Production and the Workforce

The computer aided tools can be used to manufacture better parts to allow consistency. With today’s developing and other improved computer aided tools, engineers can more easily illustrate curved surfaces, but they have to be sure the assemblies particularly advanced assemblies like those of a car can actually be made and fitted.

(Memagazine, 2006)

Definitions:

Computer aided design (CAD) is the use of computer programs and systems to design a two-three dimensional models of physical objects such as mechanical, buildings and molecules.

(Answers, 2007)

Computer aided engineering (CAE) is various types of computers that is frequently dictated by computing power for the application or level or speed of graphics interaction desired. (Answers, 2007)

Computer aided manufacturing (CAM) is the process of using specialized computers to control, monitor and adjust the machinery in manufacturing.

(Answers, 2007)

Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) is a computer automated system in which individual engineering, production, marketing and support functions of a manufacturing enterprise are organized. These functions include design, analysis, planning, cost, purchasing, inventory and distribution.

(Answers, 2007)

Flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is a form of a computer integrated manufacturing used to make small to moderate sized batches of parts.

(Answers, 2007)

The facility layout that I choose would be a cellular layout. A cellular layout is a method of arranging a facility so that parts with similar shapes or processing requirements are processed together in work centers.

(Bovee, Glossary G-2)

For example cellular layouts would help an automobile manufacturer. Cellular layouts would move along an assembly line to each subunit, the subunit would do their specific parts, when it was done, that part of the automobile would move on to the next subunit and so on till the product was finished.

Each part of the construction has it’s own area so that the stages could be completed and no errors would occur on building the vehicle. Any cellular layout in any manufacture can use the assembly line subunits to help do their specific jobs to get the parts or packages done smoothly and completed on time without errors or difficulties. The only way I see that it would cause error is human error.

(PMC, 2004)

By buying an existing business is often an attractive choice because someone else has already done the hard startup work. You can tell if the businesses financial has been successful or not when buying an already existing business, the only thing that would be required would be money, employees, location, determination and lots of patience. When buying an existing business you need to be aware of the hidden problems. If you do not be aware of those problems it could lead to a whole lot of misery.

(Startup Nation, 2007)

Observing the layout and design of the company can tell you about the company’s culture. The companies culture is defined by the way individuals practice values an norms in the workplace. Cellular layout assembly lines help promote an environment of teamwork, this combined process brings employees together for the production process.

(Bovee, 242 & 243)

Service operations help operations improve, monitor, maintain and report your services. These