12. Production

Question 1

Fordism

Answer 1

A system of mass-producing inexpensive goods combined with paying workers high wages to create mass consumption

Question 2

Mass Production

Answer 2

Large-scale creation of standardized products, typically using assembly lines for speed and volume.

Question 3

Craft Production

Answer 3

Characterized by highly skilled workforce; decentralized org.; general purpose, stationary, power-driven machine tools; low production vol.; variation in final products; high cost to consumers

Question 4

American system

Answer 4

Of manufacturing refers to a process that uses semi- or low-skilled labor and templates to make standardized, interchangeable parts.

Question 5

TPS & Lean

Answer 5

Focus on eliminating unnecessary (non-value added) waste
1. Overproduction
2. Waiting
3. Unnecessary transport
4. Overprocessing
5. Excess inventory and work-in-process
6. Unnecessary movement
7. Defects

Question 6

Methods of production

Answer 6

Analyzed against quality (specifics), cost (budget), and time (deadline).

Question 7

Manufacturing

Answer 7

Transformation of inputs into something tangible

Question 7

Compare and Contrast Fordism and Taylorism

Answer 7

Similarities:
1. Rationalization of work: time & motion studies
2. Scientific selection of workers to match task
3. Clear division of labor and management
4. Pay a good wage for work completed
Differences
1. Taylorism assumes the machinery is fixed and the worker influences the throughput; the Manager’s task is to organize the work and hire the right people to get to a higher throughput.
2. Fordism assumes the machinery sets the pace, thereby determining the throughout rate. The worker is there to feed the machine.