Course curriculum

  • 1

    Making Your Task More Efficient: Strategies for reducing cycle time

    • Introduction

    • Overview of Efficiency

    • Efficiency Strategies

    • Part Refilling Strategies

    • Conclusion

    • Quiz
  • 2

    Making Your Task More Reliable: Sources of error

    • Introduction

    • Improving Task Reliability

    • Considering Sources of Error

    • Conclusion

    • Quiz
  • 3

    Testing Your Task: Runoffs

    • Introduction

    • Overview of Runoffs

    • Conclusion

    • Quiz
  • 4

    Lab: Mill Tending Simulation

    • Introduction

    • Hardware Setup and Initialization

    • Programming the Initial Part Pick

    • Using an Alignment Fixture

    • Inserting the Part into the Vise

    • Placing the Finished Part

    • Adding a "Request for Access" Switch

    • Considerations for Optimization
  • 5

    Going Lights Out: Considerations for 24/7 production

    • Introduction

    • What is Lights Out Production?

    • Considerations for Lights Out Production

    • Conclusion

    • Quiz
  • 6

    Creating Your Next Task: Making changeover easy

    • Considerations for Changeover

    • Quiz