PRODUCTION PLANNING

Process Planning

Management Approval design production

Product Requirements bill of materials working drawings – part print analysis

Make-or-Buy Decisions Availability? Manufacturability? Cost?

Selecting the Process process chart – shows the sequence of manufacturing steps

Group Technology keeping track of similar parts that a company manufactures

Facilities Planning

Plant Location large city raw materials marketplace

Plant Layout arrangement of machinery, equipment, materials, and traffic flow

Materials-Handling Systems

materials handling: moving and storing parts and materials

the equipment and its automated systems

conveyors: move materials, parts, and products from one place to another along a fixed path

hoist: has one or more pulleys and is used to lift heavy loads (crane)

forklifts: used for lifting and carrying loads in the plant

pallets: special platforms on which large parts or materials are stored

Putting the Plan into Action

Organizing People human resources department production planners

Tooling-Up getting the tools and equipment ready for production

adapting existing machines

A fixture clamps and holds the part in place during processing.

A jig is like a fixture in that it holds the part, but it also guides the tool.

A mold is a hollow form.

A die is a piece of metal with a cutout or raised area having the desired finished shape.

die punching - coins die stamping-car body

The Pilot Run practice where all the parts of the system are operated together before production really starts

debugging: finding and correcting problems

timing: speed up or slow down equipment to see how it effects production

training: learn new tasks