Recent questions tagged manufacturing

Description : I have an idea created. I need help with manufacturing and distribution can you help?

Last Answer : Tell us the idea! Come on, be serious here. You need a business plan, for one thing. Intellectual property lawyers. Financing. Managers, Business contract experts Distribution experts. Start at the beginning. Write a business plan.

Description : What do food line assembly workers get paid?

Last Answer : Whatever is the minimum wage in their area – which in the USA is probably from about 7 something to 15 dollars an hour.

Description : In fifty years, will automation be good or bad for the world as a whole?

Last Answer : answer:Things suck in the long run for humans. We'll be replaced by machined. [ jobs and such ] The poor will still be poor and the middle class will sorta disappear. It will be good in some ... to think thru some situations, they will just do and if things break they won't be able to continue.

Description : So then how do they make taffy with the designs in the middle?

Last Answer : They roll the taffy in sheets, put the right strips or whatever design on the sheets then they roll them and then cut them, same princeable as making clay covered pens.

Description : How are candy canes wrapped?

Last Answer : Maybe they’re wrapped and then molded into the cane? I bet somewhere there is a video of them on a conveyor belt

Description : Compute various manufacturing overhead rates?

Last Answer : answer:Hi @shaundracobb, welcome to Fluther! This appears to be a homework question for an Econ class, is that correct? I ask because simply answering homework questions is frowned upon here. You may find people ... more helpful. Sorry I can't be one of those people today I don't know Econ :-)

Description : What does it mean when a manufacturer says it is a light manufacturer?

Last Answer : usually assembly of components, toasters, keyboards, etc. some metal stamping or plastic molding or woodworking. As opposed to a steel mill or auto plant or oil refinery. Light infers less ... of employees. It the activity and the needed amenities that make the light versus heavy classification.

Description : Write four advantages of FMS (Flexible Manufacturing System).

Last Answer : 1. Large variety of same products 2. Profitable investment. 3. Requires limited inventory. 4. Low labor cost. 5. Flexible system. 6. Speedy production. 7. Improve product quality.