BIT 3414 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Flexible Manufacturing System, Operations Management, Control Chart
26 Aug 2016
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1/19 - introduction to operations: product design, consumer input for design a. i. More resources dedicated to collecting customer info a. ii. 1. Prototype (initial version fully a. ii. 2. functioning or cardboard cutout) Just-in-time (jit) production: winnebago perspective make only what you need, when you need it a. i. Easy for winnebago because they manufacture more than 80% of their parts (more control) a. ii. 1. High degree of vertical integration how much of the production is completed in house a. ii. 1. a. Winnebago competitors have low degree of vertical integration: production processes, cabinet shop a. i. Economies of scale with increases in unit production per time period, cost per unit decreases a. i. 1: metal stamping. Flexible manufacturing system (automated machines controlled by a computer) b. i. 1. b. i. 2. b. i. 3. b. i. 4. Coding of wires every 3 : product testing, rain test (50 /hour) a. i. Randomly select a unit for more extensive testing: drop test b. i.
