Este trabalho tem como objetivo o estudo da readequação estratégica e operacional no segmento de nãotecidos, pertencente à terceira geração da cadeia petroquímica, frente à realidade global das consolidações por parte de fornecedores e clientes. Este setor caracterizase por ser intensivo em capital e possuir fluxos contínuos de produção com a geração intrínseca de resíduo como subproduto de seu processo produtivo. Baseando-se em referências sobre gestão da cadeia de suprimentos, estratégia e gestão de operações, realizou-se uma pesquisa-ação na empresa pioneira na produção de nãotecidos no Brasil após a instalação de novas plataformas, que adicionaram capacidade produtiva e qualidade técnica ao produto acabado. Este cenário demandou um estudo para a modificação das suas estratégias de mercado e operacional em determinados segmentos de negócios. Utilizando-se de registros da própria empresa, seus indicadores de desempenho tipo BSC, relatórios setoriais e informações técnicas dos equipamentos, estudaram-se as inter-relações de atributos dos produtos acabados, como cor, diâmetro e largura, com a geração de resíduo do processo produtivo para o delineamento da readequação estratégica e operacional. Concluiu-se que, as plataformas produtivas de tecnologia atualizada tendem a direcionar seus produtos para segmentos de mercado que apresentam alta rentabilidade. Também se conclui que em determinadas situações advindas das características das plataformas produtivas de nãotecidos, há a necessidade de alteração de mix de produção para a adequação do sistema produtivo frente a uma nova realidade de mercado. / This work aims the study of strategic and operational re-adequation in the nonwovens market, belonging to the third generation of the petrochemical supply chain, in the reality of global consolidation by suppliers and customers. This sector is characterized as capital intensive and has continuous flow production system, with the intrinsic generation of waste as a byproduct from its production process. Based on references of supply chain management, strategy and operations management, this study was developed at a Brazilian pioneer nonwoven production company after its installation of state-of-art production equipments, which added production capacity and technical quality to the finished good. This scenario required a study to change its strategy and operational marketing in certain business segments. Using company´s records, keys performance indicators (BSC type), sector reports and technical information about the equipments, we studied the interrelationships of finished products attributes, such as color, diameter and width, with the generation of waste production process for the design of strategic and operational alignment. We concluded that the production equipments with modern technology naturally drive their products to high profitability market segments. In certain situations, because of these equipments and the company's positioning in the market, there is a production mix change in order to suit the new reality of the production system.

