Production scheduling model for a sanitaryware manufacturing company | |
| Author | Sriskandarajah, Chelliah |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.IE-81-04 |
| Subject(s) | Scheduling (Management) Sanitary supply industry |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering. School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This study is concerned with the analysis of the production scheduling problem of a sanitary ware manufacturing company. The production system under study consists of three main ' stages that is, cast shop, spray department and kiln department. This study concentrates in the modelling and analysis of the kiln department which is the final stage and the bottleneck of the production system. The general objective of the study is to develop a model from which a better production scheduling plan could be developed. The objective function of the model is to maximize operating profit (ex-factory) under market conditions of excess demand. The model developed with the main assumption of constant kiln firing cycle time is of a combinatorial nature. It is simplified to a manageable dimension by classifying the products for the purpose of analysis and practical application. The Mixed Integer mathematical progranuning package (MIP/370) is used for evaluation of this model. The results obtained by the model are compared with the existing intuitive way of scheduling and is shown that it will be fruitful to use this model to fulfill the company objectives. Sensitivity analysis for parametric changes of kiln firing cycle time is included in the study. The details of arriving at a managerial decision from the results derived, taking into consideration of the total company operating profit, concludes the study. |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Pakorn Adulbhan |
| Examination Committee(s) | Oudheusden, Dirk L. Van ; Tabucanon, Mario T. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Carl Duisberg-Gesselschaft, e.V. Germany |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1981 |