The following is the entire Operations Management video clip library from Irwin/McGraw-Hill.  These files can be played using the standard Microsoft Media Player that is included with Windows 98 and Windows 2000.  Click on the file name to play the clip immediately.  Right-click on the file name to download the file to your computer.   Note these files are all at least 5 MB in size, so playing or downloading them using a low speed modem connection could take over an hour.

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Volume I (Tapes 1 and 2) (64-4043-01 -1 ISBN 0-256-12349-7)

Tape 1

Lean Production (13 minutes) This segment shows and discusses how Lean Production is used at Caterpillar, Cummins Engine, and Navistar.  Interviews with upper management at the three companies bring out the importance of customer-driven "pull" systems and how the companies employ JIT, Kanban, Jidoka, and MRP II to perform better.

FILE NAME

CONCEPT

DESCRIPTION

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LP1.avi

Lean Production

 

Definition

Student CD, Website

2:20

2:40

LP2.avi

Lean Production

 

Other definitions

Website

3:42

3:55

LP3.avi

Lead Time

 

Reduction Example

Instructor CD, Website

5:00

5:38

LP4.avi

Flexibility Multimodels

 

Caterpillar

Student CD, Website

6:10

7:06

LP5.avi

Group Technology

 

Example Cummins

Instructor CD, Website

7:50

8:31

LP6.avi

Jidoka

 

Example/Definition

Quality as the source

Student CD, Website

8:32

9:21

LP7.avi

Inventory turns

 

Example

Website

9:40

10:31

LP8.avi

MRPII

 

Description/Example - Navistar

Student CD, Website

11:43

13:13

 

Volume I, Tape 1

Quality (13 minutes) George Bush at the Baldrige Award ceremony opens this segment, which goes on to list the seven basic tools.  Then Zytec, Motorola, and Hewlett Packard are used as examples.

FILE NAME

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QC1.avi

Quality Imperative

 

President Bush speaking

Website

15:26

15:55

QC2.avi

Baldrige Award

 

Description

Student CD, Website

16.39

17:15

QC3.avi

Baldrige Criteria

 

Listing

Website

17:15

17:44

QC4.avi

Quality Management

 

Motorola Example
Six-Sigma/Galvin

Student CD, Website

17:45

18:46

QC5.avi

Quality/Customer Focus

 

Zytec Ex./SPC

Website

18:49

19:28

QC6.avi

Quality/Tracking

 

Zytec Andon example

Instructor CD, Website

19:52

20:27

QC7.avi

Quality/costs

 

H-P example

Website

20:30

21:06

QC8.avi

Quality Tools

 

Statistical tools (Cause/effect; check sheet pareto; run chart; histogram control chart; scattergram)

Student CD, Website

21:26

22:45

QC9.avi

Flow Charts

 

H-P example
Process Improvement

Instructor CD, Website

23:57

24:56

QC10.avi

Pareto diagram

 

H-P example

Instructor CD, Website

24:56

25:38


Volume I, Tape 1

The Manufacturing Process (10 minutes) This segment presents the Hayes-Wheelright continuum, from customized, low-volume to mechanized, high-volume manufacturing.  Most of the segment is on-site footage from a tool and die shop, Caterpillar, Ford, and Nucor Steel.

FILE NAME

CONCEPT

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MP1.avi

Product/Process Matrix

 

Description

Student CD, Website

28:38

30:00

MP2.avi

Product/Process Types

 

Three examples

Instructor CD, Website

30:01

30:18

MP3.avi

PPM/Job Shop

 

Machine tools

Student CD, Website

30:24

32:06

MP4.avi

PPM/Batch

 

Caterpillar

Student CD, Website

32:09

33:17

MP5.avi

PPM/Assembly line Ford

 

 

Student CD, Website

33:26

34:25

MP6.avi

PPM/Continous

 

Nucor Steel

Student CD, Website

 

34:28

35:42

 Volume I, Tape 2

Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (12 minutes) This segment presents an on-site tour of the Nucor Steel mini-mill, focusing on the automation system.  Included are interviews with the plant manager, controller, and caster supervisor. This segment includes good illustrations of controls, process manufacturing, automation, and productivity.

FILE NAME

CONCEPT

DESCRIPTION

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NU1.avi

Computer Integrated Manufacturing

 

System explanation

Website

1:28:45

29:14

NU2.avi

Productivity

 

Improvement example

Website

29:14

29:40

NU3.avi

Incentives/teamwork

 

Overview, Nucor

Website

29:45

30:15

NU4.avi

CIM System

 

Graphic Illustration

Student CD, Website

30:18

31:02

NU5.avi

CIM/Financials

 

Description

Website

31:51

32:47

NU6.avi

Sequencing

 

Nucor Steel example

Website

35:28

35:51

Volume I, Tape 2

Manufacturing Inventory (11 minutes) This segment contrasts Navistar's high turnover-low inventory heavy truck manufacturing system with the high inventory-service parts business at Caterpillar.  Interviews bring out Navistar's reduction efforts as well as Caterpillar's responsiveness and the corresponding effects on inventory and costs.

FILE NAME

CONCEPT

DESCRIPTION

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MI1.avi

Inventory Cost

 

 

Instructor CD, Website

1:00:36

1:09:20

MI2.avi

Inventory Definition

 

 

Student CD, Website

1:32

2:03

MI3.avi

Inventory Costs

 

 

Instructor CD, Website

2:10

2:28

MI4.avi

Inventory Part Numbers

 

Navistar example

Website

2:47

4:14

MI5.avi

Inventory Service Parts

 

Caterpillar example

Student CD, Website

6:21

7:56

MI6.avi

Inventory Service

 

 

Instructor CD, Website

9:10

9:35

 Volume I, Tape 2

Service (11 minutes) This segment features First National Bank of Chicago and particularly the operations aspect of its check-clearing system.  Interviews are included, which help reiterate the point that service businesses use "operations" principles to deliver quality "products." (This segment could be used as a "launch" vehicle for a service section in the course, or as a "surprise" to illustrate services in the scheduling, or control segment of the course.) 

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SE1.avi

Service/Overview

Example First National Bank of Chicago, customer base

Website

2:51

2:55

SE2.avi

Service/ location

 

First National Bank of Chicago

Website

2:56

3:17

SE3.avi

Service/process

 

Example check clearing at First National Bank of Chicago

Student CD, Website

3:30

4:12

SE4.avi

Service/ demand, capacity

 

Example First National Bank of Chicago

Student CD, Website

3:57

4:54

SE5.avi

Service/scheduling

 

Example First National Bank of Chicago forecasting workload

Instructor CD, Website

5:00

5:30

SE6.avi

Service/automation

 

Example, check processing at First National Bank of Chicago

Website

5:31

6:03

SE7.avi

Service/quality

 

Example First National Bank of Chicago

Instructor CD, Website

7:50

8:03

SE8.avi

Service/inventory

 

Interview First National Bank of Chicago services inventory compared to manufacturing

Instructor CD, Website

8:18

8:55