Building The Big Stuff-Planes, Trains, Ships, Etc

摘要

Manufacturing of planes, trains, and other ultra-large products may require a different approach to process planning and facility design beyond the over-simplified characterizations of functional, line and cellular arrangements. Staffing strategies, for example, make for large differences in space requirements and throughput time. This paper examines the implications for Plant Layout, Workflow, Engineering and Cash Flow in this type of manufacturing.