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Volume I (Tapes 1 and 2) (64-4043-01 -1 ISBN 0-256-12349-7)

Tape 1

Lean Production (13 minutes) This segment shows and discusses how Lean Production is used at Caterpillar, Cummins Engine, and Navistar.  Interviews with upper management at the three companies bring out the importance of customer-driven "pull" systems and how the companies employ JIT, Kanban, Jidoka, and MRP II to perform better.

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LP1.avi

Lean Production

 

Definition

Student CD, Website

2:20

2:40

LP2.avi

Lean Production

 

Other definitions

Website

3:42

3:55

LP3.avi

Lead Time

 

Reduction Example

Instructor CD, Website

5:00

5:38

LP4.avi

Flexibility Multimodels

 

Caterpillar

Student CD, Website

6:10

7:06

LP5.avi

Group Technology

 

Example Cummins

Instructor CD, Website

7:50

8:31

LP6.avi

Jidoka

 

Example/Definition

Quality as the source

Student CD, Website

8:32

9:21

LP7.avi

Inventory turns

 

Example

Website

9:40

10:31

LP8.avi

MRPII

 

Description/Example - Navistar

Student CD, Website

11:43

13:13

 

Volume I, Tape 1

Quality (13 minutes) George Bush at the Baldrige Award ceremony opens this segment, which goes on to list the seven basic tools.  Then Zytec, Motorola, and Hewlett Packard are used as examples.

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QC1.avi

Quality Imperative

 

President Bush speaking

Website

15:26

15:55

QC2.avi

Baldrige Award

 

Description

Student CD, Website

16.39

17:15

QC3.avi

Baldrige Criteria

 

Listing

Website

17:15

17:44

QC4.avi

Quality Management

 

Motorola Example
Six-Sigma/Galvin

Student CD, Website

17:45

18:46

QC5.avi

Quality/Customer Focus

 

Zytec Ex./SPC

Website

18:49

19:28

QC6.avi

Quality/Tracking

 

Zytec Andon example

Instructor CD, Website

19:52

20:27

QC7.avi

Quality/costs

 

H-P example

Website

20:30

21:06

QC8.avi

Quality Tools

 

Statistical tools (Cause/effect; check sheet pareto; run chart; histogram control chart; scattergram)

Student CD, Website

21:26

22:45

QC9.avi

Flow Charts

 

H-P example
Process Improvement

Instructor CD, Website

23:57

24:56

QC10.avi

Pareto diagram

 

H-P example

Instructor CD, Website

24:56

25:38


Volume I, Tape 1

The Manufacturing Process (10 minutes) This segment presents the Hayes-Wheelright continuum, from customized, low-volume to mechanized, high-volume manufacturing.  Most of the segment is on-site footage from a tool and die shop, Caterpillar, Ford, and Nucor Steel.

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MP1.avi

Product/Process Matrix

 

Description

Student CD, Website

28:38

30:00

MP2.avi

Product/Process Types

 

Three examples

Instructor CD, Website

30:01

30:18

MP3.avi

PPM/Job Shop

 

Machine tools

Student CD, Website

30:24

32:06

MP4.avi

PPM/Batch

 

Caterpillar

Student CD, Website

32:09

33:17

MP5.avi

PPM/Assembly line Ford

 

 

Student CD, Website

33:26

34:25

MP6.avi

PPM/Continous

 

Nucor Steel

Student CD, Website

 

34:28

35:42

 Volume I, Tape 2

Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (12 minutes) This segment presents an on-site tour of the Nucor Steel mini-mill, focusing on the automation system.  Included are interviews with the plant manager, controller, and caster supervisor. This segment includes good illustrations of controls, process manufacturing, automation, and productivity.

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NU1.avi

Computer Integrated Manufacturing

 

System explanation

Website

1:28:45

29:14

NU2.avi

Productivity

 

Improvement example

Website

29:14

29:40

NU3.avi

Incentives/teamwork

 

Overview, Nucor

Website

29:45

30:15

NU4.avi

CIM System

 

Graphic Illustration

Student CD, Website

30:18

31:02

NU5.avi

CIM/Financials

 

Description

Website

31:51

32:47

NU6.avi

Sequencing

 

Nucor Steel example

Website

35:28

35:51

Volume I, Tape 2

Manufacturing Inventory (11 minutes) This segment contrasts Navistar's high turnover-low inventory heavy truck manufacturing system with the high inventory-service parts business at Caterpillar.  Interviews bring out Navistar's reduction efforts as well as Caterpillar's responsiveness and the corresponding effects on inventory and costs.

