Search for dissertations about: "manufacturing shop"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the words manufacturing shop.

  2. 1. Financial benefits of shop floor productivity improvements

    Author : Robin Sundkvist; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Productivity; Cash flow; Manufacturing;

    Abstract : The prevailing situation in the global economy calls for innovative productivity investment approaches aiming to prevent further labour force reductions and to restore manufacturers’ competitiveness. The purpose of this research initiative has been to motivate production managers to invest in productivity improvements by establishing a framework that explains how shop floor productivity improvements provide financial benefits. READ MORE

  4. 2. Data-driven throughput bottleneck analysis in production systems

    Author : Mukund Subramaniyan; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; maintenance; machine learning; data-driven; manufacturing; manufacturing system; production system; artificial intelligence; Throughput bottlenecks;

    Abstract : Production systems and production management are getting smart. Manufacturing companies are increasingly adopting digital solutions to monitor and manage production systems. By adopting digital solutions, it has become possible for manufacturing companies to collect huge volumes of widely varying production system data. READ MORE

  5. 3. Acting creatively for enhanced performance : Challenges for Swedish manufacturers in an age of outsourcing

    Author : Mandar Dabhilkar; Jan Forslin; Pär Åhlström; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Balanced Scorecard; continuous improvement behaviours; lean manufacturing; outsourcing manufacturing; plant performance; Swedish engineering industry; team-based work organisation; shop-floor work.; Work sciences and ergonomics; Arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi;

    Abstract : This dissertation aims to contribute to the discourse on the future of manufacturing in Sweden. It is argued that the real threat does not come from lower wages in Eastern Europe and Asia. Rather it comes from an inability to make the most of existing manufacturing systems. READ MORE

  6. 4. The people dimension in manufacturing strategy: operators and managers

    Author : Nina Edh; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; People; Strategic consensus; Managers; Operators; Behavioral operations; Manufacturing strategy;

    Abstract : The manufacturing strategy (MS) field has largely focused on the MS content, and not so much on the people dimension of MS or on the process of bringing the MS out in organizations. Within companies, there is often a lack of a joint view of MS; different hierarchical levels view the strategy differently. READ MORE

  7. 5. On Sensor-Controlled Robotized One-off Manufacturing

    Author : Per Cederberg; Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; one-off manufacturing; arc welding; world model; real-time; task-oriented programming; simulation; control; robotics; sensor; Automation; control engineering; Automatiska system; robotteknik; reglerteknik;

    Abstract : A semi-automatic task oriented system structure has been developed and tested on an arc welding application. In normal industrial robot programming, the path is created and the process is based upon the decided path. Here a process-oriented method is proposed instead. READ MORE