Today, ergonomics is better understood than it was 10 years ago. In recent years, it has become less of a standalone discipline and more of a lean manufacturing initiative.
Batteries contain a wide vaerity of volatile chemicals and inherently unstable materials that can potentially create toxic gases. If a leak occurs, electrolyte can be harmful to body tissue and electronic circuitry.
Ergonomics is a subject that hasn't received much attention in the manufacturing community lately. But, that may change under president-elect Barack Obama’s new administration.
By applying lean manufacturing principles and supply chain efficiency, the 2008 Assembly Plant of the Year has been able to minimize product complexity. Design for supply chain techniques have been used at IBM Poughkeepsie to create more common parts, resulting in cycle time improvements and cost reduction.
The 2008 Assembly Plant of the Year is a leader in green manufacturing. In fact, the IBM High-End Server Plant in Poughkeepsie, NY, is a pilot site for IBM’s new Green Sigma consulting initiative, which was launched in August.
The men and women who work at the 2008 Assembly Plant of the Year in Poughkeepsie, NY, are proud of their local community. For instance, more than 2,500 IBMers in the mid-Hudson Valley region have volunteered more than 260,000 hours to help out schools and not-for-profits through the company’s On Demand Community efforts.
For many years, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has been synonymous with the word “innovation.” In fact, the streets within IBM’s 500-acre campus in Poughkeepsie, NY, home of the 2008 Assembly Plant of the Year, feature names such as Assembly Ave. and Innovation Way.
Once upon a time, there was a Big Three far, far away . . . in merry olde England. In a move eerily similar to the pending GM-Chrysler merger, two of the automakers united to form British Motor Corp. (BMC). The folks in Detroit should learn a lesson from it, before history repeats itself.
Many manufacturers talk about being green. But, when it comes to action, few companies can match International Business Machines Corp. (IBM). Big Blue's High-End Server Plant in Poughkeepsie, NY, which has focused its efforts on a variety of lean and green initiatives, is the recipient of the 2008 Assembly Plant of the Year award.
The four finalists for the 2008 Assembly Plant of the Year award are all world-class facilities. Although IBM Poughkeepsie won the award, the other finalists are quite impressive, becuase they all specialize in flexible, high-mix assembly.
