To build the first LNG ship in china, production efficiency and cost pose an urgent problem when designs its layout. Considering the real logistics types in insulation box line for LNG ship, a multi-line facility layout ...

The main focus of this study is to apply the Lean concept and methods to help a compressed gas and liquid filling company find the root causes of slow production as well as identify where and how the gas and liquid are ...

The importance of small and medium sized companies as a leader for globalization has been recognized through various sources. One class of these companies is called the Hidden Champions. A Hidden Champion company thrives ...

Manufacturing has traditionally been the domain of centralised factories, set-up and optimised to make a sole product or product-range. Whilst the in-house efficacy of such systems has been greatly improved due to lean ...

Rough mills embody the process of cutting up kiln-dried lumber to components used by discrete wood products manufacturers to manufacture products like furniture, kitchen cabinets, flooring, or other items. Rough mills ...

The research aims to improve information flow management, by offering more transparent information exchange methods, tools and technologies. While the main target is towards new kind of information and communication ...

Lean manufacturing seeks consistent and complete elimination of waste in order to optimize resources. However, the elimination of such waste in most cases is done through of trial and error, which usually entails more costs ...

In the current economic scenario, it is an increasing trend companies seeking to adapt their production systems to meet the new market demands, and at the same time to increase efficiency in their processes. Among the ...

The paper deals with controlling of diagnostic processes when failures in manufacturing process occur. The aim is to make an experiment and try to prove that "failure diagnostics" can be controlled. We will focused on ...

Maintenance is an important factor for the effectiveness of production processes. With the help of new information and communication technologies, the maintenance processes are supported and optimized. Cyber-physical systems ...