and hence versatile with production requirements of different products. Automated production helps businesses improve production efficiency, reduce operational costs, and time spent on managing the production lines men.

Innovative suply chain management system: Jingou Company combines tools for advanced suply chain management with intelligent automation of the production processes. The system enables monitoring of the production progress, inventory, and status of the equipment in real time, assisting the company in enhancing the production schedule, resource allocation, and information flow. Enterprises are able to analyze data and predict market needs more accurately and improve the flexibility and accuracy of production planning.

Specific solutions: Jingou Company develops specific solutions to solve problems that an enterprise has. By understanding the enterprise’s production processes, product features, and the market, Jingou Company is capable of designing automated equipment and management systems that match their production strategy, assisting them in achieving flexible and efficient production.

Installation, maintenance, and user training: For the automated production equipment and production management system to be effective, Jingou Company offers integrated training and maintenance services. Through training, employees from the enterprises acquire operational and maintenance skills of the equipment; through proactive assistance, the companies solve problems experienced during the production processes to ensure uninterrupted production.

The multi-variety and small-batch production mode has put forward new criterial for modern manufacturing. In response to these challenges, Jingou Company delivers automated production equipment together with advanced production management systems to automate and manage the entire production processAs a result of specialized training and active guidance, Jingou Company is able to provide enterprises with an all-inclusive solution that will address the issues arising from small-batch production and drive higher competitiveness and profitability of enterprises.