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M02 S07 Course Notes

The document outlines the assembly process of airplanes at the Sky-View Airplane Company, detailing six operations across various workstations. Each operation requires specific blocks of raw materials and involves assembling different sections of the airplane, with checkpoints for quality and performance checks. Engineers monitor cycle times and lead times to ensure efficiency in the construction process.

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M02 S07 Course Notes

The document outlines the assembly process of airplanes at the Sky-View Airplane Company, detailing six operations across various workstations. Each operation requires specific blocks of raw materials and involves assembling different sections of the airplane, with checkpoints for quality and performance checks. Engineers monitor cycle times and lead times to ensure efficiency in the construction process.

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Module 02-Section 07 Airplane Assembly

The following is an overview of the Airplane Construction

2 – 16 pin blocks are required at Workstation 1.These are assembled at Workstation 1.


The operator puts the two pieces together to make the primary wing and air frame.

Operation 2 requires 5 – 8pin blocks of raw materials. These are assembled at Workstation 2

The operator adds to the wings and to the front section of the nose

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Operation 3, Requires 3 8 pin blocks of raw materials. These are assembled at Workstation 3.

The operator adds to the tail section.

Once the tail section has been added the operator checks the plane for length using a checking fixture.

Operation 4, requires 6 4 pin blocks of raw materials. These are assembled at workstation 4.
The operator installs the under section of the nose, installs the fuselage, adds the cockpit, the rest of the
tail and the wheels.

Operation 5 is a checkpoint, A check occurs at Workstation 5

The operator checks the stress points. Check horizontally only at the designated points. If the gauge can
be inserted into a crack, then the aircraft becomes rework.

Operation 6 is a Queue Area, All planes that arrive in Workstation 6 are considered shipped.
The operator counts and records the number of planes that are shipped.
These planes are then torn down in order to prep for the next part of the simulation. The teardown is of
no significance to the data being gathered.

Note that at operation 3, there is a changeover required. The company makes a white plane whenever a
customer puts in a special order. When a white plane arrives into the queue area of workstation 3, the
operator must change the checking fixture.

The operator must take the tape off the top and bottom of the green fixture.
They must then pick up the green fixture and take it to stores.
They will leave the green fixture behind and take the white fixture back to workstation 3.

They must then tape the white fixture down and measure the length of the white plane.
Once this is done, they will have to repeat the process to change from the white fixture back to the green
one again.

When the green fixture is back in place, it is business as usual until the next arrival of a white plane.
Finally there are two engineers who check for performance and record data.
Both engineers use a stop watch to make their observations.

Engineer #1, checks for cycle times.

That is the time of construction at work station #1, The delivery of the assembly or assemblies into the
queue of work station #2, the cycle times of movement into each of the subsequent workstations is
recorded as well.
Engineer #2 checks the lead time. That is the time it takes to move from the beginning of construction at
workstation #1, to the time it takes to arrive into the queue at workstation #6.

This concludes our overview of the Sky-View Airplane Company airplane construction.

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