Direct digital manufacturing

We are known as the digital native 's, if you put all of us together on an island we would honestly not know how to survive. Ever since we were children there have been cell phones, or computers to distract us when we were bored. You then have the digital immigrants who are now adults that grew up with out technology and had to learn how to communicate with it as they got older. People born in the digital native era have a different kind of knowledge then digtal…

DIMENSION SEVEN: THE RELATION OF THE OLD TO THE NEW Defining change and a digital workplace Change is inevitable. Change is significantly apparent in ‘New learning’ or ‘21st learning’ as there is a substantial amount of research contributing to the idea of transforming learning environments, in turn, changing ‘classroom’ or ‘learning space’ dynamics. Change can be relative. Cuban (1993) explains that for some teachers substituting textbooks, deciding to implement technology such as computers…

This isn’t to say the technology is wrong, but the need for digital literacy has fallen way to the need for digital literacies. Fortunately Allan Martin in Digital Literacies for Learning puts it in more measured and useful terms, with a focus to enable educators. “Enabling education in a digital environment means not only changing the form in which learning opportunities are offered, but also enabling students to survive and prosper in digitally-based learning environments… Traditional notions…

Innovations of Schooling and Technology According to Bill Gates, “Technology is just a tool in terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them…” because technology is an easy and exciting way to engage the mind (Gates). Technology is a learning curve and some students are more comfortable than others. The age old cursive writing class has given way to a mostly mandated typing class in all but four states (Redford). All across America, we are integrating this super…

The first component of just in time manufacturing that lowers cost is the concept of just in time delivery. Instead of having the parts arrive at the factory, storing them in a warehouse and having to access the parts at a later time, the parts are used immediately upon arrival. This requires…

Generally the higher the production output of the firm, the lower the unit cost of their product will be. Besides output volume, the speed of production will determine the lead time from manufacture to delivery. High productivity will enable manufacturing firms to achieve shorter production cycles which equates to better competitiveness in their respective markets. Capacity management will determine how efficient the manufacturer will be in producing its goods. Over capacity will result in…

The aircraft is then built in a final assembly manufacturing plant. The amount of assembly required in the assembly plant depends on the manufacturer. At Boeings manufacturing plant in South Carolina, they build the aircraft sections in different buildings, moving each section to the final assembly building to put all major assemblies together. For Airbus, “Sections of the aircraft have been manufactured in the UK, Germany, Spain and France before being transported to Toulouse for assembly”.…

verge of shutting down is Oneida. Oneida was founded in 1880 and grew to be the world’s largest flatware producer, with manufacturing plants in four different countries and sales at more than $500million. “But in the early 2000s, Oneida fell into a steep, sharp decline, as the rise of low-cost Asian manufacturing eviscerated its sales. In 2004, it gave up on domestic manufacturing and announced plans to close the plant it had run in Sherrill for 125 years” states an article titled Silver Spoons…

developed the model of mass production, changing the way products were manufactured, simplifying tasks and reducing the necessity for skilled workers in labour roles and introduced management positions to the manufacturing industry. A fundamental principle Henry Ford pioneered was that product manufacturing shouldn’t cost more than a product is worth, that workers were paid enough so that they could afford to purchase the products they were producing (Sayer and Walker, 1992). These principles…

and thirty people. Their one location/facility is situated on twelve acres of land located in a rural suburb of Small town, USA. The manufacturing plant and the main office are located in the same building with the manufacturing. The administrative offices are in the front of the building and the manufacturing area is in the back of the building. The manufacturing part of the building is antiquated, worn, dirty, technology deprived and it no longer meets all US safety and environmental standards…