INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY WITHOUT AUTOMATION

Ford's Wayne Assembly plant is not resplendent with robots and flexible automation. However, the plant has made major advances in productivity with the use of Statistical Process Control and Employee Involvement. It now operates with 23.4 man-hours of labor per car, down from over 30 man-hours just 2 years ago. Increasing manufacturing productivity is tied directly to improvements in the design and engineering of the product itself.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Chilton Company, Incorporated

  One Chilton Way
  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19089
• Authors:
  • MCELROY, J
• Publication Date: 1984-3

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 44-46
• Serial:
  • Automotive Industries
  • Volume: 164
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Randall Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 1099-4130
  • Serial URL: http://www.ai-online.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Applications; Assembly lines; Automation; Automobile industry; Automobiles; Employee participation; Management; Process control; Productivity; Robotics; Statistics; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Automobile assembly plants
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387322
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 920
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 28 1984 12:00AM