The automation of the manufacturing process for MK20 at ITT created a debate that can be summarized in the following sentence: to what level automation is good in different plants. The cost/flexibility tradeoff is always present when discussing automation. Basically‚ the implication of automation for cost can be viewed from different perspectives. Automation is utilizing control systems and information technology to reduce human work during production especially for tasks that require physical interventions
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The $3.5Bn company is an Auto component manufacturer with offerings in 8 product groups. It has Engineering and production presence in EU and US. ITT-Teves (for ABS) is the only auto supplier to exceed $1 Bn Sales. ABS Market trend In 1990s Greater hands on experience with technology‚ and economies of scale due to increased demand drove cost reduction in ABS Systems. Suppliers faced challenges to meet volumes as greater emphasis on safety to fit wider products‚ made OEMs to introduce ABS even compact
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window for component manufactures‚ ITT gets 2 years to develop MK20; 3) Technological obsolescence (shorter product life cycles) – needs rapid production ramp-up; 4) Shorter margins – 5% (1987) to 1.5% (1991) Case Worksheet (ITT Automotive: Global Manufacturing Strategy – 1994) (Manufacturing) Strategy – Standardized‚ automated production using principles of simultaneous engineering‚ DFM‚ modular design Core Technology (Manufacturing): Automated manufacturing‚ mass production‚ assembly of modular
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Operation Management 1 2 3 ID PGEXP/019/2013 Name Bharat Bhushan PGEXP/057/2013 PGEXP/063/2013 Prasanta Kumar Pattnaik Rajesh Dhiman Case Submission Date: 10-Jan-2015 Post-Graduate Executive Programme in Management PGEXP (2013-15 Batch) ITT Automotive – Industry Detail PRODUCT DETAIL : Anti-Lock Brake system (ABS) CHILD PARTS: Electric Motor‚ Hydraulic Fluid Pump‚ Valve Block‚ Microprocessor Controller‚ Wire Harness and Wheel Sensor assemblies. ABS Origin & Design Refinement History :
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15.769 Manufacturing Strategy Spring 2001 Second revision of syllabus Prof. Don Rosenfield: E40-419‚ 253-1064‚ e-mail: donrose@mit.edu Teaching Assistant: Melissa Falkowski‚ Office TBD‚ mfalkow@mit.edu Manufacturing strategy examines strategy for manufacturing and operations within the firm. The course will examine how manufacturing and operations can be used as competitive weapons. Traditionally‚ these areas have been viewed as narrow‚ functional areas‚ and management of them
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process‚ such as manufacturing process. Next shoring is “the transfer of business or manufacturing processes to companies in a Nearby location. Where both parties may be benefited from one or more of the following dimension of proximity i.e Cultural‚ linguistic‚ political etc.‚ 1.2 Understanding the change in Market‚ Manufacturing Cost and Technology: Over the decade Manufacturing cost‚ market and Technology has played an important role in selecting the location of the Manufacturing industry weather
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Manufacturing Strategy – MBA 622 Instructor Prof. R.R.K. Sharma rrks@iitk.ac.in Office : FB326‚ Residence H.No. 643‚ IIT‚ Campus Kanpur – 208 016 COURSE OBJECTIVES Most of our students (B Tech and MBA) are engineers in various disciplines. It is natural that they develop their career in the “Manufacturing Function” of organizations they join. This course prepares them to take up the responsibilities as the “Manufacturing Chief” or the “Manufacturing Vice President” of the company. Briefly
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BMGT 618 The Global Automotive Industry: An Overview ASSIGNMENT BY Gursharan Singh To Dr Neil Ritsen (Senior Lecturer) . The Automotive industry –An introduction and brief history The Automotive industry‚ all those companies and activities involved in the manufacture of motor vehicles‚ including most components‚ such as engines and bodies‚ but excluding tires‚ batteries‚ and fuel (Dicken‚ 2007). The automotive industry we can divide in
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Strategos‚ Inc. 3916 Wyandotte Kansas City MO 64111 USA 816-931-1414 Apple‚ Foxconn & Manufacturing Strategy By Quarterman Lee‚ P.E. Strategos‚ Inc. 23 June 2012 C O N S U L T A N TS • E N GI N E E R S • S T R A TE G I S T S www.strategosinc.com 1 © 2012 Strategos‚ Inc. Apple‚ Foxconn & Manufacturing Strategy Steve Jobs and Apple Computer once built a "factory of the future" in Fremont‚ California. They spent $20‚000‚000 and then closed it after just two years. Today‚ Apple ’s
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Introduction Apple Inc. or previously Apple Computer Inc. is a company in Silicon Valley running businesses dealing with computer. Apple revolutionized desktop computer in around 1970 with Apple II and Macintosh in around 1980. Nowadays‚ Apple is popular in hardware products such as I-Mac‚ I-Pod‚ I-Phone and online I-Tune store. Apple Computer Inc. has established from cooperation between Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. They have been introduced the desktop computer businesses revolution around 1970
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