HLA-based time management and synchronization framework for lean manufacturing tools evaluation

Lean Manufacturing: Principles, Tools and Methods

Framework for a lean manufacturing planning system

This paper presents a planning system for Lean Manufacturing and is applicable to a variety of manual and automated manufacturing operations. By defining a standard set of Lean Manufacturing metrics, our research sets up a framework for performance measurement and benchmarking. A financial Cost of Waste measure is developed from data on current performance levels, and the planning framework dev...

A Lean Manufacturing Roadmap for an Automotive Body Assembly Line within Axiomatic Design Framework

In this paper we are to present a practical application of Axiomatic Design (AD) methodology, as a roadmap to lean production, in redesigning a car body assembly line. Axiomatic Design theory provides a framework to simplify the whole problem. According to the AD principles, a hierarchical structure has been developed. The developed structure originated in lean manufacturing principles and exis...

An Evaluation Framework for Time Synchronization in Lossy Links

Although wireless sensor networks have been widely studied, the special characteristics of these networks provide challenges from many points of view. One such challenge is time synchronization. The design and the performance of time synchronization protocols in wireless sensor networks have been examined analytically and using simulations for different network scenarios. However an empirical a...

A framework for managing change in lean manufacturing implementation

Lean manufacturing is a proven approach for success in manufacturing industry. However, several organisations failed in their attempt to implement lean manufacturing system. The transition to lean manufacturing requires radical change which involves a total reshaping of purpose, system and culture of the organisation. The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework that could assist a manuf...