Improving transparency in cable production : Helkama Bica Oy
von Konow, Anton (2023)
2023
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023060622221
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023060622221
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The purpose of this thesis was to improve transparency in cable production in the production facility in Kaarina of Helkama Bica. The main areas of concern were evaluating the current state of production, mapping the process, and making the production more transparent and easier to monitor.
Improvement in transparency was achieved with three separate factors:
Intricate process charts of different activities taking place in the production, such as MTO and MTS processes and events in the ERP system related to them.
Tailored Business Intelligence tool made to monitor material consumption in real-time in different phases and machines of production. The tool is provided with instructions.
Implementation, effects, and requirements of material management software into Helkama Bica’s operations are considered. It would be added to their ERP system and improve in-house logistics.
In the theoretical part, Lean principles, warehousing, and process transparency are presented. Then observations of the production, material flow, and events in ERP are listed with found challenges and improvement suggestions.
Improvement in transparency was achieved with three separate factors:
Intricate process charts of different activities taking place in the production, such as MTO and MTS processes and events in the ERP system related to them.
Tailored Business Intelligence tool made to monitor material consumption in real-time in different phases and machines of production. The tool is provided with instructions.
Implementation, effects, and requirements of material management software into Helkama Bica’s operations are considered. It would be added to their ERP system and improve in-house logistics.
In the theoretical part, Lean principles, warehousing, and process transparency are presented. Then observations of the production, material flow, and events in ERP are listed with found challenges and improvement suggestions.