Chapter 6: Process Planning, Analysis, and Reengineering.

Statton Furniture

Discussion Questions

1.  

What is the yield on rough cut lumber? After ripping?

2.  

Describe the role of workers in the facility.

3.  

Describe the role of machines. Which processes are the most automated?

4.  

What does a glue clamp do? A tenoner? The CNC router?

5.  

What tool maintenance is required? Who does that task?

6.  

What is the inventory of shapes used for? How were they made?

7.  

How would you classify Statton s production process?

8.  

How is the plant organized? What kind of inventory do you see?

9.  

Guess what percentage of Statton's workforce will be retiring in the next 5 years. What problems could that create?


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