Este trabalho tem como objetivo o estudo da readequação estratégica e operacional no segmento de nãotecidos, pertencente à terceira geração da cadeia petroquímica, frente à realidade global das consolidações por parte de fornecedores e clientes. Este setor caracterizase por ser intensivo em capital e possuir fluxos contínuos de produção com a geração intrínseca de resíduo como subproduto de seu processo produtivo. Baseando-se em referências sobre gestão da cadeia de suprimentos, estratégia e gestão de operações, realizou-se uma pesquisa-ação na empresa pioneira na produção de nãotecidos no Brasil após a instalação de novas plataformas, que adicionaram capacidade produtiva e qualidade técnica ao produto acabado. Este cenário demandou um estudo para a modificação das suas estratégias de mercado e operacional em determinados segmentos de negócios. Utilizando-se de registros da própria empresa, seus indicadores de desempenho tipo BSC, relatórios setoriais e informações técnicas dos equipamentos, estudaram-se as inter-relações de atributos dos produtos acabados, como cor, diâmetro e largura, com a geração de resíduo do processo produtivo para o delineamento da readequação estratégica e operacional. Concluiu-se que, as plataformas produtivas de tecnologia atualizada tendem a direcionar seus produtos para segmentos de mercado que apresentam alta rentabilidade. Também se conclui que em determinadas situações advindas das características das plataformas produtivas de nãotecidos, há a necessidade de alteração de mix de produção para a adequação do sistema produtivo frente a uma nova realidade de mercado. / This work aims the study of strategic and operational re-adequation in the nonwovens market, belonging to the third generation of the petrochemical supply chain, in the reality of global consolidation by suppliers and customers. This sector is characterized as capital intensive and has continuous flow production system, with the intrinsic generation of waste as a byproduct from its production process. Based on references of supply chain management, strategy and operations management, this study was developed at a Brazilian pioneer nonwoven production company after its installation of state-of-art production equipments, which added production capacity and technical quality to the finished good. This scenario required a study to change its strategy and operational marketing in certain business segments. Using company´s records, keys performance indicators (BSC type), sector reports and technical information about the equipments, we studied the interrelationships of finished products attributes, such as color, diameter and width, with the generation of waste production process for the design of strategic and operational alignment. We concluded that the production equipments with modern technology naturally drive their products to high profitability market segments. In certain situations, because of these equipments and the company's positioning in the market, there is a production mix change in order to suit the new reality of the production system.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:24:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-09-02Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:12:23Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 souza_hpb_me_arafcl.pdf: 1077752 bytes, checksum: c974ff2d0de227542f988e8097aa9a5e (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A organização do trabalho na indústria automática de vidro é diretamente influenciada pela tecnologia inserida no processo produtivo. Neste ramo, uma cadeia integrada de autômatas realiza as operações físico-químicas que dão corpo ao produto final. Assim, o trabalhador não se envolve diretamente na fabricação e/ou montagem, ficando apenas como supervisor do processo. Isto implica uma série de características importantes à indústria automática vidreira: não só o processo de trabalho em si é marcado por tal nuance tecnológica como também – e conjuntamente com aquele – os processos de gestão e organização da empresa como um todo. Ao tratar da relação entre tecnologia e processo produtivo, não podemos deixar de analisar a própria relação capital/trabalho em sua dinâmica histórica. Por isso, o presente estudo se volta para uma análise crítica, com viés marxista, das principais formas de gerência do trabalho surgidas ao longo da história do capitalismo. Primeiramente, destacamos as vicissitudes da divisão do trabalho na manufatura, considerando o processo de subsunção formal à subsunção real do trabalho ao capital, ou seja, estudamos como ocorre a inserção da maquinaria no processo produtivo. Em seguida, analisamos o taylorismo e o fordismo - bem como o conceito de racionalização - como mecanismos de controle do trabalho operário. Por fim, investigamos a indústria de processo contínuo – ramo no qual se insere a indústria automática de vidro -, contrapondo-a com as características das indústrias tayloristas e fordistas / The organization of work in the auto glass industry is directly influenced by technology inserted in the production process. In this business, an integrated chain of automata performs the physical-chemical operations that embody the final product. Thus, the worker does not get directly involved in manufacturing and/or assembly, being only a supervisor of the process. This implies a number of important features to the auto glass industry: not only the work process itself is marked by such technological nuance but also - and along with that - the processes of management and organization of the company as a whole. In addressing the relationship between technology and production process, we must search capital / labor relation in its historical dynamic. Therefore, this study turns to a critical analysis, biased Marxist, of the main ways of management work that emerged throughout the historyof capitalism. First, we highlight the vicissitudes of division of labor in manufacturing, considering the process of formal subsumption to real subsumption of labor to capital, ie, we study how the inclusion of machinery occurs in the production process. We then analyze Taylorism and Fordism - as well as the concept of rationalization - as mechanisms of control of labor worker. Finally, we investigate the continuous process industry - in which sector the auto glass industry is inserted - contrasting it with the characteristics of Taylorist and Fordist industries

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Purpose - The purpose of this thesis is to investigate what barriers there are when it comes to developing PSS in the process industry for their non-assembled products, both from a provider and customer perspective. Additionally, the purpose is further to investigate how companies can manage these barriers. Method - This master thesis is an exploratory multiple case study with an abductive approach. In total, 25 qualitative interviews were made, with respondents from seven different companies, both companies within the process industry and companies who act as customers to the process industry. The interviews were made during two phases, the first phase was exploratory interviews and the second phase was semi-structured interviews, the collected data were later analyzed with a thematic analysis. Findings - The main findings from this study is divided in five overarching categories, three originating from the interviews provider perspective, and two from the customer perspective, within all overarching categories, barriers and possible ways to manage these are identified. The three provider categories are: Characteristics of the process industry, Market and customer awareness and Extensive transformation required. Additionally, the customers categories are Customers perspectives of servitization and Fundamental management activities. The barriers from these categories has been grouped in a framework after the two constraints time and difficulty. Theoretical implications - This study contribute to the current literature about PSS, which has a clear gap when it comes to PSS for non-assembled products. This study contributes in two ways: Firstly, the findings from this study suggest that some part of the literature about PSS for assembled products could be transferred to products that are non-assembled, above this, the findings also highlighting unique barriers with PSS for non-assembled products. Secondly, this study contribute with clarity about how different barriers should be managed, something that partly lacks in today's PSS literature. Practical implications - With this study, companies within the process industry are provided with support when it comes to investigating new business opportunities, if it is worth for the companies within the process industry to start working with PSS, or if it is not. This study has three important contributions for managers. Firstly, due to the unique characteristics of the process industry, it is suggested that managers broaden the perspective and look wider than just the core-process to find servitization-possibilities. Secondly, managers are provided with useful information regarding PSS which could make them more comfortable when deciding to work with servitization, or not. Thirdly, as the findings shows that the process industry has constrained resources, a framework is presented aiming to aid managers prioritize which barriers to manage. Research limitations - Due to the limited time for this master thesis, only companies within Sweden has been contacted, at each company, a maximum of two persons were contacted.

