Development of real-time visualization and controlling of RDI tasks by Lean : Case study of Centria wood laboratory, Ylivieska
Bhandari, Bishal (2020)
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020060115724
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020060115724
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This thesis is based on the research project, which was carried out in Centria wood laboratory, Ylivieska. The primary goal of the research project was to develop a real time visualization system in order to control and monitor the Research Development and Innovation tasks in the multi project environment of Centria wood la-boratory by using a popular tool of Lean management method i.e. Kanban board.
The Centria wood laboratory is run under the RDI unit of Centria University of Applied Sciences which has been conducting more than a hundred of projects every year in various fields. In the absence of an efficient visualizing tool, it was quite challenging to keep track of the situation of different tasks in multi-project environment. Thus, this research project was aimed to find better ways to control projects and tasks visually with a coherent picture by using a new Kanban board which was used to control the flow of tasks on the basis of pull technique. Lean was introduced already in 2015 in the Centria wood laboratory, but this report will explain why lean journey was adopted thoroughly as a part of organizational culture in Centria wood laboratory. In addition, it will also describe why Kanban tool was selected to overcome the problem prevalent in Centria wood laboratory. This report will also provide more ideas about the development phases of the new Kanban board. Furthermore, on the basis of Kanban principle this report has suggested that Kanban journey is a continuous process which will never be complete, but it needs to be improvised according to the need and flow of the time.
During the research process, all the knowledge, which was gained during lectures, practical tasks related to different subjects, information gained from several articles, research journals and books as well as guidelines from seniors and colleagues were adapted in order to prepare this report. Moreover, interviews are regarded as one of the powerful tools to investigate issues in depth which will help to analyze and forecast the current and future situation of any subject. Thus, a real interview was carried out among the employees in order to explore of Centria wood laboratory in detail.
As a result of this project, Centria wood laboratory was able to continue its lean journey based on the principle of continuous improvement. The development and implementation of the new Kanban board has enabled em-ployees of Centria wood laboratory the real time development and visualization of RDI tasks in the multi project environment. Last but not least, this research project has also assisted in achieving the desired objectives set by the Centria wood laboratory.
The Centria wood laboratory is run under the RDI unit of Centria University of Applied Sciences which has been conducting more than a hundred of projects every year in various fields. In the absence of an efficient visualizing tool, it was quite challenging to keep track of the situation of different tasks in multi-project environment. Thus, this research project was aimed to find better ways to control projects and tasks visually with a coherent picture by using a new Kanban board which was used to control the flow of tasks on the basis of pull technique. Lean was introduced already in 2015 in the Centria wood laboratory, but this report will explain why lean journey was adopted thoroughly as a part of organizational culture in Centria wood laboratory. In addition, it will also describe why Kanban tool was selected to overcome the problem prevalent in Centria wood laboratory. This report will also provide more ideas about the development phases of the new Kanban board. Furthermore, on the basis of Kanban principle this report has suggested that Kanban journey is a continuous process which will never be complete, but it needs to be improvised according to the need and flow of the time.
During the research process, all the knowledge, which was gained during lectures, practical tasks related to different subjects, information gained from several articles, research journals and books as well as guidelines from seniors and colleagues were adapted in order to prepare this report. Moreover, interviews are regarded as one of the powerful tools to investigate issues in depth which will help to analyze and forecast the current and future situation of any subject. Thus, a real interview was carried out among the employees in order to explore of Centria wood laboratory in detail.
As a result of this project, Centria wood laboratory was able to continue its lean journey based on the principle of continuous improvement. The development and implementation of the new Kanban board has enabled em-ployees of Centria wood laboratory the real time development and visualization of RDI tasks in the multi project environment. Last but not least, this research project has also assisted in achieving the desired objectives set by the Centria wood laboratory.