• System Performance
o Discuss capacity issues (min; max; seasonal and cyclical spikes).
? Elaborate on production capacity strategy.
? Explain options for adding production capacity in response to changing market demand.
? Discuss how current customer needs will be translated into the production of customized products by the manufacturing system.
o Discuss product quality and convertibility issues
? Changing time between product models; would you run in batches or one-piece flow?
this is the link of the product:
http://www.peoplepoweredmachines.com/ecopod/index.htm
References (initial list): o List at least two academic-quality resources (e.g., books, research papers, patents, etc.) on manufacturing processes and production systems.
oYou can use http://scholar.google.com for a quick initial research reference check (refer also to the “Using Google For Academic Research” handout)
oYou can use http://www.madehow.com as an initial reference to identify how products similar to yours are manufactured
