308806 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Optical Microscope, Master Production Schedule, Production Schedule

• School: Curtin University
• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Course: 308806
• Professor: Alokesh Pramanik

Document Summary

Interchangeable manufacturing: dimensioning and tolerancing, limits and fits, and surface texture. Deciding which products to make, how many of each and when they should be completed. Scheduling the delivery and/or production of the parts and products. Planning the manpower, raw materials and equipment resources needed to accomplish the production plan. Manufacturing systems: collection of operations and processes to produce a desired product of component; design or arrangement of the manufacturing processes. Manufacture-to-stock: products are manufactured before customer"s order (eg. tvs, power hand tools, off-the-shelf items) Assemble-to-order: products are assembled after customer"s order, key components are stocked in anticipation of customer"s order (eg. cars, office furniture, etc) Manufacture-to-order: products are made after customer"s order, simple or custom variation of similar parts (eg. industrial punch presses, vehicle chassis, etc. ) Engineer-to-order: products are made after customer"s order with significant customisation, custom-designed capital equipment (eg. space vehicles)