Competitive Manufacturing Flashcards

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Considerations for product design

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Simplicity
Performance
Environmental impact
Possibility for future growth/changes
Necessary precision
Accessibility
Possibility for maintenance
Safety
Commercial availability of components

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Characteristics of a high quality product

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Reliable
Safe
Inexpensive
Upgradable
Robust
Accessible

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Return on quality (ROQ)

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Quality is viewed as an investment
More expensive upfront but pays for itself in the long run

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Total quality management (TQM)

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Defect prevention is better than defect detection
Quality should be improved/maintained at all manufacturing stages

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Taguchi method

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Design and manufacturing optimized for quality and cost by combining engineering and statistics
Deviation from design objective is a loss in quality which in turn is a financial loss

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QS 9000

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Developed for automotive industry to standardize supplier quality

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ISO 14000

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Concerned with affects of processes/products on environment

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ISO 9000

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Certifies processes (not products) through periodic audits of manufacturing facilities

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Life-cycle assessment factors

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Material input and output
Energy input and output
Environmental impact and burden

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Designing for recycling involves

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Modular design
Less material overall
Avoiding non-recyclable coatings
Not mixing materials
Recyclable materials
Avoiding permanent joining

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Automation can improve

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Efficiency
Precision
Integration
Cost reduction
Consistency

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Hard automation

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Modular machines designed for very specific purposes
Only financially feasible for large production runs

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Soft automation

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Flexible machines that can be configured for many different applications

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14
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Industrial robot movement classifications

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Cartesian
Cylindrical
Spherical
Articulated

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Fixed/variable-sequence robot

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Follows a set sequence of movements

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Playback robot

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Operator leads robot through a path, robot memorizes it and repeats it

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Numerically controlled robot

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Follows coded sequence of operations

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Intelligent (sensory) robot

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Evaluates and observes the environment and makes decisions accordingly

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Cobot

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Interacts directly with machinists and has sensors to aid human interaction

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Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM)

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Aims for complete integration of every part of the manufacturing process through a large, shared database

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CIM database should include

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Product data
Data management attributes
Production data
Operational data
Resources data

22
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Just-in-time production (JIT)

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Parts are produced to match demand, no extra stock on hand