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11-11-2012, 11:06 AM
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11-11-2012, 12:39 PM
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Great story...
Lets hope we are all reading a similar article about FoA in 2018/2020!! |
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11-11-2012, 10:34 PM
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11-11-2012, 10:37 PM
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How can you be operating at 114% of your capacity?
100% is everything you got, so how can you have an extra 14% on top? |
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12-11-2012, 02:40 AM
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think about what your saying. 100% is when at full NORMAL operating speeds. Now if they decide to run things like extra weekends,double shifts and contractors....then this is how you run at more then 100%.
Even tho you ask 100% from your car when you give 100% throttle...you can still set it up to go faster ....it has the ability 
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12-11-2012, 05:48 PM
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It seems that the regular capacity is calculated on each plant running twin shifts.
Understandable then with a growing number of plants on 3 shifts and a handful on single shifts or under renovation. |
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12-11-2012, 05:51 PM
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I thought they would calculate it on how many cars their equipment and staff would be capable of churning out over a set period.
Fair enough. |
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12-11-2012, 05:52 PM
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I thought they would calculate it on how many cars their equipment and staff would be capable of churning out over a set period.
Fair enough. |
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12-11-2012, 05:53 PM
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Well that would live up to the term capacity more accurately, but I guess there's different ways they spin it.
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12-11-2012, 07:02 PM
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Some sources indicate this is how plants are running: Michigan Assy Plant (new Focus side) at 3 shifts Detroit Truck Plant at 3 shifts Louisville Assy Plant at 3 shifts Kentucky Assy Plant at 3 shifts Chicago Assy Plant at 3 shifts Kansas City Assy Plant (F150 side) is at least 2 shifts (though this is suppose to go to 3 I think) Kansas City Assy Plant (Transit side) under renovations, will probably be at least 2 shifts at end summer Oakville Assy Plant is on 3 shifts in body and 2 x 10 hr on final trim |
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16-11-2012, 08:51 AM
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I despise people that say rubbish like i am working at 110% etc it's foolish in the extreme. and i would sack one on the spot for such gibberish. 100% is the limit there is no more. 14% over a set limit is what it is. Driving a car with your foot flat to the floor is 100% end of story or it becomes a endless range of possibilities. |
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16-11-2012, 09:10 PM
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 The way your describing means that every car on the road runs at about 50%. because a Gt 335 ...without adding anything to the car...just tuning (or setting up the same product differently) can perform far and away better. Same as a ford plant. Its setup to run at full capacity with a certain amount of people and working hours. If they choose to bump up the amount of workers and make them do overtime which no doubt means the plant needs certain adjustments.....then guess what....your plant now performs at over 100%. Another thing....if everything in this world ran at 100% of its capacity...then there would be a hell of alot more breakages and failures. Think about it. 100% does not mean ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE. Its an agreed amounnt. |
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17-11-2012, 11:27 PM
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100% utilisation in a Ford US plant = 2 x 8 hour shifts on final trim and body shop. At the moment, most body shops are doing 3 x 8 hour shifts, five days a week to feed the off line assembly and final trim lines at 2 x 10 hour shifts, five days a week. 3 x 8 hour shifts starts to bring up maintenance issues due to insufficient time between changes of shift. |
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