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MI1.avi

Inventory Cost

 

 

Instructor CD, Website

1:00:36

1:09:20

MI2.avi

Inventory Definition

 

 

Student CD, Website

1:32

2:03

MI3.avi

Inventory Costs

 

 

Instructor CD, Website

2:10

2:28

MI4.avi

Inventory Part Numbers

 

Navistar example

Website

2:47

4:14

MI5.avi

Inventory Service Parts

 

Caterpillar example

Student CD, Website

6:21

7:56

MI6.avi

Inventory Service

 

 

Instructor CD, Website

9:10

9:35

 Volume I, Tape 2

Service (11 minutes) This segment features First National Bank of Chicago and particularly the operations aspect of its check-clearing system.  Interviews are included, which help reiterate the point that service businesses use "operations" principles to deliver quality "products." (This segment could be used as a "launch" vehicle for a service section in the course, or as a "surprise" to illustrate services in the scheduling, or control segment of the course.) 

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SE1.avi

Service/Overview

Example First National Bank of Chicago, customer base

Website

2:51

2:55

SE2.avi

Service/ location

 

First National Bank of Chicago

Website

2:56

3:17

SE3.avi

Service/process

 

Example check clearing at First National Bank of Chicago

Student CD, Website

3:30

4:12

SE4.avi

Service/ demand, capacity

 

Example First National Bank of Chicago

Student CD, Website

3:57

4:54

SE5.avi

Service/scheduling

 

Example First National Bank of Chicago forecasting workload

Instructor CD, Website

5:00

5:30

SE6.avi

Service/automation

 

Example, check processing at First National Bank of Chicago

Website

5:31

6:03

SE7.avi

Service/quality

 

Example First National Bank of Chicago

Instructor CD, Website

7:50

8:03

SE8.avi

Service/inventory

 

Interview First National Bank of Chicago services inventory compared to manufacturing

Instructor CD, Website

8:18

8:55

SE9.avi

Service/quality, performance

 

Example First National Bank of Chicago - performance measurements, graphic

Instructor CD, Website

8:56

10:05

SE10.avi

Quality team

 

Example First National Bank of Chicago with vendors

Website

10:17

10:53

SE11.avi

Service/manufacturing

Comparison, overview

Website

11:28

12:06


Volume II (65-4043-01; ISBN 0-256-15967-X)

Service Systems and the Service-System Design Matrix (12 minutes) First National Bank of Chicago is again highlighted with a survey of their customer services.  This segment highlights the distinctions between automated low contact services and highly customized face-to-face encounters.  It also relates these examples to other service companies and includes interview segments with managers.

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SS1.avi.

Service Processes

 

Description/overview

Instructor CD, Website

2:26

3:04

SS2.avi

Service Design Matrix

 

Overview and graphic

Student CD, Website

3:25

5:04

SS3.avi

Service, location

 

First National Bank center

Website

5:14

5:29

SS4.avi

Service, high volume

 

Example First National Bank - Mail contact

Website

5:40

6:36

SS5.avi

Service/technology

 

Example                    

Website

6:57

7:35

SS6.avi

Service/phone contact

 

Example

Website

7:38

8:16

SS7.avi

Service, face-to-face tight specs

 

Example

Website

8:21

9:06

SS8.avi

Service, face-to-face loose specs

 

Example,

Website

9:24

10:20

SS9.avi

Service, total customization

 

Example, loan

Instructor CD, Website

10:34

11:37

 

SS10.avi

Service, Management

 

Example

Website

11:55

12:14

Volume 2

Improving Operations Methods (12 minutes) This segment illustrates how Bernard Welding Equipment Company reduced set-up time and changed from a push to pull system to better serve their customers.  The tape illustrates how a high variety of products (3,000 different configurations) can be custom assembled for quick response to customer orders.  Topics touched on are Kanban, TQM, team approach, and JIT. 

