Lesson video

Hello, my name's Mrs. Taylor and I'm really pleased you can join me here today for our lesson.

Our lesson today is "Time planning: textiles" and this is part of the "Iterative Design: Nature" unit.

The outcome.

I can plan the manufacture of my design using a timeline.

We have three keywords.

Time planning, which is organising and scheduling tasks efficiently.

Gantt chart, a way of displaying tasks in a horizontal bar chart.

Stages of making.

The sequential steps involved in creating something.

We have two learning cycles, "Time planning" and "Gantt charts." Let's begin with the first one, "Time planning." Strong project management skills can lead to successful outcomes.

Project management skills include time planning, communication, problem solving, risk management, budgeting, decision-making, and collaboration.

Time planning is crucial in project management because it ensures tasks are completed efficiently, deadlines are met, and resources are used effectively.

It helps to meet deadlines, increase productivity, improve resource allocation, reduce stress, and enhances decision-making.

Here we have a check.

What is crucial in project management? Is it A, stress planning; B, work planning; C, time planning; or D, office planning? Pause the video.

Wonderful, let's check.

That's right, it's C, time planning.

Manufacturing a product from start to finish can present many challenges.

Planning time efficiently can help to reduce those challenges.

Manufacturers will produce detailed plans for the manufacture of their products.

This ensures consumer demand is met, ensures cost efficiency, identifies and prevents bottlenecks, highlights supply chain delays, and improves productivity.

Here we have another check.

Being able to plan time during the manufacturing stage can improve, A, demand; B, productivity; C, iterations; or D, efficiency.

Pause the video and have a go.

Fantastic, let's check.

That's right, it's both B and D, productivity and efficiency.

Well done.

An example of when time planning could have been better is the manufacture of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Boeing planned to deliver the first aircraft by 2008, but the first commercial flight didn't happen until 2011.

Boeing relied heavily on global suppliers but failed to properly coordinate timelines, leading to delays.

Suppliers struggled to meet deadlines and Boeing had to take over some of the production processes.

The impact was a three-year delay resulted in billions of dollars of extra costs, airline suffered financial losses due to postponed deliveries, and a reputation damage for Boeing as customers lost confidence.

A way of improving time planning during manufacturing is to use the just-in-time, or JIT, strategy.

JIT is where materials and components are delivered only when needed, reducing waste, storage costs, and production delays.

It was first pioneered in the 1950s and is now used widely in manufacturing to improve efficiency.

Let's have a check.

Just in time, or JIT, is where materials and components are delivered, A, every day; B, after when needed; C, every month; or D, only when needed.

Pause the video.

Great, let's check.

That's right, it's D, only when needed.

A lead time refers to the time it takes from initiating a project or order until the final product or service is delivered or completed.

Different sectors of the industry have different lead times.

The construction industry is known for long lead times.

This is due to the time needed to acquire permits, procure specialised materials and coordinate labour.

Task A, part one.

Think about making a hot drink at home, like a cup of tea, coffee, or hot chocolate.

Part A, identify the major stages of making for this drink in six steps or less.

And part B, predict a lead time for this activity by thinking about how long each stage would take to complete.

And part two, you will now apply project management thinking to making this hot drink, answering the following questions.

Part A, identify two bottlenecks that contributed to wasting time during the task.

And part B, how could you apply a just-in-time strategy to this task to minimise wasting time? Pause the video.

Great, let's have a look at some of the answers you may have come up with.

Jacob says for his answer 1A and B, "Making a cup of tea.

Fill up and put the kettle on to to boil, two minutes.

Find a mug or cup and put a tea bag in, 30 seconds.

Pour the water into the mug and allow it to brew, one minute.

Get the milk from the fridge and pour into the mug, 30 seconds.

Remove the tea bag and stir the drink, 30 seconds." And part B, "I predict the lead time for this task would be four minutes and 30 seconds." And Alex shares his answer for part two.

Part A, "Two bottlenecks that would waste time during this task are waiting for the kettle to boil and for the tea bag to brew." Part B, "Applying a just-in-time strategy means components are delivered when needed.

A quick boil kettle or a boiling water tap will deliver hot water when needed.

Collecting the milk and spoon as the tea bag is brewing is an efficient use of this time and enables these components to be delivered when needed." We now move on to the second learning cycle, "Gantt charts." A tool that is well known and used in project management for time planning is a Gantt chart.

A Gantt chart is a way of displaying tasks in a horizontal bar chart that visually displays a schedule over time.

Gantt charts can be used to plan entire projects, but using them for individual phases, like making, can improve efficiency at crucial stages.

Let's have a check.

A tool that is well known and used in project management for time planning is.

Let's check.

That's right, it's a Gantt chart, well done.

Sofia has designed an accessible herb planter.

She wants to produce a time plan for the manufacturing stage.

Sofia has decided to focus on one component at a time.

The first step is to identify the stages of making involved in manufacturing the component.

It can be helpful to do this using numbers.

For example, number one, source the MDF for the base, and number two, create a card template for the base and large shelf.

Sofia will now use those stages of making to help her construct a Gantt chart.

The making stages in the column on the left.

Additional details in the subsequent columns.

And then time period in a row across the top.

Let's have a check.

Referring to a manufacturing Gantt chart, what is on the left in a column? Is it A, stages of time; B, stages of making; C, stages of designing; or D, stages of the week? Pause the video.

Great, let's check.

That's right, it's stages of making, well done.

Sofia goes through each making stage and fills in the box or cell for when the stage of making will happen on the timeline.

We can see, for example, that the making stage six will happen over weeks three and four.

Sofia adds a key to indicate the meaning of the status column to help with tracking the progress of making.

Green is completed, amber is pending, and red is not started.

This is the status key.

Additional details are filled in, a title and component name is added, quality control checks are considered, and Sofia has a completed Gantt chart.

Task B, part one.

Using a previous design that you have created, construct a Gantt chart for the manufacturing stage.

Complete this for one component only and use the same format as below.

Pause the video.

Great, let's have a look at some of the answers you may have come up with.

Your answers could look like this.

Here we have a summary of our learning today.

Strong project management skills can lead to successful outcomes.

These skills include time planning.

Manufacturers will produce detailed plans for the manufacture of their products.

Time planning ensures tasks are completed efficiently, deadlines are met, and resources are used effectively.

Lead times are calculated and the strategy just in time, or JIT, is used to reduce waste.

A tool used for time planning is a Gantt chart.

This is a way of displaying tasks in a horizontal bar chart that visually display a schedule over time.

A Gantt chart supports in the scheduling of tasks and helps with organisation, tracking, and quality control.

Thank you for joining me today, and well done.