Chapter 1 - Introduction Flashcards
(43 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
It is 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
It is a collection of people, equipment, and procedures organized to accomplish the manufacturing operations of a company
Production System
What are the 2 categories of Production System
Facilities &
Manufacturing support systems
It is the factory and equipment in the facility and the way the facility is organized (plant layout)
Facilities
It is 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
It is the way the equipment is physically arranged in the factory
Plant layout
it is a logical groupings of equipment and workers in the factory
▪ Production line
▪ Stand-alone workstation and worker
Manufacturing systems
What are the 3 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
sales and marketing, order entry, cost accounting, customer billing
Business functions
