The purpose of the term paper is for the student to demonstrate a working knowledge and practical application of the concepts which were discussed over the course of the term.

• Term Paper - Project Instruction The purpose of the term paper is for the student to demonstrate a workin" rel="nofollow">ing knowledge and practical application of the concepts which were discussed over the course of the term. Students are encouraged to use Microsoft Power Poin" rel="nofollow">int or other Office software to properly present their in" rel="nofollow">information. Although hand drawn parts and processes are acceptable for submission, all drawin" rel="nofollow">ings required for the project must be neat and legible and data is to be presented in" rel="nofollow">in an acceptable busin" rel="nofollow">iness format. Please note that the paper is in" rel="nofollow">in the form of a presentation and a seperate paper is not necessary detailin" rel="nofollow">ing the in" rel="nofollow">information of the presentation. The followin" rel="nofollow">ing are the requirements and poin" rel="nofollow">ints allotted for the specific tasks of the assignment: I. CHOSE A PRODUCT WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE, SELL AND DEVELOP INTO A BUSINESS. You may use an existin" rel="nofollow">ing product that you can modify or change the component of a product to make the product a "green" product. If you have an idea that you currently are workin" rel="nofollow">ing on, test it out here. II. DESIGN THE PRODUCT: • Show the assembly drawin" rel="nofollow">ing of the product and its parts. This should look like an in" rel="nofollow">instruction sheet with pictures to show how the in" rel="nofollow">individual components make up the assembly.(Hand made drawin" rel="nofollow">ings scanned in" rel="nofollow">into the computer are acceptable).(10 pts) • List the raw materials that are required to make the part and the Bill of Materials that compose the assembly (B.O.M). For example, a chair is made of foam, fabric, wood and steel. Detail the amount of each material required for your product. For the assembly B.O.M. the components are the frame, legs, casters, seat adjuster and so on.. List the components you will need, the quantity requried and cost per piece. (10pts) III. DESIGN THE PROCESSES TO MAKE THE PRODUCT • Show the process flow chart of your operation. How the components flow from one process to the next for assembly should be illustrated. In the flow chart , in" rel="nofollow">include the places where you must make a decision. These are normally the poin" rel="nofollow">ints where in" rel="nofollow">inspection and rework must take place. Be sure to in" rel="nofollow">include what happens when a part is rejected. (10pts) • Draw a simple layout your assembly system of your plant. Do you have straight lin" rel="nofollow">ine production? Do departments make components and feed an assembly lin" rel="nofollow">ine? Does your production lin" rel="nofollow">ine follow a lean manufacturin" rel="nofollow">ing concept usin" rel="nofollow">ing the U shape for material flow? The material flow should also be documented. (10pts) • Determin" rel="nofollow">ine the location of your plant and justify why you chose to be there. (10pts) IV. CONDUCT YOUR BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS: • Show the break even analysis based upon an estimated annual sales of the product. These are based on your "market research". Include a sentence as to where you found the data that allowed you to forecast your annual sales. (10 pts) V. PLAN FOR THE QUALITY OF YOUR PRODUCT: • Describe the various methods of quality control, and quality assurance you will be usin" rel="nofollow">ing to main" rel="nofollow">intain" rel="nofollow">in the products quality through out the assembly process and supply zero defect quality. What are you doin" rel="nofollow">ing with rejected products in" rel="nofollow">in your assembly operation? Do you tear them down and recycle parts or do you scrap them? (10pts) VI. PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL: • Describe how are you goin" rel="nofollow">ing to forecast the annual demand of the product. What system will you employ to regulate production? Will you make to order only or will your spread your production out over the year to capture seasonal trends? Include how long you are plannin" rel="nofollow">ing on makin" rel="nofollow">ing the product in" rel="nofollow">in it's current state before you either redesign or get rid of the product lin" rel="nofollow">ine. Are you usin" rel="nofollow">ing planned obsolescence?(10pts) • Illustrate your production plan for the period of one year. Show your master production schedule and a material requirement plannin" rel="nofollow">ing schedule for the one year time frame.This should in" rel="nofollow">include the amount of materials needed monthly, the units produced monthly and the predicted sales monthly. (This can be done usin" rel="nofollow">ing an excel spreadsheet). (10pts) VII. REFERENCES: • List the references that you used for forecastin" rel="nofollow">ing your sales, material costs and any other in" rel="nofollow">information necessary to complete the assignment.If you used web sites for your data, please reference them properly accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to the MLA format. (10pts) DUE DATE: • The project write up is due by 5:00 PM , Friday of week 8. Your project must be submitted through "Term Paper - Submission (Due: Friday of Week 8; 100 pts)" at the bottom of this page by this deadlin" rel="nofollow">ine. Early postin" rel="nofollow">ings are acceptable. Any postin" rel="nofollow">ing after this deadlin" rel="nofollow">ine will loose 4 poin" rel="nofollow">ints per day. No project will be accepted after 5 days past the posted deadlin" rel="nofollow">ine. EVALUATION CRITERIA: • The project will be subjectively evaluated based upon the content and quality of the materials presented by you in" rel="nofollow">in each section as requested in" rel="nofollow">in the guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines. Please follow the project outlin" rel="nofollow">ine and format to in" rel="nofollow">insure that all poin" rel="nofollow">ints of in" rel="nofollow">interest are in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">in your project write up. Poin" rel="nofollow">ints will be deducted if the project does not contain" rel="nofollow">in the criteria as detailed above. • Term Paper - Gradin" rel="nofollow">ing Rubric Gradin" rel="nofollow">ing Scale: • 0 = Unacceptable - Does not contain" rel="nofollow">in the in" rel="nofollow">information requested • 1= Poor - Contain" rel="nofollow">ins some of the requested in" rel="nofollow">information but is missin" rel="nofollow">ing several key elements as requested. • 2= Fair -Contain" rel="nofollow">ins most of the requested in" rel="nofollow">information but lacks detail • 3= Good - Contain" rel="nofollow">ins all requested in" rel="nofollow">information but is missin" rel="nofollow">ing min" rel="nofollow">inor details as called out in" rel="nofollow">in the section. • 4= Excellent -Contain" rel="nofollow">ins all poin" rel="nofollow">ints requested with explanation and details as called out in" rel="nofollow">in the section. Item Course Poin" rel="nofollow">ints Poin" rel="nofollow">ints Awarded Comments Assembly drawin" rel="nofollow">ing and component details 10 B.O.M. -Raw materials, type and quantities 10 Process flow details and decisions 10 Plant Layout in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing material flow 10 Plant location analysis 10 Break even analysis & data sources 10 Quality control system - waste and scrap also 10 Production forecast - data sources and how derived 10 Production plan for year 1 10 References used - MLA format 10