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Explore essential aspects of operation analysis, questioning attitude, design improvement, material optimization, manufacturing processes, and more in industrial engineering. Enhance your understanding and skills for efficiency.
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Operation Analysis Summer Training Department of Industrial Engineering
Questioning Attitude • Why is this operation necessary? • What can be done to make the job safer? • Who can best perform the operation? • When is the best time to schedule this maintenance? • How can the task be improved?
Operation Purpose • Try to eliminate or combine an operation prior to improving it! • Some operations exist because the previous work was unacceptable, necessitating “touch-up” work supposedly accomplished by the first operation. • Can an outside supplier perform the operation more economically?
Part Design • Review every design for possible improvements. • Simplify design to reduce # of parts. • Make joining, machining, and assembly easier. • Design for manufacturing.
Tolerances and Specifications • Designers may overcompensate with very tight tolerances (high production cost and time consuming) because they are not aware of the capabilities of the manufacturing dept.
Materials • Find a less expensive material • Find materials that are easier to process • Use materials more economically • Use salvage materials • Use supplies and tools more economically • Standardize materials • Negotiate best prices from vendors
Manufacturing Sequence and Process • Rearrange operations • Mechanize manual operations (ergonomically designed tools) • Use of robots • Operate mechanical facilities more effectively • Manufacture near the net shape (eliminates material removal)
Setup Reduction and Tools • Tooling amount based on production quantity, recorders, labor, time limits and capital. • Perform setup work while the machine is running • Use efficient clamping devices • Eliminate large adjustments • Use templates or block gages • Maintain records of difficult setups
Machine Efficiency • Use multiple cutting tools to use available power • Use most efficient tooling • Energy efficient motors
Material Handling (MH) • Depending on the part, 30%-50% of the cost is due to MH • Reduce time spent picking up the material • Use mechanized equipment • Make better use of existing handling facilities • Handle material with the greater care • Use bar-coding where applicable
Plant Layout • Layout types (product or straight line & process or functional) • Travel charts • Muther’s Systematic Layout Plan (SLP)
Work Design • Manual work and principles of motion economy • Ergonomic principles of workplace and tool design • Working and environmental conditions