Assembly cell layout and Kanban system design for an oilfield services company
Name
712600997-MIT.pdf
Description
Full printable version
Size
6.46 MB
Format
Adobe PDF
Checksum (MD5)
5087358fc54a528989f71b5ade32d59b
Author(s)
Liu, Junying, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advisor(s)
Kamal Youcef-Toumi.
Date Issued
2010
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
The thesis describes the layout design of new gauge assembly lab for an oilfield services company. A relationship diagram was created to categorize all the workstations and activities in the assembly line. Three layouts were proposed based on the categorization. One layout that facilitated the assembly flow best and met the requirement of human factors was selected. This new layout enables the company to meet the increased demand in 2011. In addition, Kanban system was also introduced to this assembly line to reduce lead time to one month and to reduce inventory by 40%, respectively.
Description
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46).
Subjects
Mechanical Engineering.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Terms of Use
M.I.T. theses are protected by
copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but
reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written
permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.
copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but
reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written
permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.
Persistent DSpace Link
