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Domestic manufacturers have been synchronizing the supply chain to the pro=
duction schedule for many years.=C2=A0 Quite some time ago I worked for a c=
ompany that acquired additional warehouse space that was formerly occupied =
buy a company that sequenced rear axles for the nearby Chrysler plant.=C2=
=A0 Many vehicles, trucks, for example, can be ordered with different rear =
axle options such as open vs limited slip or one of several gear ratio opti=
ons.=C2=A0 This company would receive various shipments of axles of the ava=
ilable options and they would repalletize them to match the production sche=
dule.
Triumph didn't have many options and many, such as radios, were dealer inst=
alled.=C2=A0 But you could order the optional overdrive transmission or you=
could order wire wheels and these would be installed on the assembly line.=
=C2=A0 This usually worked well but sometimes it didn't.=C2=A0 John Macartn=
ey has an amusing story about this which I will let him tell as I probably =
couldn't do it justice.
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Dave=20
=20
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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
To: Sujit Roy <triumphstag@gmail.com>; Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, Jun 4, 2020 1:02 pm
Subject: Re: [TR] How did the factory add on factory options
On 6/4/2020 11:46 AM, Sujit Roy wrote:
> I'm just=C2=A0wondering=C2=A0how the factory added options to cars.
> Did the production=C2=A0line have branches off the main line at certain=
=20
> stages and then they would merge back on the main line? Or were the=20
> cars lifted off the line with some crane?
In the days of Henry Ford, there weren't options, so it wasn't an=20
issue.=C2=A0 As the business became more competitive, even the old fascist=
=20
Ford had to admit that "any color, as long as it's black" wasn't going=20
to work.=C2=A0 So, manufacturers came up with ways to accommodate the deman=
d=20
for options, and that was to create specialized bills of material for=20
each car as it moved down the assembly line.=C2=A0 At first, by hand, and=
=20
then by computer, the basic bill of materials would be adjusted--parts=20
removed from the bill, other parts added--to make up the complete=20
vehicle.=C2=A0 The vehicle didn't change its position on the line--but, the=
=20
parts brought to each assembly station reflected what the build required=20
at that instant.
Eventually, smarter manufacturers learned that the system was closer to=20
foolproof by creating so-called "add-only" bills at the design stage,=20
where the vehicle became a truly basic shell to which particular options=20
were then added.=C2=A0 That reduced errors in stocking and engineering, in=
=20
that the basic shell was designed in such a way as to accept any option=20
or combination of options offered.
In terms of shuffling things around, that's mostly done by scheduling=20
today, and mostly for paint considerations, since running black paint=20
through the lines creates some problems for most assembly lines.=C2=A0 I'm=
=20
sure John Macartney will chime in on this, since he has some amusing=20
stories about when things go wrong with the bills of material and stocking.
Cheers.
--=20
Michael Porter
Roswell, NM
Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance=
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<div> <font size=3D"3">Domestic manufacturers have been synchronizing the s=
upply chain to the production schedule for many years. Quite some tim=
e ago I worked for a company that acquired additional warehouse space that =
was formerly occupied buy a company that sequenced rear axles for the nearb=
y Chrysler plant. Many vehicles, trucks, for example, can be ordered =
with different rear axle options such as open vs limited slip or one of sev=
eral gear ratio options. This company would receive </font><font size=
=3D"3"><font size=3D"3">various </font>shipments of axles of the available =
options and they would repalletize them to match the production schedule.</=
font></div>
<div><font size=3D"3"><br>
</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"3">Triumph didn't have many options and many, such as ra=
dios, were dealer installed. But you could order the optional overdri=
ve transmission or you could order wire wheels and these would be installed=
on the assembly line. This usually worked well but sometimes it didn=
't. John Macartney has an amusing story about this which I will let h=
im tell as I probably couldn't do it justice.</font><br>
</div>
<div> <br>
</div>
<div style=3D"clear:both"><font size=3D"4">Dave </font><br>
<br>
</div>
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</div>
<div> <br>
</div>
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From: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com><br>
To: Sujit Roy <triumphstag@gmail.com>; Triumphs <triumphs@autox.te=
am.net><br>
Sent: Thu, Jun 4, 2020 1:02 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [TR] How did the factory add on factory options<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">On 6/4/2020 11:46 AM, Sujit Roy wrote:<br clear=3D"none">&=
gt; I'm just wondering how the factory added options to cars.<br =
clear=3D"none">> Did the production line have branches off the main=
line at certain <br clear=3D"none">> stages and then they would merge b=
ack on the main line? Or were the <br clear=3D"none">> cars lifted off t=
he line with some crane?<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">In the days o=
f Henry Ford, there weren't options, so it wasn't an <br clear=3D"none">iss=
ue. As the business became more competitive, even the old fascist <br=
clear=3D"none">Ford had to admit that "any color, as long as it's black" w=
asn't going <br clear=3D"none">to work. So, manufacturers came up wit=
h ways to accommodate the demand <br clear=3D"none">for options, and that w=
as to create specialized bills of material for <br clear=3D"none">each car =
as it moved down the assembly line. At first, by hand, and <br clear=
=3D"none">then by computer, the basic bill of materials would be adjusted--=
parts <br clear=3D"none">removed from the bill, other parts added--to make =
up the complete <br clear=3D"none">vehicle. The vehicle didn't change=
its position on the line--but, the <br clear=3D"none">parts brought to eac=
h assembly station reflected what the build required <br clear=3D"none">at =
that instant.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Eventually, smarter manu=
facturers learned that the system was closer to <br clear=3D"none">foolproo=
f by creating so-called "add-only" bills at the design stage, <br clear=3D"=
none">where the vehicle became a truly basic shell to which particular opti=
ons <br clear=3D"none">were then added. That reduced errors in stocki=
ng and engineering, in <br clear=3D"none">that the basic shell was designed=
in such a way as to accept any option <br clear=3D"none">or combination of=
options offered.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">In terms of shufflin=
g things around, that's mostly done by scheduling <br clear=3D"none">today,=
and mostly for paint considerations, since running black paint <br clear=
=3D"none">through the lines creates some problems for most assembly lines.&=
nbsp; I'm <br clear=3D"none">sure John Macartney will chime in on this, sin=
ce he has some amusing <br clear=3D"none">stories about when things go wron=
g with the bills of material and stocking.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"n=
one"><br clear=3D"none">Cheers.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">-- <br=
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