Computer-integrated manufacturing

Introduction Per Vonderembse & White (2013), Beck manufacturing produces steering gears for auto manufacturers. The president of the company, Al Beck, wants to know the capacity of the facility. Mr. Beck has asked me to sort through the data to determine the capacity of the system and find out a way to increase it. The facility operates for two 8 hour shifts a day with a 3rd shift for maintenance purposes. The layout I am presented with consists of a product layout that produces large numbers…

Aims and Objective Objective 1.Identify the abilities and confinements of the pressure die casting process. 2.Finding permanent molds and reviewing them. 3.observing the workflow of the pressure die casting process. 4.Identify the metal planning steps. 5.Review the mold process, including general outline rules. 6.Display the basic pouring control strategies utilized as a part of the pressure die casting process. 7.Understand the significance of casting quality and how it influences the…

Supply Chain Operations of Benetton. Benetton has changed its supply chain model in a number of ways. Originally, Benetton S.p,A, outsourced labor intensive productions such as tailoring, finishing, and ironing to local manufacturing networks. It only kept heavy investment strategies and operations such as weaving, cutting, dyeing and quality control at all phases and finished goods packaging internally. The diagram below explains about the historic supply chain model for Benetton. As the…

Veejay Plastic is a plastic injection molding company specializing in creating high quality, application specific plastic products and components for various industrial segments. At Veejay Plastic, we use a variety of industrial grade plastics including FDA approved, military grade, and lightweight plastics for aerospace and satellite applications. Our knowledge of plastic materials and advanced injection molding techniques allow us to take up any complex injection molding project. Types of…

Lean production is a methodology for the elimination of waste within a manufacturing process. Lean also takes into consideration waste created through overloading and waste created through unevenness in workloads. From the customer point of view, when he/she consumes a product or a service, the value is what the customer will be willing to pay for. Thus, Lean is a strategy for achieving significant continuous improvement in organisational performance through the elimination of all waste of…

Organizations use strategies to grow their businesses and to obtain an advantage over their competitors. Different organizations have different strategies that each employs, depending on the size and type of the business and their intended direction and scope over the long term. It’s very important for companies or organizations to vertically integrate when costs of making the product inside the company are lower than the costs of buying that product in the market (Jurevicius, Vertical…

Bosch Power Tools offers consumers a full range of cable and cordless power tools. They offer a wide selection of power tools and accessories. In addition to the basic power tools, including saws, drills, cutters, grinders, hammers, wrenches are available, Bosch offers some particular instruments. They are for specific projects. The heat gun Bosch offers two different temperatures and speeds. You can get a heat gun Bosch in various sizes. There are also various accessories possible to fit your…

goals, including how the employee's performance relates to the goals set by the company. The goals are then broken down into goals for different divisions or departments within the division of the company. In having a background in shop floor manufacturing, it was easy for myself to look at performance improvement in a way that Six Sigma or Kaizen methods are used to enhance the process within a shop to improve production, and in most cases, it does not concentrate on an employee’s performance.…

Over the past few decades, quality of product has increased significantly because quality of product brings invaluable contributes to success of manufacturers. However, there is no exactly definition of quality which is used through various products from different industries or “Quality is shapeless, formless, indescribable.” (Pirsig 1974, p.249). Crosby (1979) suggested that quality of product means conformance to requirements while Garvin (1984) use different approaches to define quality and…

Mission The SMV engine and dynamometer team consists of eight senior mechanical and industrial engineering students dedicated to maximizing the efficiency of the motor. These students have extensive knowledge in the areas of machining and engine tuning and safety optimization which enabled them to harness the full potential of this year’s motor. This report outlines the design of the engine team during Fall 2017 SMV vehicle. Introduction and Background: The engine and dynamometer team goal was…