Blar i Institutt for maskinteknikk og produksjon på emneord "Global Manufacturing Management, Production Management"
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Addressing Delivery Related Challenges Of High-Mix Manufacturing Systems
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis aims to address delivery related challenges of high-mix manufacturing systems. Delivery related challenges refer to problems posed by factors, which directly or indirectly impact delivery performance. To address ... -
Applicability of Lean and Value Stream Mapping Techniques in Turbulent High-Variety, Low-Volume Manufacturing Environments - A Multiple Case Study
(Master thesis, 2017)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 ... -
Company-specific Production System in a Multi-plant Company - Developing the Framework for Design and Implementation of XPS
(Master thesis, 2017)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 ... -
Comparison of an Enterprise Resource Planning System and a Cloud based Enterprise Resource Planning System in an Aluminium Supply Chain
(Master thesis, 2017)In this master thesis, an investigation has been carried out on whether or not a cloud based enterprise resource planning system (CERP) is better suited for an aluminium supply chain (ASC), than the traditional enterprise ... -
Enabling Lean Flow in System Configuration, Assembly, and Test by Developing a Hybrid Scheduling and Control System: A Case Study
(Master thesis, 2017)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 ... -
Framework for Layout Design Supporting Patient Flow in Outpatient Departments
(Master thesis, 2018)In the last decades, there has been an increase in demand for outpatient services, as inpatient treatments are more often done on an outpatient basis. Increase in demand, and long waiting times in the access of outpatient ... -
Framtidens logistikk løsninger for Mosjøen havn
(Master thesis, 2018)Mosjøen havn IKS ønsker å styrke sin posisjon som terminalaktør for intermodale logistikk løsninger i egen region ved å løse ut potensialer for økt jernbane- og sjøtransport til og fra lokale næringslivsaktører. Oppgaven ... -
Identifying the Effects of Eliminating Replenishment for Nonexistent Backorders, on the Performance of Perishable Inventories - A Simulation Study
(Master thesis, 2018)Inventory control is an indispensable activity in operations management. Variability and uncertainty of demand increase the complexity of inventory control activities. The complexity further amplifies when the inventories ... -
Improving Forecasting of Censored Demand for Bread using Footfall Data in a Norwegian Retail Chain
(Master thesis, 2017)The retail business for fresh food products is characterized by short shelf life and low-to-moderate profit margin, leading to frequent stockouts. Forecasting demand for such products faces difficulty due to the presence ... -
Integrity Management In The Energy Sector - An Investigation of Oil & Gas Assets
(Master thesis, 2017)The incessant oil and gas pipeline vandalization (sabotage) in developing nations like Nigeria has become a thing of serious concern which threatens both human and national security. Efficient oil and gas pipeline integrity ... -
Managing Supplier Delivery Performance in Engineer-to-Order Manufacturing - A Case Study in Maritime Industry
(Master thesis, 2017)Purpose Engineer-to-Order supply chains are known to consist complex networks with numerous suppliers in different roles that may have high impact on the operational excellence of an ETO company and their competitive ... -
Managing uncertainty in supply for a whitefish processor
(Master thesis, 2018)This research aims to improve the capacity planning for LNS in the processing facility of Båtsfjord. LNS has problems planning the capacity, due to uncertainty in the supply of raw fish to the processing plant. LNS cannot ... -
Measures for Timely Delivery of Materials Transported by Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in Hospitals
(Master thesis, 2018)In recent years there has been an increase in material demand in Norwegian hospitals, and studies show that there are high expenditures for hospital logistics. This signifies the importance of developing favorable logistics ... -
Model for handling uncertainty management in production with elements of engineering change management.
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis examines combined fields of Engineering Change Management in production, Uncertainty concepts and aspects of decision making. The main objective of this research is to identify uncertainty in production phase, ... -
A new Manufacturing Planning and Control System using Sales and Operations Planning and Last Planner System in Engineer-to-Order Manufacturing Environment
(Master thesis, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of this research work is to propose a new type of Manufacturing Planning and Control system, depicting different levels of planning and control for ETO manufacturing environment. Design: The research ... -
Production Planning and Control in Make-to-Order Manufacturing - Selection Criteria
(Master thesis, 2018)Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to identify appropriate Production Planning and Control (PPC) methods in a Make to Order (MTO) manufacturing environment. This is done through two steps. First, the MTO environment ... -
A Study of the Factors affecting Ship Production Times - An Empirical Analysis of the European Shipbuilding Industry
(Master thesis, 2017)Lead time is a key competitive factor in any Engineer-to-order (ETO) company. In shipbuilding, lead time can decide the win or the loss of a contract, especially in the current challenging market situation. Therefore, it ... -
Transferring Knowledge on the Shop Floor during Production Insourcing - A case study in the Electronics Industry
(Master thesis, 2017)Production transfer is defined as the transfer of production from one manufacturing environment to another from a sending source to a receiving source. There are four different components of a production transfer: Knowledge ... -
Transshipment Effect on Economic Lot Size Schedule of a Multi-Site Multi-Product Production Network
(Master thesis, 2017)Globalization is rising in every field in the world. Globalization in market and supply chains occur due to competition such as in time and quality (Mentzer et al., 2001). Competition is an important trigger for businesses ... -
The Use of RFID Technology for Improved Production Control - A Design Science Approach
(Master thesis, 2018)Purpose In a increasingly globalized world, the competition increases from international companies. More production is moved outside of domestic borders due to reduced costs. At the same time, there is a need for Norwegian ...