School of Innovation, Design, and Engineering
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School of Innovation, Design and Engineering – IDT
Mälardalen University, Eskilstuna, Sweden
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Contents
ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................................................ I
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BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1
PROJECT SPECIFICATION ......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.1
Problem description and project objectives .................................................................................. 1
1.1.2
Project organisation ..................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.3
Time plan and deliverables ........................................................................................................... 1
1.1.4
Delimitations................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2
COMPANY DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................... 1
1.3
EXPECTED OUTCOMES ............................................................................................................................ 1
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CURRENT STATE OF PROCESSES....................................................................................................... 2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
PROCESS DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................... 2
PRODUCTS .............................................................................................................................................. 2
MANNING AND CAPACITY....................................................................................................................... 2
TIME STUDY ........................................................................................................................................... 2
DISTURBANCE ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................ 2
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SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS ............................................................................................................ 4
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INVESTMENT/COST CALCULATION.................................................................................................. 4
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CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................................... 4
REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
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1 Background
The background of the project and the problem area…
1.1 Project specification
1.1.1
Problem description and project objectives
An overview of the problem description, including the known consequences and estimation
of income is presented. Goals and objectives of the project are described.
1.1.2
Project organisation
Description of how the project is organised – customer, orderer, persons performing the study,
project management, steering committee, project group and any other stakeholders or reference groups.
1.1.3
Time plan and deliverables
Project plan including time plan and deliverables. Different milestones are presented.
1.1.4
Delimitations
What is it that the study will focus on? Which parts has been left outside the study? Under
which circumstances are the analyses at the end of the report, and the suggested improvements valid? Which parts of the production system has been analysed and which products are
included in the study?
1.2 Company description
Present a short, general description of the company. Describe which part of the company that
the study has been conducted at. Present the department and an overview of the company,
including number of employees, turnover, products, customers and suppliers.
1.3
Expected outcomes
What is the expected outcome of the study and which are the results at the company? It is very
important that the project group and the company early on in the project have a clear and
mutual understanding of what the expected results of the study will be.
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2 Current state of processes
This part of the report presents the current state of the studied part of production. The purpose
of this section is to present the problem in production and production data.
2.1
Process description
The study should contain a description of the production process:
 Process mapping
 Layout
 Production equipment
 Material handling and logistics
 Production information–planning and control
2.2
Products
Products in the process– a general description
2.3
Manning and capacity
The study should contain an estimation of the current manning and capacity of the production
process. It should contain data such as:
 Working hours
 Number of employees and organisation
 Ergonomics
 Reliability and ability of delivery
 Production volume
2.4
Time study
Collection of data divided into i.e.:
 Cycle times and bottlenecks
 Losses – i.e. adjustments and discarding
 Set-up, changeovers, maintenance
 Overall equipment efficiency (OEE), availability, utilisation and quality
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2.5
Root Cause Analysis
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Analysis of disturbances including consequences and expenses:
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Frequency of disturbances
Pareto diagram
Fish-bone diagram (Ishikawa)
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3 Suggested improvements
In this section the suggestions for improvements are described. A description of the idea generation process including all suggestions for improvements. Description of a technical solution and a thorough description of the suggestions regarding the production process, layout,
changes on products, ergonomics, etc.
A thorough description of each of the prioritized suggestions based on:
 Original problem description
 Losses and frequency of disturbances
 Influences on times and capacity
 Pros and cons compared to current solution
 Economics – costs and incomes
4 Investment/Cost calculation
A rough investment analysis should be carried out on the prioritized suggestions for improvements.
 Incomes and cost calculations
 Pay-off calculations
 Other possible gains from the improvement
5 Conclusions & Recommendations
The report ends with the conclusions and recommendations from the project group. The conclusions include a proposal for how the company should go on with the improvement project
and which suggested improvements that should be carried out, with a motivation.
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References
Litterateur and oral references
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