I dagens samhälle överutnyttjas jordens resurser. Dagens levnadssätt och klimatförändringarna som sker, leder därför till att högre krav ställs på företag att arbeta med hållbarhetsfrågor och sträva efter resurseffektiva arbetsmetoder. För att företag ska bli mer resurseffektiva kan det krävas verktyg eller arbetsmetoder som hjälper till att identifiera områden med förbättringspotential. I den här studien analyserades Leanverktyget värdeflödesanalys och dess tillämpbarhet på processindustrin. Värdeflödesanalys är ett kartläggningsverktyg som används för att identifiera förluster och flödesbegränsade faktorer relaterade till en tillverkningsprocess. Kartläggningen analyserar såväl information- som materialflöde. Författarna vill med den här studien undersöka hur värdeflödesanalys kan tillämpas eller anpassas till en kontinuerligt tillverkande miljö. Studien är gjord som en fallstudie hos Stora Enso Skoghall där datainsamlingen har gjorts genom en kartläggning av flödet, en enkätundersökning och semistrukturerade intervjuer. Studien visar att verktyget kan tillämpas på processindustrin då det ger en bra översikt över processerna och indikerar områden som kan ses som flödesbegränsande. Som verktyg för förlustidentifiering krävs det att kartläggningen kompletteras med ytterligare analysmetoder för att få en tydligare bild över vilka förluster som sker inom pappers- och massaindustrin. Värdeflödesanalysen kan bland annat utvecklas gällande en tydligare kartläggning av informationsflödet. Studiens författare anser också att kartläggningen av materialflödet kan utvecklas med mer information om hur avvikelser sker längs tillverkningen. Materialflödet kan också illustreras med hjälp av ett simulerande verktyg för att ge en mer korrekt bild över avvikelserna som sker. / In today's society, the earth's resources are overused. Today's way of living and the climate changes that are taking place therefore lead to higher requirements on companies to work with issues regarding sustainability and strive for resource-efficient working methods. For companies to become more resource efficient, tools may be needed to help and identify areas with potential for improvement. In this study, the Lean tool value stream mapping and its applicability to the process industry were analyzed. Value stream mapping is a mapping tool used to identify losses and flow-limiting factors related to a manufacturing process. The mapping analyzes both information and material flow. With this study, the authors want to investigate how value flow analysis can be applied or adapted to a continuous manufacturing environment. The study was conducted as a case study at Stora Enso Skoghall, where data collection was done through a mapping of the process, a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The study shows that the tool can be applied to the process industry as it provides a good overview of the processes and indicates areas that can be seen as flow-limiting. As a tool for loss identification, it is required that the mapping is supplemented with additional analysis methods in order to get a clearer picture of the losses that occur in the paper and pulp industry. The value stream mapping can, among other things, be developed regarding a clearer mapping of the information flow. The authors of the study also believe that the mapping of the material flow can be developed with more information about how deviations occur along the production. The material flow can also be illustrated with the help of a simulating tool to give a more correct picture of the deviations that occur.

