International Journal of Production Management and Engineering - Vol 08, No 1 (2020)
https://riunet.upv.es:443/handle/10251/137985
2024-03-28T16:43:03ZFeasibility Study of a Facility to Produce Injection Molded Parts for Automotive Industry
https://riunet.upv.es:443/handle/10251/138134
Feasibility Study of a Facility to Produce Injection Molded Parts for Automotive Industry
Yudianto, A.; Tan, H.; Qu, Z.; Xue, Q.; Naveen, A.C; Mushtaq, M.; Gopi, K.S.
[EN] This study aims at the preliminary assessment in designing a complete stand-alone industrial facility to produce injection molded parts for the automotive industry. A draft design solution to allow the company to evaluate the capital investment was performed giving an estimated solution in project profitability. Proposed successive design steps were developed. It includes the definition of input data and information, quantity determination, plat layout diagrams, machine selection, selection of material handling equipment, plant layout design including space requirements of production centers, aísles, support functions. Moreover, the outdoor facility masterplan design is also proposed. Finally, investment calculation via cash flow analysis is calculated.
2020-03-03T08:07:10ZDevelopment of a biking index for measuring Mediterranean cities mobility
https://riunet.upv.es:443/handle/10251/138116
Development of a biking index for measuring Mediterranean cities mobility
Ros-McDonnell, L.; de-la-Fuente, M.V.; Ros-McDonnell, D.; Cardós Carboneras, Manuel Javier
[EN] The European Union, its member states and local authorities have been working for long time on the design of solutions for future sustainable mobility. The promotion of a sustainable and affordable urban transport contemplates the bicycle as a mean of transport. The reasons for analysing the cycling mobility in urban areas, has its origin in the confrontation with motorized vehicles, as a sustainable response to the environment. In this context of sustainable mobility, the research team has studied the use of bicycles in Mediterranean cities, specifically in coastal tourist areas. The present work shows the development of a mobility index oriented to the bicycle, transport that competes with the private vehicle. By means of a survey methodology, the research group proceeded to collect field data and the subsequent analysis of them, for the development of a mobility index adapted to bicycle mobility, and with possibilities to adapt to urban environments.
2020-03-03T07:47:07ZEmpirical study of the business growth strategy related to the added value by intellectual capital
https://riunet.upv.es:443/handle/10251/138115
Empirical study of the business growth strategy related to the added value by intellectual capital
Alcalde-Delgado, R.; Sáiz-Bárcena, L.; Olmo, R.; Pérez, C.
[EN] Four consecutive years of more than a thousand Spanish companies from different economic sectors are analyzed to determine the influence of intellectual capital on the business growth strategy. One of the purposes of this work is to establish a classification criterion of the strategic behaviour of a company linked to the growth of three factors: the demand of the sector, the sales of the company and the financial sustainability of the company. Another purpose is to develop and validate an appropriate classification of where the value added by human intellectual capital is structurally concentrated and used according to the strategic behaviour, growth and sector of the company. Interesting conclusions are drawn about the strategic behaviour of the company and its intangible capital, as well as a different method for classifying companies according to their growth, which helps predict business profitability.
2020-03-03T07:35:39ZAssembly line balancing by using axiomatic design principles: An application from cooler manufacturing industry
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Assembly line balancing by using axiomatic design principles: An application from cooler manufacturing industry
Yilmaz, Ö. F.; Demirel, Ö. F.; Zaim, S.; Sevim, S.
[EN] The philosophy of production without waste is the fundamental belief behind lean manufacturing that should be adopted by enterprises. One of the waste elimination methods is assembly line balancing for lean manufacturing, i.e. Yamazumi. The assembly line balancing is to assign tasks to the workstations by minimizing the number of workstations to the required values. There should be no workstation with the excessively high or low workload, and all workstations must ideally work with balanced workloads. Accordingly, in this study, the axiomatic design method is applied for assembly line balancing in order to achieve maximum output with the installed capacity. In order to achieve this aim, all improvement opportunities are defined and utilized as an output of the study. Computational results indicate that the proposed method is effective to reduce operators’ idle time by 12%, imbalance workload between workstations by 38%, and the total number of workers by 12%. As a result of these impro
2020-03-03T07:23:46ZUse of the ABC Curve in Medicine Line Balancing: A Case Study at a Brazilian Pharmaceutical Distribution Center
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Use of the ABC Curve in Medicine Line Balancing: A Case Study at a Brazilian Pharmaceutical Distribution Center
Oliveira, N.P.; Prado, D.G.O.; Jesus, R.H.G.
[EN] Within the logistics, especially in distribution centers, there is still use of manual activities, with great possibility of gaining productivity. This work aims to improve efficiency in the supply and separation stages by balancing drug lines using the ABC classification. For this, a case study was carried out in a large Brazilian retail pharmaceutical network, in which products of higher output were relocated in more strategic areas. Ergonomic gains, reduction of required manpower, greater assertiveness, and savings of two hours of work (25%) were the main results achieved. The study also made it possible to disseminate an accessible, automated and effective tool for line balancing on large scale inventories.
2020-03-03T07:18:20Z