Custom Fabricators, Inc. Case Study

I. Background Information Hudson Fabricators, Inc. is a small fabrication firm which was founded in 1976. It produces various items such as hoppers, light building steel, conveyors, supports, frames, and platforms for a lot of major companies mostly around central Ohio, and even to different parts across the globe. Hudson Fabricators, Inc. has around 12 to a maximum of 40 full-time employees, depending with production. The company operates in a job-shop environment. Some of their clients are:…

Case Summary Circuit Board Fabricators, Inc. is a small manufacturer of circuit boards located in California. (Chase, Jacobs, and Aquilano, 2004) Large computer companies such as Apple and Hewlett-Packard hire Circuit Board Fabricators to "make boards for prototypes of new products." (Chase, et al., 2004) The case study suggests that Circuit Board Fabricators has a good business plan established within the organization. CBF has implemented a largely automated process using industry standard…

structure is CBF using? Circuit Board Fabricators Inc. uses a job shop process flow structure. The job shop process flow structure is a production of small batches of a large number of different products.The job shop process is also a flexible operation that has several activities through which work can pass. In a job shop, it is not necessary for all activities to be performed on all products, and their sequence may be different for different products.CBF, Inc. bases its board fabrication process…

Case Study: IMT Custom Machine Company Inc. Belonging to the information era, it has become almost inevitable to strive without a proper information system. Additionally, advances in computing have allowed small-scale to large-scale organizations to provide high quality, diversified, and personalized services, more easily and affordable than ever before. Furthermore, the right information system can also improve an organization’s efficiency and effectiveness. Therefore, it is very important to strategically…

I. Problem: How can Custom Fabricators, Inc. (CFI) prevent a possible business takeover of the Mexican suppliers and at the same time, ensure long-term profitability? II. Assumptions: 1. The case is set on the current year. 2. The Mexican suppliers will win the bid and production will move to Mexico. 3. In case CFI would switch to contract manufacturing, the contracted volume of units that they will produce is within the range of their production under lean manufacturing. 4. Orleans would…

Part 1 Summary of Key points Custom Snowboards, Inc., a Delaware Corporation operating out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, designs and manufactures one of the most durable and reliable snowboards offered. They have made their reputation through an almost unheard of 36-month guarantee against breakage with a free replacement warranty. The company is trying to borrow $1million in order to expand into the European market. Summarizing their financials, we find: The company has a fairly moderate Gross Profit…

Case Study: Circuit Board Fabricators Inc. Carl Anthony Jackson Sr. University of Phoenix OSC301 Operations Management Kimberly Ford January, 21 2008 In this case study Circuit Board Fabricators manufactures circuit boards for several computer companies. CBF has a capacity to produce 1000 circuit boards per day, but CBF can not meet these objectives set by process engineers. This case study will analyze what CBF is doing wrong and how they can improve their process…

How does Ben Lawson’s Custom Fabricators, Inc., create value for Orleans? Custom Fabricators Inc. has a very companionable relationship to Orleans. Orleans Elevator is a subsidiary of United Technologies and provides Custom Fabricators Inc. with a monthly schedule of their products and these are produced by order and delivered either to the nearby Orleans plant site or directly to the construction location. Custom Fabricators Inc. creates value for Orleans…

Team 3: Case Study: Custom Molds, INC Case Study: Custom Molds, INC Custom Molds Inc., manufactures custom designed molds for plastic parts and produces custom made plastic connectors for the electronics industry. Established in 1987, the primary focus was to provide manufacturers or electronic connectors a source of high-quality custom-designed molds for producing plastic parts. After building a strong brand reputation through the designing and fabrication of precision molds, Custom Mold’s expanded…

Table of Contents I. Introduction 3 II. Custom Woodworking Company Corporate Profile 3 III. Opportunity 4 IV. Project Concepts 5 V. Case Study Proposal 5 VI. Project Processes and Knowledge Areas 6 VII. Project Planning 7 VIII. Quality 8 IX. Cost Estimating 9 X. Risk Identification and Management 10 XI. Facility Startup and Project Closeout 11 XII…