Essays about: "Kanban and work organization"

Found 3 essays containing the words Kanban and work organization.

  1. 1. KANBAN Implementation from a Change Management Perspective : A Case Study of Volvo IT

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Mahgol Amin; Tomomi Kubo; [2014]
    Keywords : Kanban; IT; Lean; Agile; Change; Organization; Communication; Volvo; Change Management; Change Steps;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate and analyze the implementation process of KANBAN, a lean technique, into a section of Volvo IT (i.e. BEAT). The KANBAN implementation into BEAT when ‘resistance for change’ and ‘forces for change’ arise is also analyzed. READ MORE

  3. 2. Defining Improvement Areas & Reducing the Waste - With Lean production philosophy & tools

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Frédéric Åslund; [2013]
    Keywords : Lean; Material handling; Value Stream Mapping; gap; waste reduction; material supply; visualization; flexibility; quick changeover; assembly line; kitting; Kanban and work organization; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : FTRTIL is rapidly expanding on the Indian market after initiatives by the Indian government to increase the number of rolling trains. FTRTIL is today experiencing a greater demand for their products. Meanwhile are they also planning to expand their product range with new introductions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Achieving Lean Software Development : Implementation of Agile and Lean Practices in a Manufacturing-Oriented Organization

    University essay from Avdelningen för datalogi

    Author : Thomas Norrmalm; [2011]
    Keywords : agile; lean; Scrum; Kanban; Lean software development; manufacturing; IT; ITIL; software development process;

    Abstract : The study reveals improvement areas in terms of lead time and quality in a traditionalsoftware development process of a large manufacturing-oriented organization, andidentifies four obstacles to the application of a Lean software development frameworkin order to achieve such improvements. The data from interviews are matched tofour predefined categories. READ MORE