IG A1n Introduction to Manufacturing a Manufacturing is the physica/ realization of the previously designed parts Metrics to assess the" performance"of mfg Quality does it meet specifications? Rate how many units can we produce per unit time? Cost What is the cost per unit? What is the investment cost in machinery tooling? Flexibility what else can be make with our equipment? How long does it take to reconfigure the plant? 16.810(16682) Massachusetts Institute of techn16.810 (16.682) 4 Introduction to Manufacturing „ Manufacturing is the physical realization of the previously designed parts „ Metrics to assess the “performance” of mfg „ Quality „ does it meet specifications? „ Rate „ how many units can we produce per unit time? „ Cost „ What is the cost per unit? „ What is the investment cost in machinery & tooling? „ Flexibility „ what else can be make with our equipment? „ How long does it take to reconfigure the plant?