This thesis sets out to identify and discuss five of the subjects that were found to have a significant bearing on the attempts of a small engineering company to improve efficiency. The subjects detailed are production control, layout, costing, decision making and cost reduction. The bulk of the observations were made during a two year period spent as a Teaching Company Associate with a company (T.J. Filters PLC.) first evaluating and then implementing the opportunities offered by factory relocation. A new manufacturing facility was designed and built with a reduction in floor space of 31%. In the first two years of full production, output has doubled while Work In Progress has reduced by 63% and stock holding by 25%. The factory layout pla...
Companies are constantly striving for improvement and expansion. An effective approach is to manufac...
A plant layout of a company will affect the efficiency of their production. Even more in the long ru...
This research was a part of an undertaking between Polytechnic South West and a sponsoring industria...
Detab Ecomat Automation AB is a company that manufactures feeder machines for production. The purpos...
The objective of this study was to develop a Future Factory concept for Metso Mining and Constructio...
Investigation on manufacturing system of small scale factory has been carried out in this project. T...
This thesis deals with the optimization of production processes in a small manufacturing company eng...
The company is currently in a stage of improvement and has therefore taken the help of students at S...
This thesis puts focus on the points where organisations perceive, translate and implement a new org...
This master’s thesis deals with optimizing the layout proposal of workplaces in a small engineering ...
In a global market the manufacturing industries have to minimized the production cost and improve th...
This thesis deals with the optimization of technological layout of workplaces in company Petr Bližňá...
This industrial based research project was undertaken for British Leyland and arose as a result of p...
Implementation of lean manufacturing principles and believing in continuous improvement are the tool...
There is a great deal of literature about the initial stages of innovative design. This is the proce...
Companies are constantly striving for improvement and expansion. An effective approach is to manufac...
A plant layout of a company will affect the efficiency of their production. Even more in the long ru...
This research was a part of an undertaking between Polytechnic South West and a sponsoring industria...
Detab Ecomat Automation AB is a company that manufactures feeder machines for production. The purpos...
The objective of this study was to develop a Future Factory concept for Metso Mining and Constructio...
Investigation on manufacturing system of small scale factory has been carried out in this project. T...
This thesis deals with the optimization of production processes in a small manufacturing company eng...
The company is currently in a stage of improvement and has therefore taken the help of students at S...
This thesis puts focus on the points where organisations perceive, translate and implement a new org...
This master’s thesis deals with optimizing the layout proposal of workplaces in a small engineering ...
In a global market the manufacturing industries have to minimized the production cost and improve th...
This thesis deals with the optimization of technological layout of workplaces in company Petr Bližňá...
This industrial based research project was undertaken for British Leyland and arose as a result of p...
Implementation of lean manufacturing principles and believing in continuous improvement are the tool...
There is a great deal of literature about the initial stages of innovative design. This is the proce...
Companies are constantly striving for improvement and expansion. An effective approach is to manufac...
A plant layout of a company will affect the efficiency of their production. Even more in the long ru...
This research was a part of an undertaking between Polytechnic South West and a sponsoring industria...