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Date

Topic

Assignment Due

Review

1

1/16

Overview of Auto Body Production; Production Roles and Styles.           Flow-Charting Processes       Productivity &  Efficiency = Proficiency

Email Account.  Activate Cerritos Network Account. Send and Receive Info. To/ from Instructor electronically.

PowerPoint Packet (PPT) Flow Charting   On-Campus

2

1/23

Time & Resource Allocation.                             Cycle-Time Analysis – Blueprinting Identifying the One-Day Repair.     

1. Production Flow Chart

Shop Analysis Template  On-Campus

3

1/30

Establishing Written Procedures Improved Floor Plans for Production  

2. Cycle Time Analysis

View Training Video (click)

Procedures: QC Plan; Pay Plans; Job Description On-Campus

4

2/5 Thur

Field Trip – Lexus of Cerritos (click for Map)

3. Production Floor Plan

Location-Lexus of Cerritos    Meet at Shop

5

2/13

Employee Motivation, Loyalty Production Bottlenecks - Remedies Compensation Plans-Production

4. Field Trip Report #1

Sample Prod. Controls Online

6

2/19 Thur

Field Trip – Meet At Shop #2

5. Production-oriented   Job Descriptions      

TBA      Meet at Shop                

7

2/27

Analysis of Computer Production Data

Production Reports, Manual Reports

6. Production Bottlenecks                              7. Field Trip Report 2

Online

8

3/4 Thur

Field Trip – Meet At Shop #3

8. Assigning & Tracking Work  

TBA      Meet at Shop

9

3/12

FINAL EXAM                               “Putting it all together”

9. Field Trip Report 3           Presentations, Course Evaluation

On-Campus RM AT 54  6-8 PM