TEAMWORK IN MANUFACTURING PRESENTATION

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Overview

• TEAMWORK IN MANUFACTURING PRESENTATION
• The FLATE Center for Manufacturing Education
  wishes to make available, for educational and
  non-commercial purposes only, materials of the
  Teamwork in Manufacturing. This presentation is
  comprised of images, texts, facilitators notes,
  and other demonstration materials.
• Featured Company Featherlite Luxury Coaches,
  located in Sanford, FL has demonstrated
  outstanding teamwork throughout their entire
  manufacturing process. This presentation is
  designed to give you an inside look at how each
  employee is part of the process team, and without
  one, the other would not be able to do their job.
  
• Teachers and facilitators View the note page
  in this presentation for additional suggestions
  about how to use this material.
• This instructional resource forms part of FLATEs
  outreach efforts to facilitate a connection
  between students, teachers, and manufacturers
  throughout the State of Florida. We trust that
  these activities and materials will add value to
  your teaching and/or presentations.
• Please visit our website for additional
  resources, including our Made in Florida Video,
  a unique behind-the-scenes visit to modern
  manufacturing plants in the State of Florida.
• FLATE Center for Manufacturing Education
• Hillsborough Community College - Brandon10414 E
  Columbus Dr., Tampa, FL 33619
• [phone]
• www.fl-ate.org and www.madeinflorida.org
• This material is based upon work supported by the
  National Science Foundation under Grant No.
  0402215. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions
  or recommendations expressed in this material are
  those of the author(s) and do not necessarily
  reflect the views of the National Science
  Foundation.

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Teamwork
Featherlite Luxury Coaches
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Featherlite
Featherlite is a manufacturer of luxury motor
coaches that are fully equipped with amenities
for travel and entertainment. They feature top
of the line technology systems for life support,
media, and communications.
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Careers

• About 250 employees are organized into the
  following teams
• Management Planning Finishing Painting
• Design Engineering Sales Marketing
• Service Maintenance Metals Fabrication
  Welding
• Installation Systems Verification

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Interiors

The company specializes in upholstering,
carpeting, woodworking, specialty furniture,
special appointments for interiors, metals
fabrication, electrical support systems, exterior
finishing, and media systems which include global
positioning systems, wireless equipment, and high
definition theater equipment.
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Design Drawings
As the motor coach is sold, a drawing package is
developed for its production, which will include
custom options and specialty equipment.
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Team Assignments



Teams are assigned to fabricate, locate and
install subsystems to include power generators,
electrical, plumbing, modular systems for
refrigeration, air conditioning, cooking, media /
entertainment systems (outside inside),
furniture, customized interiors, and
communications systems with programmable
controls.
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Teamwork



Effective teams enable work to be performed
efficiently. They provide a work group atmosphere
where individuals can contribute best efforts in
support of common goals. Solving problems can
best be accomplished as a team effort.
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Teamwork
How would you define a team?
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Teamwork
A TEAM is a group of people who work together
toward a common goal, to complete a specific task
within a specific timeframe.
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Teamwork



Elements of effective teamwork

• A common team goal
• Communication
• A sense of belonging
• Participatory leadership

• Productive participation of all members
• Trust
• Diversity

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Benefits of a team



Manufacturers use teams for the following reasons

• Teams that work well together achieve more than
  individuals.
• Teams bring together individuals with different
  skills and perspectives.
• Team efforts can lead to improvements in
  processes, quality, safety, and customer service,
  and, consequently, greater profits.
• Teams may require fewer layers of management.

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Examples
Visit the following virtual tours and see the
actual results of effective teamwork.
Tour 1
Go to http//www.featherlitecoaches.com/factory_to
ur.cfm to see a factory tour by Featherlite.
Go to http//www.madeinflorida.org/Virtual20Tours
/Featherlite-Upload.html to see a factory tour by
FL-ATE.
Tour 2
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Activity
Instructions

• Work in teams to cut, fold, paint and glue the
  enclosed paper model of a van.
• Decide how to work most efficiently.
• For more great models visit http//papertoys.com.
  

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Instructions
As a team, you have been assigned the
responsibility to put the above areas in order of
where they would be in the manufacturing process.
For example, what would you do first, second,
third, and so on.
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Teamwork
How did you do?
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Discussion

1. How effective was your team in producing a
   quality and timely product?
2. What elements of a effective teamwork did you
   practiced in this activity?

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Power generators
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Kitchenettes
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Finishing
Entertainment systems
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Review
You have completed a learning activity about
modern manufacturing. Do you enjoy teamwork,
technology and creating things? If so, consider
careers in manufacturing. Check out additional
resources at www.madeinflorida.org.