The uptime of machinery in continuous flow process industries such as steel manufacturing plants puts pressure on the maintenance function. This in turn contributes to sustaining reliable physical assets. As absence of reliable physical assets highly affects the competitive advantage. Turnaround maintenance is a common practice in such production setups and requires top-of-the-line managerial attention to be planned,executed and assessed in an efficient manner. By applying an abductive approach and combining the qualitative and quantitative research approaches, this thesis aims to explore the managerial issue of coordinating turnaround maintenance within a continuous flow process industry. The research questions that guide this thesis consist of describing how turnaround maintenance can be coordinated and its associated challenges. By comparing publicly available literature and empirical evidence provided by performing a case study, it is confirmed that the main challenges for conducting efficient turnaround maintenance comes down to the management in all stages associated with the turnaround. To coordinate turnaround maintenance activities in the most efficient manner, several challenges must be overcome. Aligning organisational goals and generating management commitment is the first prerequisite before any improvements can be done. It is necessary to define a common scope that strives for creating reliable physical assets to enhance the competitive advantage. The defined challenges in coordination are related to before, during and after the turnaround execution. These relate to creating a cyclical process for the turnaround where previously acquired knowledge is used for improving future turnarounds. While detailed planning is necessary for each turnaround, a high level of contingency is also necessary. To achieve this and succeed, it is argued that a high level of visibility during the turnarounds and the use of standardised methods is required. / Drifttiden för maskiner i industrier med kontinuerligt flöde, såsom ståltillverkningsanläggningar, sätter press på underhållsverksamenheten. Detta för att i sin tur bidra till att upprätthålla tillförlitliga fysiska tillgångar. Eftersom avsaknad av tillförlitliga fysiska tillgångar påverkar konkurrensfördelen i hög grad. Storaunderhållstopp där den kontinuerliga produktionslinan stoppas, är en vanligt förekommande praxis i sådana produktionsanläggningar vilket kräver ledningens uppmärksamhet för att planera och utvärdera på ett effektivt sätt. Genom att tillämpa ett abduktivt tillvägagångssätt och kombinera kvalitativ och kvantitativ forskningsmetodik, syftar detta examensarbete till att utforska den ledarskapsrelaterade frågan om att koordinera underhållsaktiviteter för stora underhållstopp inom processindustrier med kontinuerligt flöde. Forskningsfrågorna som vägleder detta examensarbete består av att beskriva hur större underhållstopp kan koordineras och dess associerade utmaningar. Genom att jämföra offentligt tillgänglig litteratur och empiriska bevis från en fallstudie, bekräftas att de största utmaningarna för att genomföra ett effektivt underhållstopp beror på ledningen i alla steg som är förknippade med underhållstoppet. För att samordna underhållsaktiviteterna på ett så effektivt sätt som möjligt måste flera utmaningar övervinnas. Att anpassa organisationens mål och skapa engagemang hos ledningen är den första förutsättningen innan fler förbättringar kan utföras. Det är nödvändigt att definiera gemensamma mål som strävar efter att skapa tillförlitliga fysiska tillgångar för att i sin tur öka konkurrensfördelen. De definierademanagementutmaningarna sammankopplas till före, under och efter underhållsstoppet. Utmaningarnahandlar om att skapa en cyklisk process för underhållsstoppen där tidigare förvärvad kunskap nyttjas för att förbättra framtida stopp. Även om detaljerad planering är nödvändig för varje underhållstopp, är en hög nivå av beredskap också nödvändig. För att uppnå och lyckas med detta krävs en hög grad av visibilitet under underhållsstoppen och användning av standardiserade metoder.

Kartongbruket AB has a supplier of bale pulp which is transitioning to an RFID marking of its bales. Due to this, new perspectives are requested on an RFID implementation regarding the handling of bales. This study focuses on the inbound logistics process and the pulp bale handling process. Furthermore, traceability-related problems are noted due to the fact that the current scanning methodology does not work with sufficient precision. The coexistence between the current barcode reading system and the RFID reading system is also something that is identified as topic which needs to be studied. This study’s choice of the process industry and the cardboard industry is based on a theoretical gap regarding the above-mentioned concepts and problems in this specific industry. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to be helpful to Kartongbruket AB in their upcoming RFID implementation, and to fill the identified theoretical gaps. Method: This is a case study at Kartongbruket AB. Empirics have been collected through semi-structured interviews with relevant internal actors, where the respondents have been identified using a snowball selection method. The study is of a qualitative nature and the theoretical frame of reference has been created through a literature study. Conclusion: This study concludes that RFID can be used in the inbound logistics process to make stock balances more reliable in several potential ways. In addition to this, it can be concluded that an RFID-based system can lead to a centralized traceability system in the pulpbale handling process where internal actors can gain a greater knowledge base in customer complaints cases. The study's presented implementation model may be used as a support for the upcoming RFID implementation. The study also establishes that the merging model is the most suitable coexistence model for Kartongbruket AB when RFID and barcodes are to be run together in the pulp bale handling process.

This paper explores the adoption of additive manufacturing technology in the process industries and tries to provide a holistic view about the preference and scope of this technology in the process industry sector. There has been vast literature about use of this technology in the automobile, aerospace, and medical sector. This study will help us to understand how Additive Manufacturing technology is shaping the other process industries and explore if it has same significance. To address the research questions qualitative research method is used in this study with semi-structured interviews with the respondents in process industries and Additive Manufacturing suppliers. All respondents are selected using purposive sampling and remote interviews were conducted with them.The first finding of this study was that additive manufacturing can neither be stated directly as radical or disruptive innovation because this technology has shown both radical as well as disruptive changes in the process industry. Secondly, this technology is adopted in the process industry based on the three innovation attributes: relative advantage, trialability, and observability. Following this, there is discussion on important barriers and how companies are taking efforts to overcome this barrier and adopt this technology easily. Further, this study implies that there is still an immense scope to explore this technology to reap its full benefits. This study gives understanding to AM suppliers that small-scale firms in process industry could be a possible direction to explore for more business opportunities apart from automobile and aerospace industry. For potential researchers in additive manufacturing, this study stands to give understanding for adoption pattern and innovation attributes for which it is valued.

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