foundations of engineering design I

Class 11 – Sep 27

Supply Chains + Teaming

today’s plan

•supply chains•teaming•assignments & announcements

supply chains

some things we know • design decisions are culturally

influenced• design decisions influence

manufacturing• manufacturing influences cost

but how do products actually end up with consumers? what are the (generic) pieces of the system that they travel through?

discuss the answers to these questions with your team. be prepared to report out your ideas.

typical supply chain

manufacturers

distributors

wholesalers

retailers

customers

in a typical lemonade stand, what are the players in the supply chain? what decisions does each player need to make?

each player must decide… • how much should I buy?• what price should I sell for?• how should I transport goods to

customers?• how much info should I share?

lemonade stand logistics…

we previously talked about dental industry stakeholders. now let’s think about the system in terms of a supply chain.

in teams of two, take about 15 minutes to sketch out on the 11 x 17 paper provided the dental floss industry’s supply network. ID in your drawing what is flowing between each of the players (e.g., $, goods, etc.). pin your completed drawing to the wall.

check out your work

take a few minutes to see what other groups sketched. what was different/missing from your drawing? anything your group had that others didn’t?

going global…

what extra supply chain considerations come into play when deciding whether to go global?

discuss with your team. be prepared to report out

global considerations • labor costs• tariffs• cost of additional space• exchange rates• how many vendors?• presence in foreign markets• droduct delivery time

delivery times: some notes • supply chains need to be

responsive• faster, smaller shipments are

required to meet customer demand

emissions from airfreight are 600 times higher than by rail or boat.

transportation is a major contributor to supply chain’s environmental footprint!

Source: Golicic, Boerstler, and Ellram, “Greening Transportation in the Supply Chain,” The Magazine, MIT Sloan Management, January 1, 2010.

let’s talk teaming

what is a team?

a small group of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable

why teaming?

•important in industry e.g., GE, Intel, Motorola, Xerox, Ford, GM, AT&T

•important to your degreeABET

•important for successengineers solve complex problems

Source: Student Teams in Engineeringhttp://www.foundationcoalition.org/publications/brochures/Teams_One_Page_unified.pdf

realities of teaming

working in teams is important, but not always perfect. take a few minutes to discuss some of the more common problems you’ve encountered when working on a team. be prepared to report out.

realities of teaming

likes + wishes

teaming behaviors

take a few minutes to read the handout on teaming behaviors.

you will be responsible for understanding and ID-ing these behaviors in yourself.

task oriented modelPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIORS

Leading Information / Opinion Seeking Information / Opinion Giving Reinforcing Ideas Advocating Ideas Challenging Ideas Mediating Summarizing Evaluating Closure

COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE / BLOCKING BEHAVIORS

Attacking

Dominating

Interfering

Withdrawing

Being Defensive

References: Alverno College, “The Task-Oriented Model,” 1992.

“problem teammates”

a lighthearted look at some of the more common “problem teammates.” see if you can find a little of yourself.

no-can meet Nola

Nola can't make the meeting, no matter when it gets scheduled. she's willing to contribute, but has a busy schedule and lots to do. the group should carry on without her, and she will do her part, as long as somebody lets her know.

quiet Quentin

Quentin is so quiet that the others often forget he's there, although he comes to the meetings quite well prepared. his ideas would really help the group, but unless they call on him, he is unlikely to speak up.

always right Artie

Artie definitely contributes to the group. his ideas are good, and he's always ready to offer them. the problem: he doesn't listen well to the ideas of others. he pushes the others in the direction that he thinks best, even though some in the group may not agree.

do-it-all Diego

Diego doesn't trust other people to do things the way he thinks they ought to be done. so, he does it all. if somebody offers to help, he puts them at ease: it's no problem, everything is under control. the less others in the group are involved, the happier he is.

seldom-seen Steve

nobody has seen hide nor hair of Steve. he isn't coming to class, he hasn't tried to contact anybody else in the group, and nobody knows how to get in touch with him.

free-riding Freddie

Freddie comes to class, attends meetings and generally is a friendly guy. but somehow, when there is work to be done, Freddie always fades into the background.

procrastinating Priscilla

Priscilla keeps telling you that while she hasn’t done much yet on her assignment, don’t worry. there’s still time. she functions better under pressure anyway.

just-getting-by Judy

Judy just wants a C in the course. she will do what it takes to get a C but doesn’t want to do more. it’s not her problem that other teammates want a higher grade.

dean’s list Danielle

Danielle wants an A+ and is willing to work huge hours to get one. she expects other team members to either do the same or to get out of her way.

assignmentsPractice AssignmentsPA 12: teaming activity prep (10/2)PA 13: teaming (in-class activity on 10/2)posted on blackboard under assignments practice assignments

Competency AssignmentsCA 5: mfg process presentation (10/2)CA 6: design process application (10/4)posted on blackboard under assignments competency assignments