Chapter 13

Production and Beyond

Producing Products

ResourcesCapitolPeopleKnowledgeMaterialsEnergyTools/MachinesProcesses

Product Life Cycle

Design

Produce Use

Need

Purchase

Dispose

Free Enterprise

Cost of a productMaterials

Labor

Overhead

Profit

Consumer DemandMarket Survey

Who will buy this product?

What are the characteristics of the population that want to buy this product?

What are the long term potential for this product?

Are there other similar products?

What is the product’s potential market share?

What is the potential for other new competition?

How many products can I expect to sell?

Production TerminologyValue addedInterchangeable PartsTrade-Offs“Time is Money”Management / StructureFixed CostsVariable CostsBreak Even Point

Materials

Raw materialsExtracted and harvested from the earth, water or air.

Primary processes

Secondary processes

Final product

Forming MaterialsBendingPressing

Molds and Dies

ForgingExtruding and DrawingCasting and molding

PatternsSand castingInvestment casting Permanent molds

Separating Materials

Takes away material – creates waste

Good planning = less waste

Shearing

Piercing

Blamiking

Die-Cutting

Chip Removal

Grinding

Electrical

Chemical

Thermal

Assembly

MechanicalJoineryNailsScrewsThreading

Chemical AdhesivesThermal

Production Technology

Global Work forceComputer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)Computer Aided Design (CAD)Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)Automated Material Handling (AMH)Total Quality Control (TQC)Just In Time Manufacturing (JIT)Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS)Robotics

How Does This Affect You?

Resources

Costs

Environment

Individualism

Product Designs

Restrictions

Employment / Jobs

Economic Systems