Prozessoptimierung des Kanban-Systems durch den Einsatz eines Routenzuges

Research output: Thesis › Master's Thesis

Abstract

Companies in general are confronted with a rapidly changing market, which is caused by a growing international competition. As a result, markets demand more and more individualized and diverse products. This implies that companies are constantly pressurized in terms of adjusting their price policies and reducing costs consequently. Because of these demands for variety, supplying materials becomes more and more elaborate in terms of planning detailed processes. For companies within the current market, the designated goal can only be to reduce the waste of time and resources to a minimum. To increase production output without enhancing personnel costs, Wacker Neuson will have to optimize and adjust the current concept of supplying materials. As every type of wastage in the supplying process has repercussions on the corporate success, this master thesis is addressing the process optimization of the Kanban system employing a tugger train. The first chapters of the thesis will deal with the concept of material supply, addressing the possible production systems and material supply in general. Furthermore, the thesis will cover the different principles and concepts of material supply, as well as a descriptive analysis of the process of Wacker Neuson's provision strategies. The practical section of the paper is a development of the concept of desired value and the implementation of the tugger train. It addresses the general approach in project planning on the one hand and the exact development of the new organizational structures as well as the process planning on the other.

Details

Translated title of the contributionProcess optimization of the Kanban system employing a tugger train
Original languageGerman
QualificationDipl.-Ing.
Supervisors/Advisors
Award date30 Oct 2015
Publication statusPublished - 2015