Teamwork in the Manufacturing Process
Flexible Manufacturing
Lesson Plan
Performance Objective
After this lesson, students will be able to explain how to work in a team in the manufacturing process to the
satisfaction of the teacher.
Specific Objectives
 Demonstrate how to work in a team to produce a simple product
 Demonstrate how to work safely to build the product
 Use time-management techniques and work schedules to plan a manufacturing process to produce the
product
 Explain the input items needed to build the product
 Explain the feedback process used in the production of the product to ensure quality control
Terms
 Teamwork- a coordinated effort of a group of persons acting together for a common cause
or interest
 Time management- a range of skills, tools, and techniques used to manage time when accomplishing
specific tasks, projects, and goals
 Work schedule- the time frame that an employee works during a certain course of time
(a schedule can fluctuate, rotate, or remain constant throughout the course of a year)
 Manufacturing process- appropriate use of tools, machines, and systems to convert materials
into products
 Input- any item that is used to produce the manufactured part (i.e. labor, machines, equipment,
materials, energy, or money)
 Output- the product that is made by using the input materials and the manufacturing process
 Feedback- the control of the manufacturing process by monitoring the process
 Quality control- the verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in a product by careful
planning, use of proper equipment, and inspection of the product
Time
It should take approximately 55-65 minutes to teach the lesson and 55-65 minutes for each of the 10
lab sessions.
Preparation
TEKS Correlations
This lesson, as published, correlates to the following TEKS. Any changes/alterations to the activities may result
in the elimination of any or all of the TEKS listed.
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Flexible Manufacturing
 130.327 (c)
o (1) The student describes the importance of teamwork, leadership, integrity, honesty, work
habits, and organizational skills. The student is expected to:
(B) use teamwork to solve problems; and
(G) use time-management techniques to develop work schedules.

130.327 (c)
o (2) The student explores the employability characteristics of a successful worker in the global
economy. The student is expected to:
(E) communicate effectively with others in the workplace to clarify objectives.
Interdisciplinary Correlations
Principles of Manufacturing
 130.322 (c)
o (3) The student describes how a systems model can be used to describe manufacturing and
technological activities. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the manufacturing processes such as input, output, and feedback;
Chemistry
 112.35 (c)
o (2) Scientific processes. The student uses scientific methods to solve investigative questions.
The student is expected to:
(E) plan and implement investigative procedures, including asking questions,
formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting equipment and technology, including
graphing calculators, computers and probes, sufficient scientific glassware such as
beakers, Erlenmeyer flasks, pipettes, graduated cylinders, volumetric flasks, safety
goggles, and burettes, electronic balances, and an adequate supply of consumable
chemicals.
Occupational Correlation (O*Net – www.onetonline.org/)
Job Title: Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
O*Net Number: 51-9061.00
Similar Job Titles:
 Inspector
 Quality Inspector
 Quality Technician
 Quality Assurance Inspector
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Tasks
 Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.
 Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments
such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
 Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing
procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments
required.
Soft Skills
Quality Control Analysis/ Active Listening/ Critical Thinking
Accommodations for Learning Differences
It is important that lessons accommodate the needs of every learner. These lessons may be modified to
accommodate your students with learning differences by referring to the files found on the Special
Populations page of this website.
Preparation
 Review and become familiar with the terminology, website links, and proper metal cutting techniques.
 Have materials and websites ready prior to the start of the lesson.
References
 Principal of Manufacturing Lessons from www.cte.unt.edu
o Teamwork in Manufacturing
o Employability Skills
 Wright R. (2004). Manufacturing and automation technology. Tinley Park, Illinois:
Goodheart-Willcox Company
Instructional Aids
 Teamwork in the Manufacturing Process slide presentation
 Bookmark Plan handout
 Bookmark Time-Management /Work Schedule Form
 Bookmark Team Member Product Form
 Bookmark Supervisor Feedback Form
 Bookmark Product Inspection Forms (2)
 Bookmark Team Assessment Forms (2)
 Bookmark Daily Inspection Form
 Online websites
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Introduction
The main purpose of this lesson is to help students:
 understand teamwork, problem solving, time management, and work schedules;
 complete the required forms of the team experience; and
 safely use equipment.
Ask
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Have you worked in teams in any courses you have taken?
Have you produced a product as a team?
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This assignment is to produce a set of 30 bookmarks in one week.
The group will have to produce and package the bookmarks. The team may do some design; however,
the basic size will have to remain the same.
Say
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Outline
I.
