We went round and round on this for a while on JSLean, and this is what I surmised. I absolutely do not consider it to be definitive, and welcome any and all...
It is so common, that no one even thinks about it. It is just business as usual. If horizontal boring mill HB1211 and Vertical turning center VT2366 are both...
{Jim Peck] Anthony, the simplest form of job shop has one manufacturing process it can perform and could have as little as one person part of it. Is that a...
Michel Baudin, We in JobShopLean would be interest in hearing about the Manufacturing and Management Institute. Would you be interested in filling us in? Jim...
Rob, Many job shops have no routing system, IE Department, or Manufacturing Engineering department. Many do not use the term "routing". The job shops that have...
Probably good ideas, Jim. I catch myself using local terms more than I should. My worst habit is "job package" rather than "job traveler," the latter being...
Hi Jim, thanks for engaging me on this. I read through the earlier posts and see careful consideration being put into the focus and interaction here. I am just...
This quote of the definition of job shop was taken from the APICS (Association for Operations Management) Dictionary and appeared in NWLean. I think we can all...
<Robert.Tristani@...> Is someone keeping track of all the Job Shop Definition suggestions on this forum? Below you will find a summary of characteristics (in...
Hello All, I have been traveling while this post has been developing and have not had a chance to contribute. Rather than a technical definition, I can often...
<Robert.Tristani@...> Is someone keeping track of all the Job Shop Definition suggestions on this forum? Probably a lexicon posted in the files section would...
Applying Lonnie's rule of thumb to this foundry (closing due to losing all their contracts with GM), they are not a job shop. They sold "products" to GM. If...
Looking at skill levels of employees is another way to evaluate the type of manufacturing an organization performs. In continuous flow manufacturing an...
Everyone I've talked to in several industries always uses the "order size" mentality for definition. However, working in a manufacturing organization, I don't...
I would challenge this method heavily. NEVER would I establish a continuous flow process without people being cross-trained, including from Assembly to...
I do have some positive things to say about Chrysler, but this story is not one of them. You know I worked in a continuous flow engine component machining...
About 15 or 16 months ago I saw an article in a Lansing, Michigan, newspaper about a local company that was going to receive a state grant to build a...
Years ago Rob Tristani made the case that the shipyard he works for is a job shop rather than a contract manufacturer. I bought into that, but with some ...
I have included several Wikipedia links to words that describe the higher skill level people often found in job shops. In the era before mass manufacturing was...
Jim, Why would I be concerned if they classified themselves as a job shop or not??? I care that they provide good quality, on time for a decent price. Sounds...
Hello Jim, I am not privvy to your discussions with Rob but I have talked about Rob's work with him and I would not say he makes ships, he makes repairs. He...
I do not think the company involved necessarily classifies themselves as a job shop. That was my assessment of them. Your smell test would say the same thing....
[Jim Peck]One thing that makes me agree this is a job shop is that all the functions described probably require workers who have specialized trade skills. I...
This software sales aid offers a questionnaire for determining the type of manufacturing software that matches your organizational needs. If we review all the...
Over 20 years ago I got to see the assembly operations of a machine building job shop. This area consisted of bare floor space marked off with tape. The...
I found two things of interest here. One is the discussion of the use of 5S at Penske owned dealership service departments. I think a case can be made that...
We in the lean email groups have been hearing about TWI from Mark Warren for a couple of years. What I find fascinating is that TWI was both so effective and...
Jim, I am going to disagree with you on this one, based on a few assumptions. 1. A contract manufacturer is hired by someone to build something. Generally...
I see the difference between a job shop and a contract manufacturer being that the job shop produces 1 or a small batch with no particular expectations of ever...