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OM1.avi

Continuous improvement

 

TQM interview

Instructor CD, Website

2:57

3:50

OM2.avi

Continuous Improvement

 

example, Bernard Welding

Website

4:05

4:58

OM3.avi

Redesign

 

improvement cable process change Bernard Welding

Website

5:00

5:45

OM4.avi

Setup time reduction

 

example, cost and quality improvement, quicker delivery

Website

6:37

7:25

OM5.avi

Scheduling and Control

 

Schedule board on assembly line

Website

7:44

8:44

OM6.avi

Assembly / Kanban

 

Pull system

Website

8:46

9:24

OM7.avi

Containerization

 

quality control

Website

9:36

10:13

OM8.avi

Employee involvement

 

In continuous improvement

Website

10:14

11:37

 Volume 2

Layout Improvements and Equipment Strategies (10 minutes) This segment features Bernard Welding this time illustrating a reconfigured layout based on process flow as opposed to process type.  The segment also shows other improvements such as reducing the distance between related operations, renovating old equipment, upgrading to new technology, failsafing, and use of Kanban.

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LA1.avi

Layout

 

example, Bernard Welding graphic

Student CD, Website

3:03

3:30

LA2.avi

Process flow

 

shop floor redesign

Student CD, Website

3:31

4:05

LA3.avi

PLC, reuse

 

Reuse example

Website

4:50

5:30

LA4.avi

Flexibility, PLC

 

Example

Website

5:30

5:52

LA5.avi

Failsafing

 

quality at the source, Bernard Welding

Instructor CD, Website

5:54

7:10

LA6.avi

Order picking

 

Example Bernard, u-shape order

Website

7:30

8:28

LA7.avi

FIFO

 

Example

Website

8:30

8:44

LA8.avi

Employee Teams

 

Quality team interview

Website

9:40

10:23

Volume 2

Supplier Development Outreach Program (16 minutes) From Toyota, this tape describes changes and improvements made at Flex-n-Gate, a manufacturer in Danville, Illinois that supplies Toyota with pickup truck bumpers.  Toyota Supplier Development Institute engineers consulted with Flex-n-Gate in the process.  It includes factory footage and inter-views with the purchasing manager, project manager, development engineers and plant manager.

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SU1.avi

Supplier Relationship

 

Toyota and Flex-n-gate

Instructor CD, Website

1:05:47

6:36

SU2.avi

Kaizen/JIT

 

Toyota example; production before and after

Website

6:41

7:35

SU3.avi

Setup reduction

 

Example, dies time reduction

Website

8:22

9:05

SU4.avi

Setups

 

Example

Website

9:05

9:29

SU5.avi

Kanban

 

Kanban board, visual example and explanation

Student CD, Website

10:38

11:30

SU6.avi

Process Flow Improvement

 

Redesign of layout

Website

11:41

12:14

SU7.avi

Warehouse

 

Inventory and visual techniques for improvement

Website

13:53

14:46

SU8.avi

Continuous Improvement Team

 

Example Toyota

Website

15:13

15:46

SU9.avi

Continuous Improvement

 

Interview with supplier operations manager

Instructor CD, Website

16:17

16:40


Volume III (67-4043-01; ISBN 0-256-19528-5)

Reengineering at Caterpillar (11 minutes) This segment describes a real program undertaken at Caterpillar's Mossville Engine Center to reengineer the "drawing" process for engines.  The five-step procedure this cross-functional group followed streamlined the process while improving customer satisfaction and quality.  It also reduced the time required to produce drawings and costs.  Interviews with team members are included. 

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DESCRIPTION

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RE1.avi

Reengineering, goals

 

Overview

Instructor CD, Website

1:50

2:45

RE2.avi

Reengineering

 

Definition

Instructor CD, Website

2:46

3:21

RE3.avi

Reengineering/mission

 

Team mission statement

Website

3:22

4:14

RE4.avi

Reengineering/process selection

 

Example - Caterpillar

Student CD, Website

5:47

6:20

RE5.avi

Reengineering/process mapping

 

Example - Caterpillar

Student CD, Website

6:20

6:45

RE6.avi

Reengineering/process improvement

 

Example - Caterpillar

Instructor CD, Website

7:57

8:30

RE7.avi

Reengineering/process verification

 

Example - Caterpillar

Website

8:31

8:53

RE8.avi

Reengineering/process implementation

 

Example - Caterpillar

Website

8:53

9:44

RE9.avi

Reengineering/results

 

Example - Caterpillar

Website

10:18

10:44

Volume 3  

Washburn Guitars (12 minutes) Washburn manufactures and sells over 150,000 guitars annually.  This program provides an on-site overview of their job shop production system, with special emphasis on production scheduling priorities and their use of a flexible numerically controlled machine.

