Systems engineering analysis of a manufacturing plant

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dc.contributor.authorReed, Sean Michaelen
dc.contributor.committeechairBlanchard, Benjamin S. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFabrycky, Wolter J.en
dc.contributor.departmentSystems Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:44:27Zen
dc.date.adate2009-09-05en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:44:27Zen
dc.date.issued1996en
dc.date.rdate2009-09-05en
dc.date.sdate2009-09-05en
dc.description.abstractThe manufacturing process and company practices were analyzed for a molded pulp egg carton manufacturer. The entire process was looked at from raw material purchase to finished goods inventory and the policies in effect in the different areas of production. The problem is the company has high production costs ($1,448,418 per month) and a low profit margin ($76,279 per month). This analysis was performed to recommend means to lower costs and increase system efficiency. The problems found were prioritized and recommendations were made for their solution. These problems included policies that need to be changed and manufacturing processes that need to be redesigned. A description of the manufacturing process, functional analysis, company practices, data analysis, system model, life-cycle cost, and problem prioritization is included. The results of this analysis are that the company can increase its system efficiency and profits by reclassifying heavier cartons as acceptable. There are other areas of production, policy making, and machinery, illustrated in Section 7 of this report. that should be modified to streamline production and eliminate costs.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentiv, 84 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09052009-040305en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09052009-040305/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44540en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V851_1996.R443.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 35154335en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectmanufacturingen
dc.subjectsystems engineeringen
dc.subjectanalysisen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V851 1996.R443en
dc.titleSystems engineering analysis of a manufacturing planten
dc.typeMaster's projecten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineSystems Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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