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Whiteboard Example Videos 

These videos, based on examples in the book, show how to set up and solve equations. 

Example 8.1
An Assembly Line Balancing Example

Example 8.2
A Process-Focused Layout Analysis

Example 8.3
An Office Layout Analysis Using a Closeness Desirability

Video

"Material Flow Analysis with Factory Design Suite"
Watch a video demonstration of a material flow analysis software application

"Breaking Business Bottlenecks - Theory of Constraints"
Watch a short discussion of TOC

"Flexible manufacturing system"
Watch a FMS in action

"Moulding Knife Template Design, C.A.D to Acrylic Moulding Pattern"
Watch a demonstration of CAD

"Watch This Fast CNC Machine"
Watch a CNC machine in action

"Toshiba Machine SCARA industrial robot at Kuchenmeister Germany"
Watch a demonstration of mass customization

"Ford Model T - 100 Years Later"
Watch the very first Ford assembly line in action

"Boeing 777 freighter assembly line"
Watch the assembly of the Boeing 777

"Cellular Manufacturing Layout"
Watch a cellular layout in action

"OCC Video - The Machine Shop"
Tour the Orange County Choppers machine shop

Web Resources

"Photographer: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg
It Took McDonald's 6 Months to Swap From Margarine to Butter—and That Was Fast"
See how mapping a process can help to improve it

"This Map Reveals The Trick Behind IKEA's Store Layout"
See how IKEA's layout influences customers