Streamlining information and part flow by re-designing process flow to aid root cause analysis
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Author(s)
Shabbir, Muhammad Humas
Advisor(s)
Duane S. Boning.
Date Issued
2017
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
Waters Corporation is a world leading analytical instrument manufacturing company, with an overarching goal of achieving and maintaining high product robustness. Analysis of the challenge identifies the problem of lack of root cause analysis. This is further attributed to the inefficient process flow of information and parts: there is a lack of tracking mechanism for parts which is induced from lack of ownership and value at each stage of the root cause analysis phase. A new process flow is designed around the current process to address gaps and inefficiencies. This process flow redesign is done for both information flow for hot parts list and the movement of parts; this will streamline the overall root cause process and secondarily help save cost and eliminate redundancies. A layout improvement solution is developed, and a plan for implementation recommended. The new process flow is designed to increase visual control of the process and to effectively move the material. Each phase of the project has been reviewed and discussed to encourage stakeholder involvement in order to develop a continuous improvement culture.
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Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2017.
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (page 63).
Subjects
Mechanical Engineering.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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