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Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2009. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-108).

This article proposes a production method that aims to increase the manufacturing capacity of a footwear small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) to reduce backorders. Therefore, an assessment is carried out and delays in production processes, excess product transport time, defective products, and inefficient work methods are identified. This article proposes designing a Lean manufacturing method using the change management approach, whose methodology is composed of six phases. In phase 0, change management is carried out; in phase 1, the company's current situation is reviewed using the Value Stream Mapping (VSM); in phase 2, the work area is reorganized (implementing SLP and 5S); in phase 3, production is balanced (implementing Line Balancing); in phase 4, continual improvement is established using the Kaizen tool; and finally, in phase 5, the results are evaluated. Through validation, it was possible to confirm that Lean manufacturing tools along with change management increased order deliveries by 82%.

M. Ing. / According to Taque (2005: 30), current lean manufacturing can be presented as ineffective due to a lack of guidelines for establishing and implementing the application thereof. In this project, guidelines for the implementation of lean manufacturing were developed using data collected from multiple sources. One of these sources were company visitations conducted at Desta Power Matla (DPM) in Johannesburg and Bosch SA in Brits. In addition, interviews were conducted with an expert in the field of lean manufacturing, ECSA-accredited professionals in the field, academics in industrial engineering and workers who use lean manufacturing. The significance of this study lies in assisting employees in understanding lean manufacturing production and then developing and implementing guidelines for its implementation. The study also brings to the fore the role of the individual worker in acquiring knowledge about and an understanding of lean manufacturing guidelines. This will ultimately enable companies to implement lean manufacturing production successfully. The results emerging from the data were used to develop guidelines for lean manufacturing production.

This diploma thesis deals with a production proces of komponent from hydraulic cylinder, called wreath. The first part is focused on the desciption of the current production proces, with their positive and negative side. In the second part is made a proposal of production proces. At the end je made an economy and technical analysis

For companies operating within the garment manufacturing industry, having frequent downtimes in their production flows is an extremely common issue. In this context, a balanced production line is required to prevent high waiting times due to limited productive capacity. A well-balanced assembly line allows products to be produced in an optimum time while using less resources, such as machines, materials, or labour, since the right number of products is produced with the exact amount of resources, thus generating savings in production costs. This paper seeks to foster optimum resource allocation through the line balancing tool. Finally, to define a work methodology, best practices were selected, and a procedures manual was developed focusing on Standardization. Both tools were implemented after implementing changes to the company culture by means of the Employee Empowerment tool. As a result of this implementation, workers acquired greater accountability and control over the resources, methods, and equipment of their work areas. After the proposed improvements had been deployed, the company reported an increase of over 20% in production line quality, performance, and efficiency.

This diploma thesis deals with a production process cast body of the stator the in the company Papcel, a.s., Litovel. The first part is focused on the description of the current production process. The production is realized with several manufacturing machines and hand machining also. The second part analyzes available changes of the current technology and describes alternative procedures and production facilities. The CNC machine-tool ŠKODA FCW 150 seems to be the most effective way of production, which could increase the labor productivity, cut the share of manual works, reduce a risk of a human error and to increase the final product quality and accuracy. The final part of the thesis evaluates the machine and preparation times for a single production, including assembly operations and financial impacts of the investments on the company costs.

Several factors compel graphic design companies to improve efficiency and competitiveness in their production lines. However, these companies are not prepared to take on this challenge, as they report delays in 20% of their deliveries, caused by high setup times, low machine availability, and poor work scheduling. In this context, this study proposes a new production management model fed by the interaction of lean manufacturing tools and the Johnson scheduling method. This model has been validated by direct application at the SISSA. The results obtained were the reduction of the setup time to 15 minutes, increased machine availability up to 24%, and an efficient scheduling of its tasks. All of these reduced the percentage of delivery delays from 20% to 6%.

Företaget Modexa AB tillverkar köksluckor måttanpassade efter kundens stomme. Detta för att kunna renovera köket kostnadseffektivt då inte stommen byts ut. Dessa luckor tillverkas genom att först fräsas ut i MDF efter måtten och sen lackeras i en lackeringslinje. Lackeringslinjen är 60 meter lång och körs av 5 operatörer. Lackeringslinjen har idag stora problem med nyttjandegraden och en stor mängd fel på luckor efter lackering. Syftet med arbetet är att analysera lackeringslinjen för att identifiera problem och flaskhalsar samt varför felen uppkommer. Från analysen togs sedan förslag på förbättringsåtgärder fram som får stöd i studien. Analysen genom en tidsstudie gjordes på sex stycken skift för att därefter beräkna verkningsgraden av arbetslinjen och för att se vilka åtgärder som kan göras för att öka verkningsgraden. Tidsstudien visar om hur produktionen på den linjen och alla arbetsuppgifter som operatörerna måste göra för att linjen ska gå men som egentligen inte står med i deras arbetsuppgifter. Ur det bevisas det att linjen inte är så effektiv som den borde vara och att förbättringar behöver göras. Under studien hos Modexa togs anteckningar för vad operatörerna gjorde var femte minut, för att studien skulle ge ett bra medelvärde av vilka arbetsuppgifter som operatörerna gör och andra olika test som hur lång tid det tar för en lucka med en defekt att gå igenom processen eller tiden det tar att lasta på och av luckor. Dessa test utfördes för att kunna göra beräkningar på hur mycket kostnader som kunde sparas in på att göra olika ändringar i lagstrukturen, arbetsmomenten eller investeringar i nya maskiner. Studien visade att nyttjandegraden på produktionslinjen är 48 procent och antal luckor som får någon typ av fel är 32 procent. / Modexa AB manufactures doors to kitchen cabinets by measurements from the customer's kitchen. By manufacturing just the doors the kitchen can be renovated with the cabinet left and therefore reduce cost. The doors are manufactured in MDF and are first machined out to the measurements and then painted in the painting line. The painting line is 60 meters long and is operated by 5 operators. Today the painting line has problems with efficacy and faults in the doors after painting. This study focuses on finding the uralitization rate, finding bottlenecks and why problems occur. From this analysis of the production line suggestions of improvement was made with the support from the study. The analysis through a time study was done in six shifts to then calculate the efficiency of the work line and to see what measures can be taken to increase the efficiency. The time study shows the production on the line and all tasks that the operators must do, so the line will produce but which are not really included in their tasks. This proves that the line is not as efficient as it should be and that improvements need to be made. During the study at Modexa, notes were taken for what the operators did every five minutes, so that the study would give a good average of what tasks the operators do and other different tests such as how long it takes for a gap with a defect to go through the process or time it takes loading and unloading of hatches. These tests were performed to be able to make calculations on how much costs could be saved on making various changes in the team structure, work steps and whether to buy new machines. The study showed that the utilization rate on the production line is 48 percent and the number of gaps that get some type of error is 32%.

This thesis deals with the management of the production process, focusing on unproductive activities. It comprises analysis of the current situation in the company Teva Czech Industries s.r.o. (the TCI) and suggestions for improvement measures. The first chapter presents theoretical basis for processing work. PMT methods, namely MTM and MOST, lean production with a focus on 5S, TPM and Kaizen are described. The second chapter is focused on the company TCI, core business, organization structure and analyzes the current status. It’s focused primarily on the process of critical non-manufacturing operations and the changeover cleaning process. The third chapter, following the analytical part consists of the proposed recommendations. The fourth chapter deals with the final evaluation.