The manufacturing process and company practices \Vere analyzed for a molded pulp egg
carton manufacturer. The entire process was looked at from raw material purchase to finished
goods inventory and the policies in effect in the different areas of production. The problem is
the company has high production costs ($1,448,418 per month) and a low profrt margin ($76,279
per month). This analysis was performed to recommend means to lower costs and increase
system efficiency.
The problems found Vlere prioritized and recommendations were made for their solution.
These problems included policies that need to be changed and manufacturing processes that
need to be redesigned.
A description of the manufacturing process, functional analysis, company practices, data
analysis, system model, life-cycle cost, and problem prioritization is included.
The results of this analysis are that the company can increase its system efficiency and
profits by reclassifying heavier cartons as acceptable. There are other areas of production,
policy making, and machinery, illustrated in Section 7 of this report. that should be modified to
streamline production and eliminate costs. / Master of Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/44540 |
| Date | 05 September 2009 |
| Creators | Reed, Sean Michael |
| Contributors | Systems Engineering, Blanchard, Benjamin S. Jr., Fabrycky, Wolter J. |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master's project |
| Format | BTD, application/pdf |
| Relation | LD5655.V851_1996.R443.pdf |
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