The Discipline of Manufacturing

Engineering

Business

&
Science

Technology
Seek for Principles
♦ Fundamental principles differ
from tools or methods, in that
fundamental principles can be
applied successfully across
functions. Principles also have
the characteristic of being able
to provide the means to sustain
the change and activities they
encourage. Principles are
more basic than the detail used
to describe them. By identifying
fundamental principles, and
applying them over time, great
progress can be made and
sustained.
 The Enterprise Triangle
♦ Why segment if we are P ro d u ct E n te rp ris e
trying to integrate?
 Separate functions with
specific activities
 Nature of systems is
integrating activities
through communicational
and organizational means
 Identifying separate
functions aids in P ro cess

understanding them which

is necessary for
improvement
 Traditional Manufacturing
♦ Design
– The documented specification of material,
performance, etc. of the product that society needs.

♦ Materials
– Everything that is made is made of something.

♦ Process
– The sequence of activities & functions to form the
materials into the design to meet the criteria set
forth.
 Traditional Business
♦ Economics
– Ensuring the system can sustain itself and reasonably
benefit the investors of the enterprise.
♦ Human Relations
– Managing the people that are needed to operate the
system.
♦ Strategy
- Method(s) used to insure service to the customer is
efficient and effective and maintain survival in the
environment.
Design and Economics
♦ Design criteria
♦ Economics
– Material
– Cost
– Performance – Customer ability to pay

– Safety – Market
– Function – Distribution

– Environment – Reliability
– Process requirements – Conditions of use
Design and Economics
♦ So manufacturing is:
– A production system
– Workable design
– Economically
produceable
– Complete system
– Marketable
– Valuable enough to
continue the reason for
the production’s
existence.
Design and Economics
♦ Grandpa:
– Knows the process
– Order of operations
– Understands the
material
– Has a customer (of
sorts)

♦ Is he manufacturing?
– Depends on our definition
Material and Human Resources
♦ Material Resources
– Equipment
– Material
– Data
– Designs
– Order
– Organizations
– Processes
– Operations
Human Resources
♦ Understanding
♦ Quality of life
♦ Education
♦ Detrimental effects of
mass production
♦ Behavioral skills
♦ Psychological aspects
♦ Change
 Process and Strategy

Production parameter
Team based solutions
Understanding systems
The “aim” of the system
Link of purpose and
strategy
Vision at all levels
Integration of System View
♦ Integrated learning
♦ Experience with
theory
♦ Building relationships
♦ Socratic learning
♦ Simulated learning
♦ Developing the
discipline
Comprehensive Vision