Process Mapping the Journey of 4-Stroke Engines: From Sales to Reassembly
Ibe, Nnaemeka Franklin (2025)
2025
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2025060420265
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2025060420265
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With growing energy market opportunities boosting engine power plant sales, transporting engines has become crucial for Company X. Due to route and destination constraints, 4-stroke engines often need disassembly and reassembly at the destination. This thesis aims to create a detailed process map and workflow to improve the disassembly and reassembly process.
The process mapping was achieved through interviews with internal and external stakeholders, supplemented by one-on-one interactions, document revision and 46TS engine disassembly participation. The process is structured into 3 distinct phases: sales, disassembly, and reassembly.
This thesis presents three detailed process maps for each phase, outlining the current workflow, identifying challenges, and highlighting impacts. It offers recommendations for improvement like investigating the impact of communication gaps between different functions, enabling visualization and enhancing the entire process. Consequently, Company X can maintain its commitment to performance excellence and continuous improvement.
The process mapping was achieved through interviews with internal and external stakeholders, supplemented by one-on-one interactions, document revision and 46TS engine disassembly participation. The process is structured into 3 distinct phases: sales, disassembly, and reassembly.
This thesis presents three detailed process maps for each phase, outlining the current workflow, identifying challenges, and highlighting impacts. It offers recommendations for improvement like investigating the impact of communication gaps between different functions, enabling visualization and enhancing the entire process. Consequently, Company X can maintain its commitment to performance excellence and continuous improvement.