Development of Overall Process Effectiveness for Continuous Flow Line in a Semiautomated Manufacturing System

Forfattere

  • Lau Joo Hao School of Mechanical Engineering Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • Low Shye Nee School of Mechanical Engineering Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • Shahrul Kamaruddin School of Mechanical Engineering Universiti Sains Malaysia

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performance measurement approach, performance measurement, continuous flow production, semi-automated production line, overall process effectiveness

Resumé

This paper presents Overall Process Effectiveness (OPE), a performance measurement approach in a manufacturing system. OPE evaluates the process parameters of continuous flow production that affect the performance and reliability of the process. Based on the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) concept, OPE focuses on the evaluation of production processes that involve human and machines. The developed OPE is validated through a case study ininjection molding (IM) industry. OPE plays a key role in improving the inefficiencies of a specific process. From the result of case study, the value of the improved OPE is 34.71% higher than that of the pre-improvement OPE. The findings of this study show the functionality of OPE in assessing the effectiveness of a process based on the availability and quality performance of continuous flow in a manufacturing system.Keywords: Performance measurement approach, Performance measurement, Continuous flow production semiautomated production line, Overall process effectiveness

Forfatterbiografier

  • Lau Joo Hao, School of Mechanical Engineering Universiti Sains Malaysia
    Lau Joo Hao received the BEng (Hons) degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia.He currently as a engineer in international company.
  • Low Shye Nee, School of Mechanical Engineering Universiti Sains Malaysia
    Low Shye Nee received the BEng (Hons) degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).She currently studying PhD in USM . Her interest research field in industrial engineering.
  • Shahrul Kamaruddin, School of Mechanical Engineering Universiti Sains Malaysia
    Shahrul Kamaruddin received the B.Eng.(Hons) degree from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland in 1996, the M.Sc. degree from University of Birmingham, U.K., in 1998, and the PhD from University of Birmingham, in 2003. Currently he  is an Associate Professor with the School Mechanical Engineering (under the manufacturing engineering with management program), Universiti Sains Malaysia. He has various past experiences with manufacturing industries from heavy to electronics industries especially in the field of industrial engineering, manufacturing processes and product design. He  has more 120 publications in reputed international and national journals/conferences. His current research interests include simulation and modeling of manufacturing systems, production planning and control, maintenance management and manufacturing process related to plastic material.

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2014-09-14

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Årg. 4 Nr. 2 (2014)

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