Vocabulary/personal word walls
A. Teamwork
B. Time-management
C. Work schedules
D. Manufacturing process
E. Input
F. Output
G. Feedback
H. Quality control
II. Introduction/theory
A. Teamwork (slides 1-2)
B. Manufacturing team (slide 3)
C. Supervisor’s duties (slide 4)
D. Team members’ duties (slide 5)
E. Time-management (slides 6-8)
F. Bookmark task list (slide 9)
G. Work schedule (slides 10-13)
H. Manufacturing process (slides 14-21)
I. Input (slides 22-23)
J. Output (slides 24-25)
K. Quality control (slides 26-27)
L. Feedback (slides 28-29)
M. Forms (slides 30-38)
N. Bookmark plan (slide 39)
O. Resources (slide 40)
Begin the Teamwork in
the Manufacturing
Process slide
presentation and review
the vocabulary words.
Students will copy the
vocabulary words and
definitions into their
notebooks.
Distribute instructional
aids
 Bookmark Team
Member Product
Form
 Bookmark TimeManagement /Work
Schedule Form
 Bookmark Daily
Inspection Form
 Bookmark Product
Inspection Forms (2)
 Bookmark
Supervisor Feedback
Form
 Bookmark Team
Assessment Forms
(2)
 Bookmark Plan
handout
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III. Bookmark production
A. Divide into teams
B. Follow bookmark plan
C. Construct bookmark
D. Complete Time Management/Work Schedule
Form
E. Complete Team Member Product Form
F. Complete Product Inspection Forms (2)
G. Complete Supervisor Feedback Form
H. Complete Team Assessment Forms (2)
I. Complete Daily Inspection Form
Student teams will
follow the Bookmark
Plan handout to produce
30 bookmarks.
They will start their lab
work by cutting the
bookmark. The
processes for making the
bookmark are listed in
the time-management
section.
As a team, students will
complete the Bookmark
Team Member Product
Form. The supervisor of
each team will complete
the Time-Management
Form/Work Schedule
Form.
After the bookmarks are
made, each team will
inspect the products and
complete the Bookmark
Product Inspection Forms
to determine how many
were produced, quality,
and defects.
The supervisor will
complete the Bookmark
Supervisor Feedback
Form. Each team will
complete the Bookmark
Team Assessment Forms
to assess how well they
worked as a team to
accomplish their goals.
The supervisor will
complete the Daily
Inspection Form.
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Multiple Intelligences Guide
Existentialist
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Kinesthetic/
Bodily
Logical/
Mathematical
Musical/Rhythmic
Naturalist
Verbal/Linguistic
Visual/Spatial
Application
Guided Practice
The teacher will instruct students how to divide into teams, select the team members and supervisor, and
begin producing the 30 bookmarks.
Independent Practice
As a team, students will complete the Bookmark Team Member Product Form and the Bookmark Team
Assessment Forms. Each team will inspect the products and complete the Bookmark Product Inspection Form
to determine how many bookmarks were produced, the quality, and how many defects. The supervisor of
each team will complete the Time-Management Form/Work Schedule Form, Daily Inspection Form, and Bookmark Supervisor Feedback Form.
Summary
Review
The students will be able to explain the manufacturing process from the experience of the production run of
bookmarks.
Evaluation
Informal Assessment
The teacher will observe the set up of the teams and the production operation of the bookmarks.
Formal Assessment
The students will have the assignments graded using the attached forms and packaged bookmarks and will be
able to explain how to work in a team in the manufacturing process to the satisfaction of the teacher.
Enrichment
Extension
The students will be able to use this team building process to manufacture other products.
