Key Events/Case Synopsis National Fabricators Inc. is a company that specializes in the manufacturing of lockers‚ school furniture‚ toilet partitions‚ steel shelving‚ and is now currently owned by Tom Kruger after buying out $75‚000 of shares from shareholders in 1992. The industry is very competitive as costs are rising and prices being cut while the economy declines at the same time. As the president of National Fabricators‚ Tom Kruger needs to bring the company back on its feet in order to
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This case study is about Circuit Board Fabricators‚ Inc. which manufactures circuit boards for several companies like Apple Computer and Hewlett-Packard to name a few. Circuit Board Fabricators‚ Inc. plant was designed to produce 1000 boards per day but they cannot meet such production levels as their process engineer insists. On a good day‚ Circuit Board Fabricators‚ Inc. is able to produce around 700 boards. One will analyze and see how Circuit Board Fabricators‚ Inc. can meet the 1000 board requirements
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Circuit Board Fabricators‚ Inc. CBF hired you to help determine why it is not able to produce the 1‚000 boards per day. 1. What type of process flow structure is CBF using? 2. Diagram the process in a manner similar to Exhibit 6.7. 3. Analyze the capacity of the process. 4. What is the impact of the losses in the process in Inspection and Final Test? 5. What recommendation would you make for a short-term solution of CBF’s problems? 6. What long-term recommendations would you make.
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Case: Circuit Board Fabricators‚ Inc. What type of process flow structure is CBF using? The company is using a batch shop process flow structure. CBF‚ Inc. bases its board fabrication process on the average job size or on its typical order. This means that the company proceeds with the manufacturing process in batches so as to meet the specific requirements per order. The typical contract that the company currently gets is 60 boards per order. However‚ due to persisting factory
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Most structural steel failures happen at connections....where a beam connects to a column‚ where a joist connects to a beam‚ where a hanging rod connects to a beam (the Kansas City Hyatt discussed above). The Structural Engineer must design the design the steel members and give guidelines for the connections. Many people in the Construction Industry don’t understand‚ though‚ that the Structural Engineer rarely designs the connections. Why is that? Historically‚ the Steel Fabricators developed many
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Nucor Corporation Introduction Nucor Corporation‚ the largest U.S. mini-mill‚ continues to gain market share in flat roll and strip steel. Recent successful acquisitions‚ application of new technologies‚ prospects for global growth‚ a strong balance sheet‚ as well as improved economic outlook for the steel industry‚ make Nucor an attractive buy with a near term stock price target of $65 to $70. Background Nucor Corporation (NUE) was founded by auto manufacturer Ranson E. Olds. Through a
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Custom Fabricators‚ Inc. Case Study With the constant change in demand‚ businesses must consistently review various strategies‚ customer needs and core competencies to determine all are in align with the company purpose and mission. Manufacturing companies are endeavoring to be order winners in the various markets today. They must differentiate between the competition and core competencies in a very challenging economy. Custom Fabricators‚ Inc has been the primary manufacturing company for Orleans
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Lawson’s Custom Fabricators‚ Inc.‚ create value for Orleans? Custom Fabricators‚ Inc. is able to create value to Orleans because Custom Fabricator’s manufacturing plant is right next to Orleans’ plant. Ben is able to minimize lead-time for Orleans. They are able to deliver parts to Orleans really fast. Quality is also something Custom Fabricators could ensure because they are able to fix something and deliver it to Orleans quicker because they are so close to each other. Custom Fabricators would also
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Carbon steel is steel in which the main interstitial alloying constituent is carbon in the range of 0.12–2.0%. The American Iron and Steel Institute(AISI) defines carbon steel as the following: "Steel is considered to be carbon steel when no minimum content is specified or required for chromium‚cobalt‚ molybdenum‚ nickel‚ niobium‚ titanium‚ tungsten‚ vanadium or zirconium‚ or any other element to be added to obtain a desired alloying effect; when the specified minimum for copper does not exceed 0
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ALLOY STEELS I. A. ALLOYING ELEMENTS Any metallic element added during the making of steel for the purpose of increasing corrosion resistance‚ hardness‚ or strength. The metals used most commonly as alloying elements in stainless steel include chromium‚ nickel‚ and molybdenum. Characteristic of alloying elements Very important elements for alloy steels are manganese‚ nickel‚ chromium‚ molybdenum‚ vanadium‚ tungsten‚ silicon‚ copper‚ cobalt and boron. All commercial steels contain 0‚3-0
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