Imt Case of Study Tech
The case study was conducted to propose an intelligent strategy for the Information Systems (IS) Department of the Fort Wayne, Indiana Plant, which is the largest custom-machine factory in North America and subsidiary company of International Machine and Tool (IMT-USA).
The IS division had made several proposals of incremental solutions to aid the urgent needs of their system, however, they could not acquire the specific solution which will show them what modifications should be done and how would it be done.
The aim of the study is to propose a new and latest hardware platform that will suit best on the applications needed by the Fort Wayne’s Information System. This study include the examination of the different subunits under the IS department, the recommendations and solutions formed and the quantitative analysis of the examiners.
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study Evolution of Fort Wayne Plant The Fort Wayne plant facility, originally from WILMEC, was constructed in mid-1960’s specifically to manufacture the type of custom machine called a “large vertical”. In 1985, WILMEC moved its “medium horizontal” production capability to Fort Wayne, Indiana. After 5 years, GE Inc. abandoned its custom machine business and sold it to WILMEC’s. GE’s production equipment was then moved to WILMEC’s Fort Wayne plant, however, the GE technology is very different from the 2 custom machines which WILMEC produces, it is called “large horizontal”. With the 3 machine types, Fort Wayne continued its production until in mid-1995 WILMEC’s sold all of its custom machine engineering, manufacturing and sales operation to IMT.
The Fort Wayne Plant transitioned from a busy single-product, focused factory to a factory that was nearly closed (due to a lack of orders) and employed only a few hundred workers. It then evolved into a facility that supported three technically different products (large-horizontal, large-vertical, and
The IS division had made several proposals of incremental solutions to aid the urgent needs of their system, however, they could not acquire the specific solution which will show them what modifications should be done and how would it be done.
The aim of the study is to propose a new and latest hardware platform that will suit best on the applications needed by the Fort Wayne’s Information System. This study include the examination of the different subunits under the IS department, the recommendations and solutions formed and the quantitative analysis of the examiners.
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study Evolution of Fort Wayne Plant The Fort Wayne plant facility, originally from WILMEC, was constructed in mid-1960’s specifically to manufacture the type of custom machine called a “large vertical”. In 1985, WILMEC moved its “medium horizontal” production capability to Fort Wayne, Indiana. After 5 years, GE Inc. abandoned its custom machine business and sold it to WILMEC’s. GE’s production equipment was then moved to WILMEC’s Fort Wayne plant, however, the GE technology is very different from the 2 custom machines which WILMEC produces, it is called “large horizontal”. With the 3 machine types, Fort Wayne continued its production until in mid-1995 WILMEC’s sold all of its custom machine engineering, manufacturing and sales operation to IMT.
The Fort Wayne Plant transitioned from a busy single-product, focused factory to a factory that was nearly closed (due to a lack of orders) and employed only a few hundred workers. It then evolved into a facility that supported three technically different products (large-horizontal, large-vertical, and