24th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing
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Program and abstracts of the 142 papers accepted for presentation at the FAIM 2014 International Conference, held in San Antonio, Texas, and organized by the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Systems, University of Texas at San Antonio; Conference Chair: F. Frank Chen
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Item An empirical study of TQM and its effect on the organizational sustainability development : a successful model for implementation(DEStech Publications, Inc., 2014) Elhuni, Redha M.; Ahmad, Mohammad MunirThe main purpose of this research is to construct a generic model for successful implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) in Oil sector, and to find out the effects of this model on the organizational sustainability development performance (OSDP) of Libyan oil and gas companies using the structured equation modeling (SEM) approach. To achieve this aim, the adopted research approach covers both quantitative and qualitative methods. Based on the literature search, eleven quality factors with 42 items were identified to develop a questionnaire in order to identify the quality factors that are seen by Libyan oil and gas companies to be critical to the success of TQM implementation. 42 out of 45 questionnaires were returned sufficiently completed with response rate 93.33%. Hypotheses were developed to evaluate the impact of TQM implementation on OSDP. The empirical analysis demonstrates several key findings: data analysis reveals that there is a significant positive effect of the TQM implementation on OSDP. The analysis indicated that 24 quality factors are found to be critical and absolutely essential for successful TQM implementation. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted to discover how these CQFs are experientially rated in specific organisational contexts. An in-depth case study analysis of two selected organisations provided understanding of the process of successful TQM implementation. The results generated a structure of the TQM implementation framework linked to OSDP based on the four major road map constructs (Top management commitment, employee involvement and participation, customer-driven processes, and continuous improvement culture). Libyan oil companies should consider TQM as an innovative tool for improving OSDP in today's dynamic industry environment. The findings suggest the notion that the TQM critical success factors (CSFs) should be implemented holistically rather than on a piecemeal basis to get the full potential of the TQM.Item Development of predictive production model for increasing productivity of oil wells(DEStech Publications, Inc., 2014) Sallam, Saifaddeen; Ahmad, Mohammad Munir; Nasr, MohamedThis paper highlights some of the reasons for the oil production decline in petroleum wells and underlies principles to produce a new model for the oil wells' production performance. The research starts by introducing some information about the available world energy resources which shows that petroleum and natural gas are used more than any other energy sources. The research also presents further information about the productivity index of oil producing wells and their performance including how this is affected and how it can be enhanced using different available methods. The total world oil reserves, gap in production and demand and how this research is important for increasing the oil production is explained. The analysis shows that a 15.47% increase in the oil reserves between the years 2008 and 2012 had caused the total world oil reserves to increase from 1,280,114 million barrels in 2008 to reach 1,478,211 million barrels in 2012. The research has showed that the additional 198,097 million barrels are sufficient to cover the world's demand for oil for about six years based on the rate of oil demand in 2012 of 32,459 million barrels. However, the total world's oil production in 2012 is 26,611 million barrels which is not enough to meet the demand. Therefore, the aim of this research is to find suitable methods for producing oil from the available oil reserves to cover the demand by reducing the losses in the oil producing wells rather than depleting the newly found reserves. However, this research is still ongoing and it is expected to give more interesting and valuable results in the future.Item Evaluation of frameworks developed which assist SMEs to adopt best practices(DEStech Publications, Inc., 2014) Alaskari, Osama; Ahmad, Mohammad Munir; Pinedo-Cuenca, RubenDue to limitations, whether financial, knowledge and skills, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are vulnerable to failure when they decide to adopt best practices techniques. Best practices such as Lean tools are considered to be effective improvement approaches to the elimination of waste, in different forms, within processes. Although many studies which have addressed the application of Lean practices in large companies, this is not the case with SMEs. Therefore, the aim of this study is to review the existing frameworks which have been developed in order to assist SMEs to adopt Lean tools; also to develop a framework which can be adopted by SMEs to assist them to implement appropriate Lean tools, and consideration of limitations of SMEs. To achieve this aim, a comprehensive literature review was conducted to review the existing frameworks, followed by developing a theoretical framework appropriate for SMEs to adopt Lean tools. The findings of this study are useful for SMEs as a guide to adopt Lean tools to assist them to avoid the failure experienced by other SMEs. An assessment methodology is presented which brings together the previous developments frameworks for comparison and analysis which will lead to the building of a coherent body of knowledge and open potential for future work. The argument of this paper is that, making decision to select inappropriate lean tool is pure waste. Avoid making the occurrence of such a decision will greatly save resources (time, money) for the company, particularly those SMEs with limited resource. It is intended that the developed model will support the SMEs that are considering the implementation of Lean tools.Item Practical Evaluation Workover Framework (PEWF) for evaluation and process improvement of Workover Rigs in the Oilfields(DEStech Publications, Inc., 2014) Mansour, Haitham; Ahmad, Mohammad Munir; Ahtita, FadalaIn this work Practical Evaluation Workover Framework (PEWF) can be defined as a procedure that provides a practical workover maintenance system for workover and production engineers in the Oilfields. This procedure involves operators and technicians in the workover rigs acting as a team to monitor the workover procedures including Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) processes (installation and nu-installation) and reduce the production losses in the oil wells by returning the oil well to production in the right time. The model's detail and procedures are simple to use and it supports workover rigs to implement the main structures of Total productive maintenance (TPM) to improve the efficiency of the workover rig. PEWF is built on the collection and analysis of the Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) data gathered by the workover and production engineers on the workover rig. The OEE monitors the actual performance of workover relative to its performance capabilities under optimal workover conditions. The main purpose of an OEE results is to present essential data against where decisions may be made. These measurements assist the management to evaluate progress and help production and workover engineers identify the sources of problems on ESP processes and workover rigs activities. This method of calculating rig efficiency provides the practical measure of the workover performance which can aid in rig procedures negotiation and workover rig selection.