Value Stream Mapping and Improved Cell Layout in an Oilfield Services company

This research explores potential improvements in efficiency through improved cell layout and value stream mapping. Analysis of cell layout led to significant reductions in material handling and operator movement along with reduction in cell area thereby improving overall productivity. Value stream mapping of protector assembly, one of the company's products, identified hidden inefficiencies in the value stream. A future state map using lean principles was also prepared. The major improvement areas concerned process improvement and lead time & Work-In-Process (WIP) reductions. This research also provides a detailed framework to deal with inventory inaccuracy existing in the system. Three inventory inaccuracy compensation methods were introduced and their performance was evaluated and compared using a simulation study.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Gupta, Anupam Kumar

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kamal Youcef-Toumi.

• Mechanical Engineering.

Statement dc:rights

• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55217

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/55217