Title: Plan for production.
Course: Manufacturing Systems II, Advanced (13002-II) > Section: Using Advanced Manufacturing Systems Processes

Planning should include

- basic components of production planning:
  - company’s capacity for production
  - production rate
  - production strategies
- demonstration of technical writing skills in development of a product plan
- ability to calculate output capacity
- use of spreadsheet to graphically display a monthly production schedule.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are examples of rapid prototyping?
- Why is production planning necessary?
- What are some common methods of generating a production schedule?
- How are spreadsheets used in a manufacturing time study?
- What are key points about using a spreadsheet as part of the production planning?
- Where in your process are quality control inspections needed? Explain.