1. PRODUCTION PLANNING

2. Process Planning

3. Management Approval design production

4. Product Requirements bill of materials working drawings – part print analysis

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

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

7. Group Technology keeping track of similar parts that a company manufactures

8. Facilities Planning

9. Plant Location large city raw materials marketplace

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

11. Materials-Handling Systems

12. materials handling: moving and storing parts and materials

13. the equipment and its automated systems

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

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

16. forklifts: used for lifting and carrying loads in the plant

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

18. Putting the Plan into Action

19. Organizing People human resources department production planners

20. Tooling-Up getting the tools and equipment ready for production

21. adapting existing machines

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

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

24. A mold is a hollow form.

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

26. die punching - coins die stamping-car body

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

28. debugging: finding and correcting problems

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

30. training: learn new tasks