Custom Fabricators‚ Inc. Case Study With the constant change in demand‚ businesses must consistently review various strategies‚ customer needs and core competencies to determine all are in align with the company purpose and mission. Manufacturing companies are endeavoring to be order winners in the various markets today. They must differentiate between the competition and core competencies in a very challenging economy. Custom Fabricators‚ Inc has been the primary manufacturing company for Orleans
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MGT530 Week3 Team2 Homework Assignment Case: State Automobile License Renewals 1. What’s the maximum number of application per hour that can be handled by the present configuration of process? We can use the formula 1 hour * 60 minutes * 60 seconds/ Average Time to Perform (second) to calculate the each step can handle how many check every hour‚ in which how many applications per hour. Step 1: Review renewal application for correctness: 1 h*60 min*60 sec/15sec=240 Step 2: Process and record payment:
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entitled “Custom Fabricators‚ Inc. – From Lean Manufacturing to Contract Manufacturer. It aims to identify the business challenges faced by Custom Fabricators‚ being led by Ben Lawson‚ and the solutions or strategies that can be implemented to maintain and enhance its position in Orleans Elevator’s business supply chain. Custom Fabricators Inc. Challenge: Orleans Elevators Materials Outsourcing The main business challenge that Ben Lawson is facing as Chief Executive Officer of Custom Fabricators
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How does Ben Lawson’s Custom Fabricators‚ Inc.‚ create value for Orleans? Custom Fabricators Inc. has a very companionable relationship to Orleans. Orleans Elevator is a subsidiary of United Technologies and provides Custom Fabricators Inc. with a monthly schedule of their products and these are produced by order and delivered either to the nearby Orleans plant site or directly to the construction location. Custom Fabricators Inc. creates value for Orleans
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Lawson’s Custom Fabricators‚ Inc.‚ create value for Orleans? Custom Fabricators‚ Inc. is able to create value to Orleans because Custom Fabricator’s manufacturing plant is right next to Orleans’ plant. Ben is able to minimize lead-time for Orleans. They are able to deliver parts to Orleans really fast. Quality is also something Custom Fabricators could ensure because they are able to fix something and deliver it to Orleans quicker because they are so close to each other. Custom Fabricators would also
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Circuit Board Fabricators‚ Inc. CBF hired you to help determine why it is not able to produce the 1‚000 boards per day. 1. What type of process flow structure is CBF using? 2. Diagram the process in a manner similar to Exhibit 6.7. 3. Analyze the capacity of the process. 4. What is the impact of the losses in the process in Inspection and Final Test? 5. What recommendation would you make for a short-term solution of CBF’s problems? 6. What long-term recommendations would you make.
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Case Study Background Custom Molds Inc produces custom made molds for plastic parts and manufactures connectors for the electronics industry. The father founders of Custom Molds Inc are father and son‚ Tom and Mason Miller‚ in 1987 which is located in Tucson‚ Arizona. Tom Miller who is a mechanical engineer‚ had vast experience in the connector industry with AMP. Mason Miller is a double degree holder in chemistry and chemical engineering‚ a graduate from Arizona State University. Originally‚
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Case: Circuit Board Fabricators‚ Inc. What type of process flow structure is CBF using? The company is using a batch shop process flow structure. CBF‚ Inc. bases its board fabrication process on the average job size or on its typical order. This means that the company proceeds with the manufacturing process in batches so as to meet the specific requirements per order. The typical contract that the company currently gets is 60 boards per order. However‚ due to persisting factory
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business. Although production is traditionally being focused on quality and design of both molds and plastic parts (mass production/ customization accordingly)‚ total number of order is remained the same‚ but client’s desires have been shifted. 1). Custom Molds Inc. has faced the following major issues: Although the number of parts orders remained virtually constant‚ the volume per order for parts has increased significantly during last 3 years. These‚ has created bottlenecks and has led to late deliveries
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structure is CBF using? Circuit Board Fabricators Inc. uses a job shop process flow structure. The job shop process flow structure is a production of small batches of a large number of different products.The job shop process is also a flexible operation that has several activities through which work can pass. In a job shop‚ it is not necessary for all activities to be performed on all products‚ and their sequence may be different for different products.CBF‚ Inc. bases its board fabrication process
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