CHAPTER 1 Flashcards
(41 cards)
Once underdeveloped countries (e.g.,
China, India, Mexico) are becoming major players in
manufacturing
Globalization
Parts and products once made
in the Philippines are now being made offshore (overseas)
or near-shore
International outsourcing
Use of suppliers within the Philippines
to provide parts and services
Local outsourcing
Companies that specialize in
manufacturing entire products, not just parts, under
contract to other companies
Contract manufacturing
Customers, both consumer and
corporate, demand products of the highest quality
Quality expectations
Manufacturers must be
efficient in in their operations to overcome the labor cost
advantage of international competitors
Need for operational efficiency
automated equipment instead of labor
Automation
because
manufacturing usually involves a sequence of activities
Material handling technologies
integration and coordination
of multiple automated or manual workstations
Manufacturing systems
to compete in the low-volume/high-mix product categories
Flexible manufacturing
To achieve the high quality expected
by today’s customers
Quality programs
more work with fewer resources
Lean production
A collection of people, equipment, and procedures
organized to accomplish the manufacturing
operations of a company
Production System
– the way the equipment is physically
arranged in the factory
Plant layout
Logical groupings of
equipment and workers in the factory
Manufacturing systems
ex of manufacturing systems
▪ Production line
▪ Stand-alone workstation and worker
Three categories in terms of the human participation in
the processes performed by the manufacturing system:
-Manual work systems
-Worker-machine systems
-Automated systems
a worker performing one or
more tasks without the aid of powered tools, but
sometimes using hand tools
Manual work systems
a worker operating
powered equipment
Worker-machine systems
a process performed by a
machine without direct participation of a human
Automated systems
two categories of production systems
-facilities
-Manufacturing support systems
the factory and equipment in the facility
and the way the facility is organized (plant layout)
facilities
the set of
procedures used by a company to manage
production and to solve technical and logistics
problems in ordering materials, moving work through
the factory, and ensuring that products meet quality
standards
Manufacturing support systems
Facilities include the factory, production machines and
tooling, material handling equipment, inspection
equipment, and computer systems that control the
manufacturing operations
Production System Facilities
