The Bullet System as a Production Solution in the Linen Industry
Background/Problem:
“Linen company A” cleans linens for local hotels and restaurants. The linen company has had a drastic increase in their amounts of work to the point that their labor force is insufficient. To hire more labor is feasible, but they would like to keep from doing this, allowing themselves to save money in the long run. They’re problem is lack of labor, and the want to maximize efficiency in the workplace.
Solution:
The best solution for the company is to use Automation Dynamics. Automation Dynamics is a company from the Kansas City area that has created and patented many automated counting and sorting systems for the linen industry. They have many various options available for each individual customer. They first visit the linen company and determine which materials will be needed to fulfill the customers’ desires. Then, they are able to give a bid for the customized application. These systems
The backbone of the system is the patented bullet system. This is a system entirely designed by the company. It consists of large motors that create vacuum through 8” pvc, which can move linen at a high rate of speed. Counting bins can also be incorporated into this system.It can perform a number of tasks.
• Move materials
• Sort materials
• Count while sorting
• Weigh material
The biggest benefit of the system is that it eliminates the need for vacuum bins, conveyors, and the personnel needed to run these. So not only will the system keep the labor force from growing, it will actually allow one to eliminate part of the force.
The VCS2000 can be used in conjunction with the bullet system. It is used to fully automate the soil room of a linene company.
Rocket-Blast, LLC, a beverage maker, has seen its profit margins reduced which presents a real problem for the company going forward (Precord & Macdonald, nd). Management has decided that operating costs must be reduced in order to increase profit margins to
In today’s operational management arena, there are certain expectations from a managerial aspect that must be met in order to be successful. A comprehensive look at the Space Age Furniture Company will show exactly what the Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) calculations are for this company at present time and then take the information given in order to properly suggest ways to improve the sub-assemblies. In addition, there will be an analysis on the trade-offs between the overtime and inventory costs. A calculation will be made on the new MRP that will improve the base MRP. This paper will also compare and contrast the types of production processing to include the job shop, batch, repetitive, or continuous, and determine which the primary mode of operation should be and exactly why. A detailed description on how management can keep track of the job status and location during production will also be addressed. Finally, there will be a recommendation on they type of changes that need to occur that will be beneficial to the company and at the same time add value to the customer. This paper will conclude with summary of the major points.
For the month of December, our expected demand is 377 units of Double Team (Fries and Nuggets with Drinks). 377 orders would need 28,297.08grams of fries and 18,864.72grams of nuggets; in cooking this, it will consume 12,563.90ml of oil; to make the juice, 4,716.18grams of powdered juice and 6,036.71ounces of water is needed; and 377 cups and 377 straws because 1 unit of Double Team needs 125g of Fries, 50g of Nuggets, 33.3ml of Oil, 12.5g of juice powder, and 16oz of water, 1 straw and 1 cup. In order to meet this demand for the month of September, we must be able to sell at least 16 orders of Double Team per
Gardner Trucking Inc is a trucking company that has over 1200 freight trucks specializing in different deliveries of goods such as paper, cans, metal, and doors to companies such as Corrucraft, Budweiser, Pepsi, Metal Containers, and Home Depot. Each freight truck can make up to 10 stops a day delivering to different customers. With each location, paperwork such as proof of delivery, invoices, and bill of ladings must be turned in, along with driver logs by the driver to the central office so that it can be properly billed and filed away. With over 1200 trucks making on average of 5 stops, and 3 pieces of paper per stop along with 1200 driver logs, that comes to about 20,000 pieces of paperwork everyday that must be processed. The current process involves sending the paperwork to the central office via courier or by UPS. Everyday approximately 30 boxes of paperwork must be sorted, copied, entered into the system, billed to the customers, and then put into storage. Also, a copy of the proof of delivery and invoice must be sent to the customer so that the company can get paid. Gardner Trucking has approximately 40 employees in the processing department to handle the incoming paperwork as fast as possible. This process alone can take up to 5 days from the time a customers product gets delivered before a customer gets invoiced The paperwork must also be filed and stored properly for each customer for up to 1 year of all deliveries. Gardner Trucking has a warehouse along with several containers to store all the paperwork. Sometimes customers will lose the proof of delivery or say they never received it and request a copy be sent via email, fax or mail in order for the invoice to be paid. At that point, the paperwork must be found, a copy made, given to accounts receivable to send out and filed again. Sometimes the invoices do not get paid or deeply discounted because the proof of delivery could not be found (after spending many hours to locate it) to send to the customer.
Firstly, it may lead to short-run economic growth and reduce unemployment rate. Besides, it may have supply-side effects if the government spend money on infrastructure or education, so it may lead to long-run economic growth.
The O.P. Henley Textile Mill had a significant divide between employees and management and the working conditions were poor. There would have been many opportunities to make improvements such as improved working conditions, training and promotion programs, communication, and the building of trust. Significant wage increases may not have been necessary as long as they were competitive for the local market. In fact, a well-structured profit or gain-sharing program, benefitting both parties, may have been sufficient.
Additionally, it can give many Americans more opportunity to work and serve the country. Looking back to the Civil War, many factory workers were needed to do things such as manufacture guns and weapons or make uniforms for soldiers. The labor force needed for that was very large and because of it, man...
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 defects, they manufacture a total of 75 boards per batch in order to compensate for 20% of the boards that they typically reject during the process.
Alex is the Plant Manager of a division of Unico, which is a rather loss making plant, and having a lot of trouble mainly as far as its with its productivity and meeting with the deadlines was concerned.
Don Bradish was recently hired to fix scheduling issues with the new company in which he works, The Fitzgerald Machine Company. There are a few relevant facts that were given in this case study. The first and foremost fact is Mr. Bradish was hired because the company is having issue with their scheduling. This is important because he comes in with a relevant degree and years of experience with a reputable company. He is going to be looked for to find a solution to the issue outlined in the case study. The second relevant fact in the case study is that the company that The Fitzgerald Machine Company is working with is having labor issues. This is considerable because the $300,000 order is a considerably large
A firm’s primary objectives are cutting un-necessary costs, reducing overhead, and cutting labor costs. America has one of the highest GDP’s, with the minimum wage law in the US being $5.15 an hour. Most people woul...
Lululemon’s has to produce and sell 150,000 jackets in order to cover their total expenses, fixed and variable. At this level of sales, Lululemon’s will breakeven (profit = loss).
creates traffic, and forces for roads to be rebuilt to get rid of that problem. It is a better thing because it generates jobs, but it also affects the daily living, and it creates traffic. Some may
? Some workers and unions opposed this theory because they feared that working harder or faster would exhaust whatever work was available, causing layoffs.