Intended learning outcomes: Identify different companies together with their products or product families where different concepts would be adequate for planning & control. Disclose the branch of industry the company is in and the production type(s) the company does implement for these products or product families.
- Figure 4.5.3.1 showed different concepts for planning & control in dependency upon the features facility layout and product variety concept. Using the Internet, try to find three different companies together with their products or product families, where (1) the lean / just-in-time concept, (2) the variant-oriented concept, and (3) the processor-oriented concept would be adequate for planning & control. As you browse the companies’ Web sites, try to base your reasoning on facility layout and product variety concept.
- For the three companies that you found in (a), what branch of industry, as shown in Figure 4.5.1.1, is the company in? What production type(s), as shown in Figure 4.5.2.1, does the company implement for these products or product families? In reference to the discussion in Section 4.5.4, try to decide whether these companies implement in parallel several production types and concepts for planning & control.
Present your findings for group discussion.
Course section 4.8: Subsections and their intended learning outcomes
4.8 Scenarios and Exercises
Intended learning outcomes: Differentiate between various concepts for planning & control within the company. Using process charts for synchronization between use and manufacturing with inventory control processes. Elaborate a basic process analysis as well as manufacturing processes in the company-internal layout.
4.8.1 Scenario: Concepts for Planning & Control within the Company
Intended learning outcomes: Identify different companies together with their products or product families where different concepts would be adequate for planning & control. Disclose the branch of industry the company is in and the production type(s) the company does implement for these products or product families.
4.8.2 Exercise: Synchronization between Use and Manufacturing with Inventory Control Processes
Intended learning outcomes: Explain decoupling of procurement or production from demand for two examples.
4.8.3 Exercise: Basic Process Analysis (BPA) and Manufacturing Processes in the Company-Internal Layout
Intended learning outcomes: Describe the basic process analysis (BPA) using the example of an aluminum frame. Present in detail the company-internal layout using this example process.
