Daily management implementation for improving daily operations : case UPM Plywood Joensuu
Kankkunen, Iiro; Holopainen, Eetu (2024)
Kankkunen, Iiro
Holopainen, Eetu
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024082824486
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024082824486
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This thesis was executed as a part of the Karelia University of Applied Sciences Industrial Management Degree Program. It was created as a case study for the UPM Plywood Joensuu mill. The purpose of this thesis is to research how Daily management can improve proactiveness and information flow as well as how training affects the implementation of Daily management.
The goal of the thesis is to enhance communication between blue- and white-collar workers to enhance faster reacting on changing situations using Lean. Implementing Daily management practices into an organisation requires will from the whole organisation to be successful.
The theoretical knowledgebase is based on previous studies of Daily management and information flow in different environments. The implementation of this thesis was conducted during a five-week period, where Daily management practices were observed 80 times and held 85 times. The implementation period was conducted as a pilot for a specific department.
The results suggest that problem solving and the use of new tools were easily adapted after initial resistance. Introduced tools had encouraging effects on employees, which showed as proactiveness.
The goal of the thesis is to enhance communication between blue- and white-collar workers to enhance faster reacting on changing situations using Lean. Implementing Daily management practices into an organisation requires will from the whole organisation to be successful.
The theoretical knowledgebase is based on previous studies of Daily management and information flow in different environments. The implementation of this thesis was conducted during a five-week period, where Daily management practices were observed 80 times and held 85 times. The implementation period was conducted as a pilot for a specific department.
The results suggest that problem solving and the use of new tools were easily adapted after initial resistance. Introduced tools had encouraging effects on employees, which showed as proactiveness.