Verdikjeder med høg produktvariasjon og lave produksjonsvolum (HVLV) blir stadig viktigare då HVLV-produsentar lagar spesialtilpassa produkt i mange variantar som i aukande grad blir etterspurde i marknaden. For å kunne ...

This research is focused on improving the flow of items through the cross-trained teams of a leather furniture manufacturing company, which manufactures a high mix of products. Presently, a Push control strategy is applied ...

Many manufacturing companies aspire to achieve performance improvements associated with lean manufacturing to cope with increasingly demanding customers and pressure from global competition. Lean was originally developed ...

The paper studies an engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing firm. A novel approach is used to assess the fit of capacity planning methods in the planning environment of the firm, and towards delivery date setting, which is ...

Hensikt Denne oppgaven har som hensikt å finne ut hvordan og hvor godt egnet «lean» produksjonsprinsipper og verdistrømsanalyse er for å forbedre materialflyt i en MTO-komposittproduksjonsfasilitet. Det defineres to ...

Success story of Toyota had many followers, however not all of them succeed. Contingency theory suggest that there is no universal improvement approach that fits to all organizations. Each improvement programme has to be ...

The high complexity in Engineer-To-Order (ETO) operations causes major challenges for manufacturing logistics, especially in complex ETO, i.e. one-of-a-kind production. Increased digitalization of manufacturing logistics ...

In production of electronic components, the final stage in the production is often characterised by multidisciplinary system assemblies, also referred to as AT manufacturing. These processes typically include system ...

Manufacturing companies find themselves, whether they like it or not, in a more global and changing reality. Fiercer competition, dynamic markets, new consumer habits, stronger environmental regulations, and new technological ...

Shipyards around the world have several differences that affect the logistics processes at each yard. The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for mapping the key factors affecting shipyard logistics. We test ...