Measurability in production is a cornerstone in all production, but to determine if chosen key performance indicators (KPI’s) are right and in the right amount, to be of help in the daily work, is a challenge. In materials supply processes, there are in some companies not easy to manage KPI’s, resulting in the end in overcapacity in different areas. The question is whether this is acceptable, or if it is a source of cost that has significant improvement potential? In many companies, you do not really know, since there is a lack of facts to draw conclusions from. Today materials supply is becoming more and more in focus within production development with many theses and ongoing research and development projects. In global companies, management has recognized the importance of the development of this area with new methods and routines for production improvements in the materials supply area. In this thesis, the author will try to deal with these challenges and give the reader some proposals and solutions. The first area is KPI’s and the author proposes some measurements to be used in the daily work within materials supply. The second area in the thesis is to develop guidelines for materials supply concepts to be used in different types of production set-ups. The author has made several case studies, in one case company as well as in three reference companies, as well as literature and document studies. / PREPARE

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published_or_final_version / Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / abstract / Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering / Master / Master of Philosophy

This thesis is an account of an investigation into the problems associated with the production of patterns to ensure a garment of satisfactory fit. Essentially, the method described in this thesis consists of defining a number of crucial shaping points on the body and measuring their spatial co-ordinates. A method is then developed which translates these three-dimensional co-ordinates into patterns whose shapes are such that when joined together with darts suitably positioned, the two dimensional pieces of cloth cut from them are transformed into a threedimensional garment of accurate fit. A computer program has been developed which will: (i) read the three-dimensional co-ordinates of the human body, (ii) calculate the accurate angle of dart needed to be inserted into the pattern to convert it into a three-dimensional'shell', (iii) plot a full size skin and/or block pattern which when sewn into a garment will fit the measured body perfectly.

<p>Measurability in production is a cornerstone in all production, but to determine if chosen key performance indicators (KPI’s) are right and in the right amount, to be of help in the daily work, is a challenge. In materials supply processes, there are in some companies not easy to manage KPI’s, resulting in the end in overcapacity in different areas. The question is whether this is acceptable, or if it is a source of cost that has significant improvement potential? In many companies, you do not really know, since there is a lack of facts to draw conclusions from.</p><p>Today materials supply is becoming more and more in focus within production development with many theses and ongoing research and development projects. In global companies, management has recognized the importance of the development of this area with new methods and routines for production improvements in the materials supply area.</p><p>In this thesis, the author will try to deal with these challenges and give the reader some proposals and solutions. The first area is KPI’s and the author proposes some measurements to be used in the daily work within materials supply. The second area in the thesis is to develop guidelines for materials supply concepts to be used in different types of production set-ups.</p><p>The author has made several case studies, in one case company as well as in three reference companies, as well as literature and document studies.</p> / PREPARE

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