BOOK OUTLINE The Consultant Four-Month Detailed Operations Audit vs. Three-Day Operations ROI Review Survey and Report Classic Productivity Systems Case Studies Quiz - Your Productivity Evaluation Manufacturing / Warehouse Labor Standards Kit Paced Assembly with Robotic Work Cells Standard Productivity Implement Procedures Materials Handling Sizing, Savings and ROI Dials Gray Conveyor System (grasp) Configurations and Budget Costing BibliographyBOOK EXCERPT Stimulus funding for manufacturing job creation 4. Classic Productivity Systems 4.32 Paced Assembly with Robotic Work Cells - for assembly manufacturers to be cost competitive with countries that violate human rights - they must semi-automate!CLASSIC PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEMS For the assembly manufacturer or distribution centerOperations Audit Standards and methods Paced Assembly with/without Robotic Work Cells Short-Interval Scheduling Labor Reporting Industrial Incentives Pick and Pack Systems Staffing / Thruput Analysis Job Evaluation Manufacturing / Warehouse Labor Standards Kit The Standards Guide for PCB Component InsertionBOOK ONE CONTAINS The Standards Guide - PCB Insertion Time Values Conveyor system configurations for printed circuit board component assembly, thermo-electric module assembly and electrical wire harness assembly. Materials handling sizing and costing dialsBOOK TWO CONTAINS Detailed Methodology on how to use staffing agencies to cut the cost of industrial engineering services! Step-by-step procedure on how to prepare your own manufacturing operations audit! Examples of paced assembly scenarios, industrial engineered standards, pick / pack systems and group piece work, gain sharing incentives! Manufacturing / Warehouse Labor Standards Kit BOOK THREE CONTAINS Step-by-step procedure on how to prepare your own distribution center operations audit! Conveyor system configurations for case or pallet or sku LSRS picking system Three-Day DC Operations Efficiency Analysis Example Gain Sharing Incentive Plan Example and Implementation CostJoseph D. Gray is a contract industrial engineer doing business over 30 years for 50 plus corporations involving 200 productivity projects. He has in-depth experience analyzing an entire facility to develop a cost reduction master plan prior to implementation or performing productivity projects within the fields of direct labor controls, materials handling mechanization and product automation. This is Mr. Gray's first book. He hopes this extensive documented experience will serve as an invaluable tool for every plant manager, general foreman and production supervisor seeking to decrease unit cost or increase output as well as the industrial engineering student.
