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dc.contributor.advisorDavid E. Hardt.en_US
dc.contributor.authorChow, Jason (Jason Tsz Lok)en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-29T17:58:38Z
dc.date.available2012-02-29T17:58:38Z
dc.date.copyright2011en_US
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69483
dc.descriptionThesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2011.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 97-98).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe MIT Master of Engineering in Manufacturing team worked on productivity and operational improvement projects with Konarka Technologies, Inc., a world-leading organic photovoltaic panel manufacturing facility that is in the process of ramping up their production volumes to meet growing demand. This thesis focuses on the development of an automatic inventory tracking system and data collection tools to be used for accurate production scheduling in the organic photovoltaic (OPV) finishing process after the OPVs have been coated with the active material). Because of the significant labor hours required and inaccuracies involved in manual inventory counting, an automated inventory tracking system was developed for the finishing processes using barcode readers and a Microsoft SQL Server database. The panel yield and time stamp information collected from the database was used as the basis for statistical analysis of solar performance testing data. This statistical data, as well as other time study data, was then applied in the development of a comprehensive production scheduling tool for accurate lead-time prediction for the different product types. Through increased accuracy in production scheduling, the productivity of the manufacturing facility can be improved.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Jason Chow.en_US
dc.format.extent106 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.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.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectMechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.titleProductivity and system improvements in an organic photovoltaic panel manufacturing facilityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeM.Eng.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
dc.identifier.oclc775598891en_US


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