Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design or redesign a process using a process layout as distinct from volume production layout (product layout).
This unit applies to technical experts who will apply the principles of competitive systems and practices to identify process boundaries and determine layout and infrastructure requirements and solutions with input from others.
This applies to any organisation implementing a process layout within competitive systems and practices.
No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has completed the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit, and demonstrated the ability to:
• redesign at least one process using a process layout within competitive systems and practices.

Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:
• principles of process layout design
• equipment capabilities and reliability
• workforce capabilities and reliability
• business and customer requirements from layout
• work health and safety (WHS) and other regulatory requirements
• determining product profile and processing requirements including:
• components/materials needed
• equipment/technology/processes required
• volume of activity to manufacture forecast amount
• set-up time
• equipment time
• person time
• process time.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions and contingencies. The following conditions must be met for this unit:
• use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:
• access to relevant data and information
• modelling of industry operating conditions, including:
• functioning competitive systems and practices environment.
Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Foundation Skills', 'description': 'This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.\n• Reading skills to interpret workplace documentation\n• Writing skills to document process flows and recommendations\n• Oral communication skills to facilitate engagement and consult with a range of stakeholders\n• Numeracy skills to calculate benefit/cost ratio, resource requirements, process capability.\nOther foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit.'}

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