Competence necessary for added value assessments
(Aug.2w,2004)

Competence required for added value assessments is another thing from assessment for compliance with the Standard.
Often there are many assessors who do not understand the difference and unfortunately even it distort right assessment.

In order to improve quality performances for a company the following basic disciplines should be required, other than related matters with ISO9000.

Classification
Disciplines
Competence level
Knowledge only
Used
Good result
IE basics
Time Study, Process Analysis, Work sampling, Motion Study, Activity analysis, Man-machine analysis, Gantt chart, Order point system, EOQ, etc.      
JIT
Kanban, Quick setup, Mixed line, CellSystem, Self -stop machine, Andon, 5whys, fool proofing      
ProductionManagement
MRP, PM, ABC control, Leveling, PERT      
VA/VE
Value index, Brainstorming      
Accounting
Financial accounting, Management accounting, Managerial Economics      
Behavior Science
Hawthorn Research, TWI, QC circle      

A few years ago Japan Postal public corporation required for Toyota to help its performance improvement. Then Toyota people began with measurement of its service activities using stopwatches. They started improvement with traditional Time Study.