Essays about: "literature review on material handling"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 27 essays containing the words literature review on material handling.
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6. Improving an internal material handling system. A case study of a Swedish company in food industry
University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, ProduktionsutvecklingAbstract : Currently, customers are exerting a lot of pressure on companies by demanding for best product quality, customized products, reduced product lead time and reliable product delivery. Therefore, for companies to be highly competitive, there is need to improve productivity and delivery performance by having an efficient material flow. READ MORE
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7. Reverse Logistics Management in Construction : A multiple case study examining the effect of organisational size
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Background: Increasing awareness for the environmental impact, governments and higher authorities has in the past years issued regulations for waste creation and management, creating a need for new practices and policies on how used material is handled. Reversed logistics could simply be described as the process of ensuring value creation spanning over the entire life cycle. READ MORE
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8. Analysis and improvement of material handling in a highly customized multi-variant product-based production system
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/JTH, ProduktionsutvecklingAbstract : Twenty first century manufacturing is characterized by customer specific products. Customers expect greater differentiation in the products that companies offer to them, thus changing the whole landscape of production. Greater the variety of products being offered to customers, greater is the complexity of shop floor operations. READ MORE
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9. Assessment of static performance of LKAB´s welded mesh : Laboratory testing and analysis
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurserAbstract : Surface support is an areal support, which is installed on rock excavation surface to prevent bulking of rock mass and retain loose rock fragments. Welded wire mesh is one type of surface support. Literature study indicates that there is a wide range of testing methods on mesh. READ MORE
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10. Improving Planning Stability : A case study of Planning at AstraZeneca
University essay from Linköpings universitet/ProduktionsekonomiAbstract : To provide high service level, an organisation must maintain flexibility in production planning. This allows them to react to changes in demand and supply information. Changes in production plan decreases planning stability. Low stability has knock on effect on supply of material. READ MORE