High technology manufacturing in low technology plants

High technology manufacturing in low technology plants

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Article ID: iaor19941323
Country: United States
Volume: 23
Issue: 6
Start Page Number: 25
End Page Number: 37
Publication Date: Nov 1993
Journal: Interfaces
Authors: ,
Keywords: production, equipment, transportation: general
Abstract:

The authors performed a two-year case study on the ramp-up of a large flexible assembly system in a Midwestern automotive components plant. The new system was designed to be a creative replication of technology already in operation in the technology supplier’s firm and was purchased under a broad corporate alliance agreement as well as a detailed adoption contract. Although the project met its installation schedule, production targets, and direct labor cost savings objectives, the installation of this innovative, partially-tended assembly system raised several issues and questions regarding the optimal part mix schedule, quality standards, and maintenance schedules. The authors hypothesize that a curvilinear relationship exists between supplier-user satisfaction and flexibility outcomes. Moderate levels of satisfaction appear to maximize the ratio of part families per hour change-over capability of a new flexible system.

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