SUPPLY CHAIN
When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars people said, ‘Nah, what’s wrong with a horse?’ That was a huge bet he made, and it worked. -Elon Musk
Innovative hoist solutions Materials handling specialist J D Neuhaus can provide a whole host of innovative hoist solutions for working environments that demand high levels of cleanliness and hygiene. Industries such as food, beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical must all conform to strict regulations when it comes to clean working practices. Utilising the appropriate materials handling equipment, therefore, is a paramount requirement and to meet this, JDN has created a nickel-plated hoist to ensure the highest level of cleanliness. Designed specifically for clean operating environments, this hygienically robust hoist can be configured in their standard Profi TI series for 0.5 to 1 tonne, or big bag handling unit and low headroom trolley hoist for 1 tonne. All of these feature outer surfaces plated in 25 µm
thick nickel. Where Profi hoists are required to run on overhead rails, both manually operated and motorised trolleys can be provided with nickel-plating features on the gearbox/motor and body. For applications, such as commercial kitchens, JDN Profi hoists offer a number of useful standard features including, high corrosion and humidity resistance, ease-of-cleaning and suitability for lube-free operation. JDN also has a number of stainless steel options including the chain, load hook and sleeve and top hook. JDN’s nickel-plated big bag handling air hoist is part of a range of products designed for applications that need to process powdered, granulated or other free-flowing materials which need regular, high volume top-ups in order to maintain the high levels of production.
These hoists are suitable for handling food products such as salt, sugar, flour and starch, as well as chemical and pharmaceutical products. All these air operated JDN products provide explosion protection features for safe operation when being used in potentially explosive work environments. Big bag handling air hoists are available at carrying capacities of 1100 and 2200kg (with 6 bar air pressure). They can be supplied in two configurations of single or twin lift/load hooks. The single hook unit is designed for operation with a standard cruciform lifting beam. The large distance between the hook and the chain box advantageously eliminates potential collisions between the load and the chain box. Twin load hook models operate with more complex multi-point crossbeam
designs, or for standard lifting beams featuring twin suspension points. In addition, they can be operated with synchronised lifting operation.
Report: NZPICS Supply Chain Conference Supply chain management is becoming one of the most critical aspects of running a business and keeping it competitive. Whether it is the commodity, manufacturing or service industry and be it domestic or global, businesses are experiencing growing competition at every stage. This is all the more evident to businesses in New Zealand due to our unique position in world markets. CEO of APICS, Abe Ashkenazi, came from Chicago, US to give the keynote address at the conference in November. Joining him were four more distinguished speakers, namely Jonti Rhodes (GM – F&P Healthcare), Rod De Spong (COO – Douglas Pharmaceuticals), Catherine Beard (CEO – Business NZ & Export NZ) and Chris Foord (GM – Fonterra).
objectives of the organisation and improve economy across the globe. • APICS is the largest certification association in the world, but has only 5% market penetration. • Supply chain management is predominantly cross-functional. Practitioners must have solid technical expertise, international exposure and organisational support. • There is a talent gap and shortage of skilled supply chain practitioners. Skills do not match competencies, especially in analytical area and real world experiences.
Abe’s presentation focussed on the importance of supply chain management. Following are the salient points: • APCIS started 60 years ago when supply chain management careers did not exist. They started emerging only in the mid 90s. • The certified course of CPIM (Certified in Production & Inventory Management) was created with the intention of having a solid foundational body of knowledge (BOK) for supply chain practitioners just like the engineering BOK is for engineers. • APICS objective is to develop people at all levels of the organisation. The BOK intends to improve individual’s efficiency in a company, satisfy
26
NZ Manufacturer December 2016
/
www.nzmanufacturer.co.nz
• Ongoing investment is needed in training people and creating knowledge workers since people are the number one asset of an organisation. • Data will be the differentiating factor and tool in emerging markets – giving organisations new and highly valuable ways to use information across operations. • There is an initiative to take supply chain education to kindergarten levels using the lemonade supply chain example. • We are looking for a ‘super human’ combination of people who will
Abe Ashkenazi
have technical depth, business depth as well as soft skills to be a leader, influencer and a diplomat.