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PS1.avi

Job shop

 

Example - Guitar

Website

1:27

1:45

PS2.avi

Schedules, intermittent

 

Example - Washburn guitar

Instructor CD, Website

2:42

3:10

PS3.avi

Priority rules

 

Description

Student CD, Website

3:13

4:10

PS4.avi

CNC machine, set up

 

Scheduling around use of CNC machine

Website

4:24

4:40

PS5.avi

CNC machine, flexibility

 

Use in flexible manufacturing guitars

Website

4:54

5:29

PS6.avi

Job shop/crafting

 

Example guitars

Website

5:37

6:10

PS7.avi

Materials

 

Example guitars

Website

6:11

6:50

PS8.avi

Schedule /painting

 

Longest time, schedule backward from due date

Instructor CD, Website

7:30

7:54

PS9.avi

Inspection/testing

 

Job shop, guitars example

Website

8:17

9:07

PS10.avi

Parts/inventory

 

Example, guitars

Instructor CD, Website

9:08

9:38

PS11.avi

Location selection criteria

 

guitar site location

Website

9:40

10:20

Volume IV (Tapes I and 2) (June, 1996, 68-4043-01-1 ISBN 0-256-21570-7)

Tape I

Value-Driven Production at Trek (9 minutes) This segment describes the distinctive approach Trek uses to manufacture high quality, mass-customized bikes for their customers.  The organizing framework is the "value" approach to designing and manufacturing products to match customer needs.  On-site footage features interviews and examples of unique uses of materials, testing, and assembly. 

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VD1.avi

Value/definition

 

Example, Trek Bike

Instructor CD, Website

0.55

1:16

VD2.avi

Value/dimensions

 

Performance = speed x quality x flexibility

Website

1:17

1:39

VD3.avi

Value/production

 

Market wants

Website

1:55

2:45

VD4.avi

R&D/Testing

 

Example Trek bike

Website

3:15

3:54

VD5.avi

Materials testing

 

Example Trek bike

Website

3:54

5:15

VD6.avi

Materials/quality

 

Example Trek bike

Website

5:43

6:06

VD7.avi

Flexible Manufacturing

 

Process at Trek bike

Instructor CD, Website

6:41

7:15

VD8.avi

Technology

 

Example Trek bike

Instructor CD, Website

7:16

7:40

Volume IV, Tape 1

Scheduling Services - The United Solution (9 minutes) This segment presents an overview of the scheduling system used by United Airlines in planning and delivering over 2,200 trips with 500 planes per day.  Interviews with the developers of the 'PEGASYS' computer system which starts the process, along with discussions with key flight scheduling, equipment scheduling, and maintenance scheduling personnel lay out the procedures and issues United must deal with to efficiently deliver service in the travel industry .

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SSU1.avi

Service scheduling

 

Overview

Website

:55

1:20

SSU2.avi

Service scheduling

 

Example airlines, MPS

Student CD, Website

1:31

2:17

SSU3.avi

Scheduling/computer system

 

Example United Airlines flight schedule

Website

2:18

2:45

SSU4.avi

Scheduling/aircraft

 

Example United airlines

Website

3:19

3:52

SSU5.avi

Scheduling/maintenance

 

Example United airlines

Website

3:53

4:25

SSU6.avi

Scheduling/flight crew

 

Example United airlines

Website

4:26

4:49

SSU7.avi

Scheduling/manpower

 

Example United airlines ground crew, baggage handlers, gate agents, etc.

Website

5:26

5:51

SSU8.avi

Scheduling/computer system

 

Example United Pegasus

Student CD, Website

5:52

6:45

SSU9.avi

Workload/scheduling

 

Example United airlines peaks

Instructor CD, Website

6:57

7:39

SSU10.avi

Scheduling/shift bids

 

Example United airlines

Website

8:18

8:39


Volume IV, Tape 1

Quality Product and Process Design at Detroit Diesel (11 minutes) This segment describes the focus Detroit Diesel has on quality, from design of products though the actual manufacturing of engines, including the highly successful "series 60" engine.  Interviews with owner Roger Penske, the production manager and assembly workers are included.  Also included are on-site examples of the use of technology and talent to increase quality through product and process design. 

