MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT WITH 5S PRACTICES

Improvement of a Shipyard with Introducing 5S Method

The 5S method is a sophisticated Japanese tool for optimisation and improvement of the production process. The purpose of applying the 5S method is to increase the efficiency on the micro-level, keeping workplace clean, in order and accessible. The results are reflected in drastic increase of safety, space utilization, productivity, pride and Kaizen thinking; and drastic reduction of waste, def...

Driving Outsourced Manufacturing Best Practices with Oracle

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Impact of Manufacturing Practices on Adoption of Plant Information Systems

Firms have invested over $15 billion in the past three years on new information technology and software in their manufacturing plants. In this study, we document how the implementation of new types of manufacturing practices has impacted the types of information technology investments in manufacturing plants. We present a conceptual model to develop hypotheses about relationships between manufa...

Understanding Modelling Practices in Manufacturing

This paper is about describing and analysing modelling practices in automotive industry and electronics design. Based on ethnographic observations in modelling sessions in three case studies, we tried to describe the modelling scope in real work environments. This helped to identify problem areas or areas of change, articulation work in decision making activities during modelling, models as sha...

Food Manufacturing Practices and Sanitation