Intro & What is a Manufacturing System

Question 1

What are the three basic steps from the start to the end product?

Answer 1

Raw Material
Manufacturing
End Product

Question 2

What is the customer?

Answer 2

The user of the product and can be other parts of the same factory, other parts of the same company, other companies or the public

Question 3

What is the satisfier?

Answer 3

The product and can be a physical item, a virtual item or a service

Question 4

What are the three sectors of economies?

Answer 4

Primary (Agriculture, Raw Materials) Sector
Secondary (Industrial, Manufacturing) Sector
Tertiary (Service) Sector

Question 5

What is modern manufacturing about?

Answer 5

Modern manufacturing is all about optimising your ‘system’ to get the best out of your ‘technology’

Question 6

What are 3 features of technology?

Answer 6

Operating capability
Operating parameters
Operating costs

Question 7

What is a system?

Answer 7

A system is a group of elements that are connected in an organised manner to achieve a logical objective or purpose by working together towards common objective