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DESCRIPTION

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QD1.avi

Quality/overview

 

Graphic

Website

:57

1:36

QD2.avi

Quality Function Deployment

 

Overview

Student CD, Website

1:59

2:46

QD3.avi

Design/testing

 

Example, Detroit Diesel

Website

4:07

4:27

QD4.avi

In process inspection

 

Example Detroit Diesel

Website

4:43

5:28

QD5.avi

AGV

 

Example Detroit Diesel

Website

6:05

6:15

QD6.avi

Automation/tolerances

 

Example Detroit Diesel, batch inspection

Website

6:48

7:51

QD7.avi

SPC

 

Example Detroit Diesel

Instructor CD, Website

7:53

8:44

QD8.avi

Design

 

Example Detroit Diesel

Website

9:20

9:42


Volume IV, Tape 2

Production Tour of the Vision Light System at Federal Signal (12 minutes) This segment follows the production and assembly process for vision lights at Federal Signal Corporation.  This begins with the original bill of materials schedule through incoming parts and kit inspections, and several assembly and sub-assembly processes.  Interviews with the master scheduler, operations manager, and supervisors in purchasing are included and all footage is on-site. 

FILE NAME

CONCEPT

DESCRIPTION

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TIME IN

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PT1.avi

Product design

 

Example at Federal Signal

Website

1:28

1:48

PT2.avi

Production process/steps

 

Overview of scheduling, panning, subassembly, packing & shipping at Federal Signal

Instructor CD, Website

2:20

2:47

PT3.avi

Bills of Materials

 

Example Federal Signal

Student CD, Website

2:50

3:49

PT4.avi

Capacity/daily

 

Example Federal Signal/planning

Instructor CD, Website

3:50

4:29

PT5.avi

Parts/subassembly

 

Example Federal Signal

Website

4:30

4:56

PT6.avi

Material flow

 

Example Federal Signal, work cell

Instructor CD, Website

5:05

5:34

PT7.avi

Cellular  work stations/flexibility

 

Example Federal Signal

Student CD, Website

5:39

6:14

PT8.avi

Inspection/incoming

 

Example Federal Signal in-process, suppliers

Website

6:19

6:55

PT9.avi

Subassembly

 

Example Federal Signal

Website

7:38

8:11

PT10.avi

Testing/in process

 

Example Federal Signal

Website

8:39

8:50

PT11.avi

Product design/lights

 

Example Federal Signal

Website

9:08

9:17

Volume IV, Tape 2

JIT at Federal Signal (12 minutes) This segment presents the use of both 'big' and 'little' JIT concepts at Federal Signal to reduce waste, improve quality, and closely meet customer demand in manufacturing a variety of products.  On-site examples of Kanban, work cells, and supplier relations are featured as well as short interviews with engineers and employees. 

FILE NAME

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DESCRIPTION

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TIME IN

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JI1.avi

JIT/overview

 

Graphic pull system

Website

1:18

2:05

JI2.avi

Big JIT

 

Definition

Student CD, Website

2:12

2:19

JI3.avi

Little JIT

 

Definition

Student CD, Website

2:19

2:29

JI4.avi

Safety Stock

 

Example Federal Signal, surplus

Website

2:47

2:57

JI5.avi

Waste

 

Suzaki waste of inventory, motion and from overproduction

Instructor CD, Website

2:59

3:12

JI6.avi

Group Technology

 

Work cell, circuit boards example

Instructor CD, Website

3:38

4:17

JI7.avi

Kanban

 

Visual example, container at Federal Signal

Website

4:55

5:24

JI8.avi

Barcodes/suppliers

 

Example Federal Signal

Student CD, Website

6:29

6:59

JI9.avi

Changeover/automatic

 

Example Federal Signal

Website

8:20

9:01

JI10.avi

JIT/Customization

 

Example Federal Signal

Instructor CD, Website

9:24

9:50

Volume V (ISBN 007-366182-1)

TriState-Converting to JIT -Part 1- Assessment (10 minutes)

This video describes and shows the assessment and planning steps taken by Tristate Industries, a small Midwestern supplier of metal products for the construction industry, as it ramps up to deliver a new product and double it's output based on a new contract. Tristate president Don Keller and consultant Jim Therrien analyze the operation and plan the conversion to a just-in-time manufacturing system. 

