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A simulation study of DDMRP and MRP manufacturing planning and control systems
Guedes, N.; Ferreira, Luís Pinto; Silva, F.J.G.; Fernandes, Nuno O.; Silva, Sílvio C.Demand Diven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) is a manufacturing planning and control system for fast response to customer requirements in varying and volatile demand and supply markets. DDMRP is an extension of the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) approach that explores the principles of Lean and Theory of Constraints production philosophies to reduce manufacturing response time and make good use of ...
Reducing scrap and improving an air conditioning pipe production line
Lopes, R.; Silva, F.J.G.; Godina, R.; Campilho, R.; Dieguez, T.; Ferreira, L.P.; Baptista, A,The automotive industry is considered one of the most demanding and competitive sectors in the global market. This increasingly implies having a stable and optimized production process, always with a view to continuous improvement. Therefore, it is very important to be aware of all the waste that is generated in all production and logistics operations and take action to reduce them. In this regard and consideri...
Warehouse operations logistics improvement in a cork stopper factory
Martins, Rita; Pereira, Maria Teresa; Pinto Ferreira, Luís; Sá, José Carlos; Silva, F.J.G.In a market that is increasingly competitive, the success depends on the efficiency levels of the implemented processes, highlighting the importance of the operations related to the warehouse management in the logistics flow. This research focuses on the improvement of management and logistic flows within a Portuguese cork stopper production factory. The primary goal is to maximize the warehouse stocking capaci...
New conceptual model of Reverse Logistics of a worldwide Fashion Company
Pereira, Maria Teresa Ribeiro; Pinto Ferreira, Luís; Sá, José Carlos; Silva, F.J.G.This paper focuses on the logistics activity of the Outlet Retail industry of accessories and clothing items produced by a Portuguese fashion company, operated by an also Portuguese Third-Party Logistics providers (3PL). The main goal of this study is to address and analyze the current business and process model used by the Portuguese 3PL, to compare it with other existing models within the state-of-art, and to...
Production Process Analysis and Improvement of Corrugated Cardboard Industry
Pereira, Maria Teresa Ribeiro; Neves, A.S.L.; Silva, F.J.G.; Godina, R.; Morgado, Luísa; Pinto, Gustavo FilipeThis work was developed into a corrugated cardboard industrial company. In this sector are produced plans resulting from the union between corrugated cardboard produced and the sheets printed in the previous sector. The PDCA cycle was the main methodology used in this work. Firstly, the initial state of the production was analyzed by data collection in both existent lines and it was concluded that a great varia...
SMED methodology applied to the deep drawing process in the automotive industry
Vieira, A.M.; Silva, F.J.G.; Campilho, R.D.S.G.; Ferreira, Luís Pinto; Sá, José Carlos; Pereira, Maria TeresaThe automotive industry has evolved, becoming increasingly demanding. Thus, it becomes necessary to increase the availability of equipment, reacting efficiently to be able to respond to customer requests. Nowadays, the strong development of this industry is based on three main pillars: competitiveness, product quality and response time to requests. The focus of this work is to increase the availability of a dee...
Guidelines for Machine Tool Sensing and Smart Manufacturing Integration
Costa, S.; Silva, F.J.G.; Campilho, R.D.S.G.; Pereira, Maria TeresaNowadays the Industry is becoming increasingly competitive with the emergence of even more advanced technologies. This environment leads the companies to look for a bigger availability of the assets, a higher quality of the products and consequently less costs. Thus, is because of this purpose that Maintenance is becoming even more fundamental. The focus of this paper was to develop a strategy of Predictive Mai...
Analysis and improvement of the packaging sector of an industrial company
Alves, Diogo; Ferreira, Luís Pinto; Pereira, T.; Sá, J.C.; Silva, F.J.G.; Fernandes, Nuno O.Manual operations in manufacturing companies are still a common practice. This often results in high costs, high cycle times and therefore in lower productivity, particularly for companies operating in western countries. This is why many manufacturing companies relocated their production facilities in low age countries. This study was developed at a leading Portuguese material construction manufacturing company...
TPM implementation and maintenance strategic plan: a case study
Pinto, G.; Silva, F.J.G.; Baptista, A.; Fernandes, Nuno O.; Casais, R.; Carvalho, C.Maintenance has assumed an increasing importance in the reorganization of the industrial sector. However, there are several companies where a maintenance strategic plan needs to be implemented. This work was developed in an industrial context, in a company of Clutches and Hydraulic Controls. The focus was the implementation of a strategic plan for maintenance. The methodology chosen was Total Productive Mainten...
Lean manufacturing applied to a wiring production process
Pena, R.; Ferreira, Luís Pinto; Silva, F.J.G.; Sá, J.C.; Fernandes, Nuno O.; Pereira, T.This project was carried out at a company in the electric mobility sector, which manufactures chargers for electric vehicles, specifically in the wiring section. The main objective of the developed work was to improve the production processes in order to enhance responsiveness to the growing demand. After analyzing the processes in the section, the objectives were outlined to enable the improvement of some prac...