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Bookmark
Time-Management Form
Task
Time
Task
Time
Cutting material to size
Smoothing slot and edges
Cutting material to shape
Polishing all surfaces
Laying out the slot
Drilling starting hole
Spraying a protective coating
Cutting slot
Inspecting
Removing burrs for cut slot
Packaging
Supervisor’s Name ____________________________________________ Date _____________ Period ______
Bookmark
Work Schedule Form
Names
Monday
Supervisor
Tuesday
Supervisor
Wednesday
Supervisor
Thursday
Supervisor
Friday
Supervisor
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Bookmark
Team Member Product Form
Team Member’s Name _____________________________________ Date _________ Period ______
Monday
Assigned Task _______________________________________
Number of Bookmarks Completed ___________
# of Defects ___________
Reason for Defects ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Corrections Made to Stop the Defect ______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday
Assigned Task _______________________________________
Number of Bookmarks Completed ___________
# of Defects ___________
Reason for Defects ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Corrections Made to Stop the Defect ______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Wednesday
Assigned Task _______________________________________
Number of Bookmarks Completed ___________
# of Defects ___________
Reason for Defects ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Corrections Made to Stop the Defect ______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Thursday
Assigned Task _______________________________________
Number of Bookmarks Completed ___________
# of Defects ___________
Reason for Defects ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Corrections Made to Stop the Defect ______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Friday
Assigned Task _______________________________________
Number of Bookmarks Completed ___________
# of Defects ___________
Reason for Defects ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Corrections Made to Stop the Defect ______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Would you like to design your own product to build and set up the task and forms? _______________
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Bookmark
Plan
Supervisor’s Name ______________________________________ Date _______ Period ______
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Bookmark
Supervisor Feedback Form
Supervisor’s Name ________________________________ Date ______________________ Period _________
What is the best part of this assignment? ________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Would you have liked being a team member? ____________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Would you like to design your own product to build and set up the task and forms?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Did you like evaluating your team members? _____________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Bookmark
Product Inspection Form
Supervisor’s Name ________________________________________ Date _________________ Period ______
Total Number of Bookmarks
Completed
________________
Packaged
________________
Defected
________________
Number of
Bookmarks
Cut to size
Cut to shape
Layout of slot
Slot cut
Burrs removed
Smoothed
Polished
Finished
Packaged
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Defects
Completed
What are the causes of the defect?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Bookmark
Product Inspection Form
Team Member Name
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Task assigned
Number of bookmarks completed
Number of defects
Cleanup of area
Team Member Name
Task assigned
Number of bookmarks completed
Number of defects
Cleanup of area
Team Member Name
Task assigned
Number of bookmarks completed
Number of defects
Cleanup of area
Team Member Name
Task assigned
Number of bookmarks completed
Number of defects
Cleanup of area
Team Member Name
Task assigned
Number of bookmarks completed
Number of defects
Cleanup of area
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Bookmark
Team Assessment Form
Supervisor’s Name _____________________________________________________________________
Forms completed (100 points for each form)
Time-Management Form
____ Yes ____ No ___________________Reason _______Points
Work Schedule Form
____ Yes ____ No ___________________Reason _______Points
Daily Inspection Form
____ Yes ____ No ___________________Reason _______Points
Product Inspection Form
____ Yes ____ No ___________________Reason _______Points
Supervisor Feedback Form ____ Yes ____ No ___________________Reason _______Points
Forms Total Points: _______
Bookmarks (30 bookmarks assigned)
Number Packaged
______(10 points for each)
Number Completed
______(8 points for each)
Number Defected
______(-10 points for each)
Number Unfinished
______(5 points for each)
_________ Points
_________ Points
_________ Points
_________ Points
Bookmark Total Points: _________
Supervisor grades are tallied from the forms and bookmark totals (possible 800 total points)
A=700 to 800 points, B=600 to 699, C=500 to 599, D=499 or less
Team Members (Each “yes” is up to 25 points. A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79 for team members)
Team Member Name
Completed assigned task
Worked as a team member
Filled out team member product form
Cleaned up work area
Points
Remarks
Points
Remarks
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Total Points:
Team Member Name
Completed assigned task
Worked as a team member
Filled out team member product form
Cleaned up work area
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Total Points:
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Bookmark
Team Assessment Form
Team Member Name
Completed assigned task
Worked as a team member
Filled out team member product form
Cleaned up work area
Points
Remarks
Points
Remarks
Points
Remarks
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Total Points:
Team Member Name
Completed assigned task
Worked as a team member
Filled out team member product form
Cleaned up of work area
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Total Points:
Team Member Name
Completed assigned task
Worked as a team member
Filled out team member product form
Cleaned up of work area
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Total Points:
Comments _________________________________________________________________________________
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Bookmark
Daily Inspection Form
Supervisor’s Name _______________________________ Date ________________ Period ______
Team Members
Name __________________________________ Task Assigned___________________________
Name __________________________________ Task Assigned___________________________
Name __________________________________ Task Assigned___________________________
Name __________________________________ Task Assigned___________________________
Name __________________________________ Task Assigned___________________________
Bookmark Task Completed Today
Task
Cut to size
Cut to shape
Layout of slot
Holes drilled for slot
Slot cut
Burr removed
Sanded with 200 grit sandpaper
Sanded with 300 grit sandpaper
Sanded with 400 grit sandpaper
Polished
Finished
Finish dried
Inspected
Packaged
Number Correctly Completed
Number of Defects
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