Shop floor-level control of manufacturing companies: an interview study in Finland

• Autorzy: Tokola H. , Järvenpää E. , Salonen T. , Lanz M. , Koho M. , Niemi E.

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DOI

10.1515/mper-2015-0007

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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This paper publishes the results of interviews regarding shop-floor-level control of 18 Finnish manufacturing companies. The interviews had 17 open questions relating to demand characteristics, shop floor-level control issues, production flexibility, inventory control, and potential development areas. In order to get insights from the interviews, this paper analyses the answers from the interviews and categorises them into typical answers. The companies that were interviewed are also categorised as small companies with their own end products, subcontractors, or large companies with their own end products, and the emphasis of the analysis is on how companies differ in their shop floor-level control. The results show that different types of companies have different characteristics. Small companies are characterised by constant workflow, seasonal trends in demand, and the use of forecasts. Subcontractors have great daily variation in their demand and processing times. Large companies tend to focus on inventory issues.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

demand forecasting; shop floor control; production flexibility; inventory control; interview

• Wydawca: Production Engineering Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences ; Polish Association for Production Management
• Czasopismo: Management and Production Engineering Review
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 6, No. 1
• Strony: 51--58
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 14 poz., tab.

Twórcy

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Tokola H.

• Aalto University School of Engineering, Department of Engineering Design and Production, Finland

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Järvenpää E.

• Tampere University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Systems, Finland

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Salonen T.

• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland

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Lanz M.

• Tampere University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Systems, Finland

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Koho M.

• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland

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Niemi E.

• Aalto University School of Engineering, Department of Engineering Design and Production, Finland

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