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Mechanical Engineering MS Project Defense by Mr. Jonathan P. McHale

When: Thursday, April 23, 2015
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Where: Textiles Building 101E
Description: The Mechanical Engineering Department is pleased to announce the MS PROJECT DEFENSE of Mr. Jonathan P. McHale


April 23, 2015

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Textile Building, Room 101E


TOPIC:
Raising Productivity and Reducing Direct Labor in an Insulated Glass Assembly Line


ABSTRACT:
Improving productivity while reducing remakes and the cost of a unit is critical in any manufacturing environment. This report will highlight areas where improvements to productivity and production flow were gained while reducing the cost of a unit. The improvements were enhanced by addressing ongoing quality issues in a critical manufacturing assembly line. Analyzing different support departments such as Quality Assurance and Maintenance while cross referencing production needs and availability were instrumental in both proposing and implementing process improvements and procedural changes. In order to isolate and assess the impact of the findings of this project the system was broken down into departments and objectives. The objectives included the following: Improving productivity, reducing machine downtime, reducing cost per unit, overviewing Quality Assurance procedures, improving Maintenance/Preventive Maintenance procedures, and optimizing usage of material. Upon the conclusion of the project, the cost of each unit was reduced by 1.27%, and productivity was raised by 3.86%. By 2/28/15, the cost per unit was reduced by 3.82% and overall productivity was increased by 7.41%. These improvements were made after implementing changes to increase capacity and improve work flow, integrating an adaptive preventive maintenance program, procedural changes to employees, lead people, supervisors, improving data tracking, and utilizing simulation software.


ADVISOR:
Dr. Farhad Azadivar


COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Dr. Farhad Azadivar,
Dr. Wenzhen Huang,
Dr. Soheil Sibdari


Open to the public.
All MNE students are encouraged to attend.


For more information, please contact
Dr. Farhad Azadivar (508-999-8549, fazadivar@umassd.edu)


Thank you, Sue Cunha
Topical Areas: University Community, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering