Industrial Engineering articles from August 1989

Industrial Engineering archives from August 1989

Project management keeps quality job 1 at Ford. (Ford Motor Co.'s new Wayne stamping plant)
August 1, 1989... Project Management Keeps Quality Job 1 At Ford Launching a new car line is not a simple job. In this era of the "World Car", launches can cost over a billion dollars, and span the globe with designing, tooling and prototyping activities....

Simulation modeling at TRW provides insight on assembly line operations. (case study of TRW Inc.'s North Carolina plant; includes related article on personnel management) (technical)
August 1, 1989... Simulation Modeling At TRW Provides Insight On Assembly Line Operations TRW's Greenboro, N. C. plant produces power steering gears for automobiles. The gears consist of severalparts (a rack and pinion, valves and seals, etc.) built to the...

Simultaneous engineering saves manufacturers lead time, costs and frustration. (technical)
August 1, 1989... Simultaneous Engineering Saves Manufacturers Lead Time, Costs And Frustration Simultaneous engineering is the concurrent development of project design functions, with open and interactive communication existing among all team members for the...

Work measurement system creates shared responsibility among workers at Ford. (Ford Motor Co.)
August 1, 1989... Work Measurement System Creates Shared Responsibility Among Workers At Ford Ford Motor Company is rapidly moving from the age of applied science and technology towards a new consciousness of responsibility for productivity and quality...

JIT theory goes on line at Sundstrand Data Control. (just-in-time manufacturing)
August 1, 1989... JIT Theory Goes On Line At Sundstrand Data Control Consider these numbers: quality up by 50%; rework down by 66%; scrap costs cut by 60%; cycle time to produce a unit reduced by 90%; money tied up in work-in-process down by 80%; unit hours...

Scrap and defect analysis can be accomplished through PC networking.
August 1, 1989... Scrap And Defect Analysis Can Be Accomplished Through PC Networking In today's competitive environment, high quality at low price is paramount. Product cost is often inflated because of scrapped parts and assemblies. Cost inducing process...

"New IE Excellence" program is working at Kodak. (industrial engineering; Eastman Kodak Co.)
August 1, 1989... "New IE Excellence" Program Is Working At Kodak The philosopher Aristotle had this to say about excellence: "With regard to excellence, it is not enough to know it, we must try to have is and to use it." In your particular pursuit of...

Product development leadership will be a major IE role in the '90s. (industrial engineering)
August 1, 1989... Product Development Leadership Will Be A Major IE Role in the '90s Fast changing technology, shrinking market windows and intense global competition have all helped bring about a sea of change in the industrial environment. These new...

Proper packaging enhances productivity and quality.
August 1, 1989... Proper Packaging Enhances Productivity And Quality The importance of packaging to differentiate products in the consumer market is quite apparent. However, its importance in the "plain-brown wrapper" world of industrial electronics is more...

Salary survey update shows IE compensation rose 7.3% over two years. (industrial engineers; includes related article on how to get copies of survey report)
August 1, 1989... Salary Survey Update Shows IE Compensation Rose 7.3% Over two Years W ho is the highest paid IIE member? The lowest paid? Truthfully, we don't know. (Of course, we would not name names nor quote specific salaries even if we did.) However,...

End Tour program simulates available resources. (Microcomputers) (column)
August 1, 1989... End Tour Program Simulates Available Resources The question usually asked first by the supervisor as a microcomputer arrives on the workroom floor is, "What does it do?" My past experience as an industrial engineer applying new technology...

Business management system solves problems for Gould. (Gould Electronics Imaging and Graphics Div. Inc.)
August 1, 1989... Business management system solves problems for Gould Last year, Gould Electronics Imaging and Graphics Division, Inc. (IGD), a manufacturer of high-performance image processing systems, found that its semi-automated, microcomputer-based...