Over the years, I’ve been a little dismissive of the whole alternative energy movement. You see, I understand energy from a physics standpoint, and I understand how much energy is packed into the fossil fuels we use, and there are relatively simple mathematical equations to prove all this. When people talk about the pollution, I understand the problem, and quite frankly I don’t like pollution either. After all, we all have to breathe the air and drink the water.
Nevertheless, if we are going to be truly honest with ourselves we have to also understand that most of these alternative energy schemes are not renewable, unreliable, have little if any return on investment, cost too much, and cause environmental and pollution problems of their own. Okay so, you’re probably going to want some examples here, because I hurt your alternative energy feelings and mindset. It’s not that I condemn you for joining this new wave religion, but rather a little intellectual integrity and honesty is needed – so, let’s talk about that math along with a few examples if we might.
Solar energy is 50% inefficient before you start because the Sun does not shine at night. Wind power kills birds and bats, produces ultrasound, and when the wind isn’t blowing, you don’t get much energy there. It also takes 15 years to offset the amount of CO2 created in the process of making the concrete foundations that these tall towers Importance Of Service Marketing Slideshare need to stay upright. If that wasn’t enough, did you know solar panels require an etching process in the manufacturing, and that the gases coming off of that etching compound are 18,000 times worse than CO2 for our environment, a worse greenhouse gas by a multiple of 18,000? In many cases it’s true, but not for all solar panels.
Did you also know that those flat-panel displays that you use at home or at the office use the same type of etching compound releasing the same types of gases? They are supposedly energy-efficient right? Well, I think I might have a solution for this etching problem. Specifically I believe we can improve the etching process during manufacturing using the mathematical modeling garnered from oceanographers that research the swash zone upon the beach. It turns out that the wave action in the swash zone is extremely good at transporting sediment and sand onto the beach, in an almost a perfect pattern.
Such wave action and computational modeling can improve the process with the etching compound. Then if these flat-panel displays and solar panels are put into a recycle chamber we won’t be putting out that gas into our atmosphere which is 18,000 times worse than CO2. It’s actually a solvable problem, and Index Of Production Definition we need more solutions like this because if we are going to convert to solar and wind energy, or use a larger percentage in our nation’s energy policy, then we have to do it in an environmentally friendly way, …
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Robotic High Rise Parking Structure Modeling for Prototype Manufacturing During Testing Process
There is a real challenge that occurs between the prototype phase of research and development and then moving into the manufacturing stage. Often you learn things between the two stages, but you’ve already committed yourself to a specific assembly line process, and worked out all of your Six Sigma best management practices.
How do I know this? Well, because before I retired I was a franchisor and we built our own equipment and often changed the specifications in the early going of new prototypes as we learned of new advantages, and challenges. Industrial Engineering And Management Scope Okay so, let’s talk about this for second shall we? Maybe it’s time to turn the manufacturing assembly line on its head, rebuilding from the ground up. What model should we use, or could we use for this?
Well, what if we used a similar format that is found in high rise robotic parking structures? Why not have 4 or 5 units being built along the assembly line with their own schedule, along with the main assembly line with the new added features, which come with feature creep, as you learn new things, and figure out more applications for whatever it is you are producing? Are you able to picture this in your mind?
Okay so, why not imagine the first floor of your robotic parking structure with all the new prototypes, and each subsequently moves up the line, each floor is the next phase of the assembly line. You can still run a finite capacity scheduling model this way, on each floor the unit you are producing simply goes around in a counterclockwise position, and any prototype that needs to be refitted, is moved down to a prior level where those modifications can be made while everything else runs through the assembly line.
Eventually you’ve got all the bugs worked out, and you simply move everything into a more constant pattern without deviation. If you’ve noted some assembly lines now have loops for extra add-on features which may have been ordered by the customer which are up in beyond the base model. This scheme I am discussing and envisioning is similar in nature, but it would better take into consideration prototypes which are between production phases, without wasting the prototypes, which are already partially built.
A company which prides itself on being efficient, and running with zero waste would be wise to consider such a technique strategy. Perhaps this is Importance Of Service Marketing Slideshare a concept you might consider if you are designing your production processes. Indeed I hope you will please consider all this and think on it.…