Detecting and Understanding Bottlenecks in Production Using Multiple Methods

P. Uusitalo, Susanne Engström

Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli kirjassa/konferenssijulkaisussaConference article in proceedingsScientificvertaisarvioitu

1 Sitaatiot (Scopus)

Abstrakti

In a competitive situation where clients demand for high responsiveness to order-specific requirements, suppliers of volumetric preassemblies are struggling to maintain efficiency in production. In operation management literature, bottleneck detection has been suggested as key to continuous improvement processes in manufacturing. Yet, there is no consensus on definition and detection of bottlenecks. In an ongoing study, aiming to better understand manufacturing implications of high responsiveness to unique clients’ specifications, a volumetric preassembly company providing prefabricated bathroom pods was addressed. Bottlenecks were explored based on three methods suggested in the literature i.e. by asking knowledgeable employees, by observing WIP inventory, and by analyzing process data in a field experiment. By juxtaposing the results, a mixed and somewhat contradictory view was displayed of bottlenecks and their potential root causes. Thus, a more complex view emerges of how to understand and address bottlenecks to improve production efficiency, highlighting the need to potentially extend shop-floor assessments to include supplier and client interfaces.
AlkuperäiskieliEnglanti
OtsikkoICCREM 2016: BIM Application and Offsite Construction - Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management
ISBN (elektroninen)9780784480274
DOI - pysyväislinkit
TilaJulkaistu - 2016
OKM-julkaisutyyppiA4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
TapahtumaInternational Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management - Edmonton, Kanada
Kesto: 29 syysk. 20161 lokak. 2016

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management
LyhennettäICCREM
Maa/AlueKanada
KaupunkiEdmonton
Ajanjakso29/09/201601/10/2016

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