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Stephen C. Graves and Thomas W. Eagar.
Kimber, Michael A. (Michael Allan), 1971-
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sloan School of Management
2005-08-19T20:06:21Z
2005-08-19T20:06:21Z
1999
1999
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9777
42827872
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1999.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 71).
Companies today often look to improved inventory management as a means to lower costs and increase their ability to consistently meet customer needs. Research was conducted at Alcoa (Shanghai) Aluminum Products Co,, Ltd, (ASAP) in Shanghai, China to determine a framework that might be used to define and implement a visual inventory management system in a foil mill. The framework proposed is founded on I) understanding the current material and information flows and developing reasons why inventory exists, 2) consolidating rolling and annealing schedules, identifying key specifications, determining necessary inventory levels, and defining a pull system, and 3) creating an environment where people are included in the change process and educated in the principles upon which the visual inventory management system is based. The framework proposed enabled a pull production system to be implemented at ASAP in the cast shop and rolling area in approximately 6 months. It is anticipated that total WIP and finished goods inventory levels will be decreased from 2000T to 1600T, average coil manufacturing time will be reduced from approximately 19 days to I S,S days, and delivery performance will be improved.
by Michael A. Kimber.
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