FILE NAME

CONCEPT

DESCRIPTION

AVAILABLE FROM

TIME IN

TIME OUT

BP1.avi

Capacity - Assessment

Capacity process planning at Tri-State Industries

Instructor CD, Website

3:20

4:26

B P2.avi

Batch Process Overview

Example Tri State Industries - traditional batch process

Website

4:27

5:32

BP3.avi

Flow charts – Assessment

Example Tri State Industries

Website

6:26

6:42

BP4.avi

World Class Manufacturing

Small company example-Tri State Industries

Website

6:50

7:10

BP5.avi

Employee involvement/teams

Example Tri-State Industries

Website

8:20

9:09


Volume V

TriState-Converting to JIT--Part 2- Implementation (9:50 minutes)

This segment shows how TriState implemented the new cells, eliminated a large percentage, of WIP and instituted a Kanban control system. Overviews of the old and new systems are shown along with on-site interviews with employees and managers. 

FILE NAME

CONCEPT

DESCRIPTION

AVAILABLE FROM

TIME IN

TIME OUT

TS1.avi

Goals

Example Tri State Industries

Website

2:20

2:36

TS2.avi

Work Cells

Example Tri State Industries of work cells/group technology

Student CD, Website

4:24

5:16

TS3.avi

Kanban

Example  Tri State Industries

Instructor CD, Website

5:17

6:17

TS4.avi

Lot Sizes - Kanban

Example Tri State Industries

Website

6:18

7:03

TS5.avi

Teamwork – Innovation

Example  Tri State Industries

Website

7:41

8:12

TS6.avi

Poka-yoke - setup time reduction

Example Tri State Industries

Website

9:28

10:39

Volume V

International Logistics featuring American President Lines (11 minutes)
This segment tours the new Los Angeles harbor operated by American President Lines (APL) and describes the state of the art terminal operations. The use of GPS, and electronic tracking from point of origin to final destination through the harbor and electronic loading maps and schedules are illustrated. Capacity and speed issues are described along with the whole range of services provided by APL to global manufacturers and suppliers. 

FILE NAME

CONCEPT

DESCRIPTION

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TIME IN

TIME OUT

LO1.avi

Intermodal transportation

Cargo transfer, trucking example APL

Website

2:57

3:27

LO2.avi

Technology – Logistics

Container Shipping and Tracking at APL

Student CD, Website

3:36

3:49

LO3.avi Technology – Capacity / logistics Capacity issues APL terminal Student CD, Website 4:02 5:13
LO4.avi Technology – Tracking /GPS Routing of goods example APL Student CD, Website 5:50 6:36
           

Volume VI (ISBN 007-366193-7)

Product Design and Manufacturing at -TriState Industries (10 minutes)
This video provides an overview of several key design issues considered during the development and manufacturing process setup for new trailers made by TriState Industries in Indiana. Designer Don Keller discusses tools and methods he used as well as how customer preferences were taken into account. Illustrations of the manufacturing specifications in the plant are included.

FILE NAME

CONCEPT

DESCRIPTION

AVAILABLE FROM

TIME IN

TIME OUT

TPD 1.AVI

Product Design

General Discussion

Instructor CD, Website

0:59

2:01

TPD 2.AVI

CAD

Description/Example TriState Industries Trailer

Instructor CD, Website

2:02

3:19

TPD 3.AVI

Product Design for Manufacturing

Example TriState Industries

Website

 

3:20

 

3:50

TPD 4.AVI

Product Design Prototype

Materials Example TriState Industries

Website

3:51

5:31

TPD 5.AVI

Design Process

Example TriState Industries- New product manufacturing process

Instructor CD, Website

 

6:07

 

7:10

TPD 6.AVI

Process Selection

Example TriState Industries

Instructor CD, Website

7:11

7:34


Volume VI

Project Management-Building the Alton 'Super Bridge' (10 minutes)

This segment follows the story of the building of the Alton, Illinois, super bridge across the Mississippi River and is based on a two-hour PBS documentary on the same subject. Highlights include descriptions of design, construction process, and even weather-related issues that project managers had to deal with in completing the project. Interviews with managers and contractors are included.
 

FILE NAME

CONCEPT

DESCRIPTION

TEXT CHAPTER

TIME IN

TIME OUT

PM1.AVI

Projects- Concept

Definition/ Example Alton Bridge

Student CD, Website

:40

1:20

PM2.AVI

Work Breakdown Structure

Example Alton Bridge-Tasks

Student CD, Website

1:35

2:31

PM3.AVI

Project Management Scheduling

GANTT Charts

Student CD, Website

2:58

3:35

PM4.AVI

Project Materials/Delays

Example Alton Bridge-

Website

5:00

6:24

PM5.AVI

PERT/ CPM

Definitions- Scheduling complex projects

Instructor CD, Website

6:30

7:15