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Improvement of capacity planning : a case study

AuthorNguyen Tuan Anh
Call NumberAIT Thesis no.ISE-02-17
Subject(s)Electric machinery industry
Industrial capacity

NoteA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
Series StatementThesis ; no. ISE-02-17
AbstractThis work is concerned with the management of capacity in a case study applied to Vietnam Hungary Electric-machinery Manufacturing (VIHEM) Company, which is located in Vietnam. The major problems on the shop floor in the company are unbalance of operation and low efficiency of resources. This study focus on analysing the current performance measures of shop floor and proposes alternatives to improve the machine utilization, manufacturing lead time, work in process and output rate. In this study, the author also summarises some facts and figures in the company's material inventory management, which was done by author, with hope that this it could be considered by company's managers. The company's manufacturing system is modelled and analysed by a queuing network.
Year2002
Corresponding Series Added EntryAsian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ISE-02-17
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Advanced Technologies (SAT)
DepartmentDepartment of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE)
Academic Program/FoSIndustrial Systems Engineering (ISE)
Chairperson(s)Bohez, Erik L. J.;
Examination Committee(s)Afzulpurkar, Nitin V.;Huynh Trung Luong;
Scholarship Donor(s)Royal Thai Government Fellowship;
DegreeThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2002


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