Computer-integrated manufacturing

Everybody has heard of paper maché, but not everyone knows of the much more useful alternative, paper maché clay. It’s simple to use, and easy to fill a space. It is much better than normal paper maché clay, even if it has it’s flaws. The benefits far outweigh the flaws, making it an extremely useful tool in making masks. Masks can be made from all kinds of material, but using paper maché clay is the easiest way to have the most artistic freedom. Paper maché clay can be messy, but so can paper…

Scenario outline: Crane truck was placed in location and was offload material that required one spotter, two tag lines operators and one person operating the crane arm. The crane truck was parked near a 250,000 volt power line. The move was considered a medium to higher risk operation and a debate discussing what was the safe operating distance. The spotter overseeing the offload was confident that the safe operating distance was 3 meters. No one double checked the regulations to be certain.…

Budget The estimated budget for the Acme de México project is USD $52,534,464 / MXN $ 86,122,072. The budget includes all costs associated with construction, labor, inventory and overhead for the duration of the project and the first year of operations, with the exception of inventory cost assumptions, which are for the initial stocking of inventory. Within this budget lies a contingency fund of USD $5,614, 851 / MXN $9,204,674. The contingency accounts for a 20% reserve on construction costs…

The unfortunate lag to this process is in these early months when corporate and local management won’t allow more than four elements worked on at any one time. This dramatically limits the ability to freely move around, adds cost and extends the project time, however, at the moment, is the only mode I can schedule. In that respect are several days that I’m required o send entire crews home without having access to work due to these restrictions. The project’s footprint doesn’t allow for large…

Ever stopped for a moment and thought were your T-shirts or pants came from - and no i'm not talking about the stores that sell them, however we’ll get to them momentarily. The majority of our clothing and frankly many other industries, besides the garment industry, have factories - sweatshops - in 3rd world countries primarily for a cheap source of labor. Although most of us don’t really care about these people, as Karen Coates puts it in her article blood on our backs, they are “just a cog in…

There are many different beliefs about which group of people is responsible for making sure that the production of goods are ethically produced. As a result of the drastically different notions, this topic is very controversial. Many people feel as though factory owners and slave owners are the ones responsible, while others believe that consumers are the ones to blame for the atrocious treatment factory workers are forced to endure. Furthermore, three sources, “How Your Addiction To Fast…

was revolutionary and would bring great change to the way jobs get done. Little did Ford know that his assembly line invention would make America even more successful down the road. Today the assembly line invention is used in almost every major manufacturing business and it is all thanks to Fords invention…

(Tools) The origin of tools was nothing more than simple rocks that were broken down slightly. They had very little dimension to them, having no real purpose. They were used to kill and maim animals but were not as precise as more modernized societies. This is where the most difference is shown between the hominid species. It is clear to an archaeologist which tool comes from which species of people or from which time period based off physical presence of it. Was the tool banged up on other…

A positive part of the new industrial America was the invention of new tools and other resources that people could use in their workspaces. The invention of the telephone allowed people to communicate over long distances and also helped businesses spread because they were able to communicate with other branches throughout the United States. Inventions like the typewriter allowed people to write down and process information more thoroughly and also communicate their ideas without having to…

Ravisankar begins his essay by identifying with his audience’s need to find the lowest prices and uses an example of the extremes that people will go to get a bargain. The problem he identifies is that bargain based consumerism can be detrimental to the welfare of factory workers in other countries. He mentions that this includes the large-scale use of sweatshops by major companies. Ravisankar assumes his readers are college students who may not be familiar with the low wages, long hours, human…