the objective of this paper is to determine the efficiency of manufacturing companies in kenya over the period of 2009 to 2011 as well as suggesting appropriate policies to be employed by the manufacturing companies in kenya based on the findings of the study. three critical inputs variables (raw materials, staff expenses and plant and machinery) and two output variables (net sale and earnings ...

The present paper presents the algorithmic solution, based on an Ant System metaheuristic, of an industrial production–inventory problem in a steel continuous-casting plant. The model proposed is based on an objective function, the aim of which is to find the most profitable production schedule of the steel billets. Furthermore, the model takes into account the relevant parameters of the finite...

In the ®eld of manufacturing, there is a need to develop large-scale manufacturing information systems. This is especially true in the Japanese steel manufacturing industry where CIM is the core management technology. But developing such systems requires large amounts of time and manpower, and furthermore, these type of projects are very dif®cult to manage. Therefore, in order to ease the proce...

This thesis will evaluate the utilization of process management tools in the implementation of a major engineering project in a steel plant of Gerdau Group in the city of Charqueadas, Brazil. The project consisted of an increase in capacity of the electric arc furnace in order to improve the availability of liquid steel to the subsequent processes in the Melt Shop. The evaluation will be perfor...

We describe the application of simulation modeling to estimate and improve quality and productivity performance of a steel cord manufacturing system. We describe the typical steel cord manufacturing plant, emphasize its distinguishing characteristics, identify various production settings and discuss applicability of simulation as a management decision support tool. Besides presenting the genera...

This paper speci"es the structure of a manufacturing strategy analysis (MSA) to manufacturing system design (MSD) interfacing model. In particular, it addresses the link between manufacturing strategic initiatives and the requirements of manufacturing information system (MIS), and proposes a structured approach to help a company identify the key MIS requirements that are needed to e!ectively su...