Man or

Machine?
Randell Chapman
November 11, 2022
SLA 400 Senior Seminar
Quality Code Of Ethics of
General Carbide
• ”WE CAN”
1. W: Work Together As a Cohesive Team
2. E: Exceed our Customers Expectations
Quality and Performance
3. C: Continue to improve our products
and Processes
4. A: Always deliver on Time
5. N: No Defects!
https://generalcarbide.com/quality/
 Manufacturing Code of
Ethics provided by
Catholic Social Teaching Elements Employees from
1) Dignity of all Humans
2) Call to Family, Community &
Participation
General Carbide
3) Rights and Responibilities
4) Dignity of Work and Workers
5) Solidarity
6) Helping the Poor and Vulnerable
7) Enviromental Care To provide a quality part within
the customers specification in a
safe environment in a timely
manner.
Man vs Machine

Dignity of Work and Through out time man has used

worker some kind of Automation.

Since pandemic, more

manufacturing companies are
looking toward automation.
The Next Step
More and more manufacturing plants installing
automation in plants.

More skilled workers with computer

background instead of labor background

Reducing cost of production

What is the issues
with automation?
Less skilled workers in the workforce

Reduce number of employees

Expensive upfront charge

Need to have proper maintenance, training, repairs

Limited program.
 More production

It can run 24/7

Very little error rate (scrap)

Automation Can Reduces cost for company

help
Increase safety for workers
The worker says….

• The money could provide jobs and new

automatic machines
• Takes to long to program
• Give the employees dignity in work and
rehire them back
• As employees, we created quality parts,
safely, timely manner
• WE CAN
The boss Says….

• New generation of Manufacturing

• Customers expect us to stay up to date
with machines
• Future opportunities
• Product out the door equals to business
earning money
The Future outcome

2.1 million manufacturing jobs be gone by 2030

1.4 million lost job during the pandemic

63% went back to their jobs

570,000 still have not been back to work

Difficulty of finding
right words
Not very hard when you believe in it

Provide words that don’t attack individual

Be prepared to state the purpose

Back up your own data

References

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manufacturing-jobs-could-go-unfilled-by-2030-13743/

• Westrom, D. (2022, October 27). The growing use of automation in manufacturing.

The Growing Use of Automation in Manufacturing. Retrieved November 11, 2022,
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• Schwartz, K. (2020, March 17). Pros and cons of automation in manufacturing.

CraftForce. Retrieved November 11, 2022, from https://www.craftforce.com/pros-
cons-automation-manufacturing/

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devices-the-next-step-in-manufacturing