Showing papers on "Methods engineering published in 2013"

Industrial Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications

Abstract: Currently, it is usual described industrial engineering as the branch of engineering that is concerned with increasing productivity through the management of people, methods of business organization and technology or by others words industrial engineering is human effort engineering and system efficiency engineering. The present book, Industrial engineering: concepts, methodologies, tools and applications , in 3 volumes, explain research in industrial engineering with quality in 8 sections (109 chapters). The sections are: (1) Fundamental concepts and theories, (2) Development and design methodologies, (3) Tools and technologies , (4) Utilization and application, (5) Organizational and social implications, (6) Managerial impact, (7) Critical issues, and (8) Emerging trends. Section 1 provides information on crucial theories essential to the understanding of industrial engineering. Section 2 discusses the conceptual design and architecture of industrial engineering, focusing on aspects including parametric design, service design, fuzzy logic, control modelling, supply chain systems, and many more topics. Section 3 discusses extensive coverage of various tools and technologies used in the implementation of industrial engineering. Subsequently, section 4 describes

Monitoring Multinomial Logit Profiles via Log-Linear Models (Quality Engineering Conference Paper)

Abstract: Rassoul Noorossana, Industrial Engineering Department, Iran University of Science and Technology, rassoul@iust.ac.ir Abbas Saghaei, Industrial Engineering Department, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, a.saghaei@srbiau.ac.ir Hamid Izadbakhsh, Industrial Engineering Department, Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran, Iran, hizadbakhsh@iust.ac.ir Omid Aghababaei, Statistics Department, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, ShahidBeheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Production line design and system analysis for new product introduction in electronics manufacturing

Abstract: In this research, a system level analysis was performed on a one piece flow layout design for a factory manufacturing AC motor control drives. The requirement was to create a layout for a new product while integrating existing manufacturing lines. Analytical methods and simulation techniques were used to validate the performance of the proposed line. The thesis outlines the manufacturing processes required to make the new product and presents an approach used to predict the new line's performance. A hybrid approach was employed wherein analytical methods were used to create a baseline plan of the production line. The baseline requirements were refined by modeling the line in a discrete event simulation to emulate existing factory constraints. The use of simulation enabled definition of lower level details like shift breaks times, machine breakdown trends and product batching policies. The simulation model was used to predict the impact of factory scenarios that were determined as necessary milestones in transforming the factory layout from existing layout to the proposed layout. The concept of changing the layout from process based to one piece flow was validated through a Kaizen event. The event resulted in floor space savings of 500 sq. ft. and a reduction in work in progress inventory of 2160 drives. The Kaizen event facilitated in familiarizing with the existing factory processes which was essential in creating the new factory layout. Thesis supervisor: Stanley B Gershwin

Factors Influence ISO 9000 Implementation in Saudi Manufacturing Industry

Abstract: This paper reports the preliminary findings for a PhD study. A review of literature found a lack of empirical research on factors that affect the implementation of ISO 9000 (a family of quality management standards) in Saudi Arabia. This research attempts to fill the gaps in existing literature. The main purpose of this work is to provide empirical data on the most common factors that influence the implementation of ISO 9000 in the manufacturing sector in Saudi Arabia. In order to achieve this aim, a three-stage industrial survey has been carried out using an adequate sample of data to investigate potential factors. The result of the findings from this survey revealed that ISO 9000 is more popular in medium and large organisations in Saudi Arabia. In light of this finding, top management support may be one of the most important factors influencing the implementation of ISO900 in the manufacturing industry. This is followed by the adequacy of human resources and rigour of internal audit.