Sökning: "Waste elimination"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 57 uppsatser innehållade orden Waste elimination.

  1. 21. IS LEAN A WASTE OF TIME? – A case study of Kjell&Company and the implementation of lean into their central warehouse

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Författare :Adrian Forsberg; Amanda Karlsson; [2016-07-04]
    Nyckelord :lean; lean thinking; lean warehouse; lean tools; culture; change management; performance measurements; KPI; measuring lean; lean strategy;

    Sammanfattning : Companies constantly strive towards increasing their efficiency by improving the daily operations in order to strengthen their competitive advantage in the market. The concept of lean thinking has presented tools to achieve higher efficiency by the elimination of waste, i.e. the reduction of non-value-added activities for the end-customer. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Improving methane production using hydrodynamic cavitation as pre-treatment

    Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Författare :Louise Abrahamsson; [2016]
    Nyckelord :Hydrodynamic cavitation; steam explosion; anaerobic digestion; hydrolysis; bmp; particle size distribution; methane; particle size reduction; food waste; sludge; grass; biogas; energy; renewable energy; Scandinavian biogas fuels AB; Scandinavian biogas; cavitation; biogas production; biomethane potential; Linköping university; Hydrodynamisk kavitation; kavitation; ångexplosion; rötning; anaerob rötning; hydrolys; BMP; partikelstorlekreducering; biometanpotential; biogas; metan; metangas; alger; saccharina latissima; ascophyllum nodosum; gräs; matavfall; avloppsslam; förnybar energi; Linköpings universitet; examensarbete biogas; examensarbete kavitation;

    Sammanfattning : To develop anaerobic digestion (AD), innovative solutions to increase methane yields in existing AD processes are needed. In particular, the adoption of low energy pre-treatments to enhance biomass biodegradability is needed to provide efficient digestion processes increasing profitability. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Determining CMMS needs in an industrial group

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Författare :Viktor Nilsson; Simon Östberg; [2016]
    Nyckelord :CMMS; Maintenance; TPM; Preventive Maintenance; Underhållssystem; Underhåll; Technology and Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : Background: In order for manufacturing companies to stay competitive today, it is important to continuously strive towards eliminating any sources of waste. One of the tools to address waste elimination is to work with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), which essentially is a structured way of improving the company’s machine reliability and production effectiveness through enhancing the sites maintenance operations. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Contributions of lean production to the development of sustainable business practices in the food industry : the case of Arla Foods

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Författare :Fredrik Engström; [2016]
    Nyckelord :Lean production; sustainable development; food industry; sustainable business practices;

    Sammanfattning : Corporations in the food industry are under pressure from stakeholders to take responsibility for their social and environmental impact (Garnett, 2013). In the struggle, several initiatives have been implemented where the aim is to find a balance between financial, social as well as environmental aspects (Amani et al., 2015). LÄS MER

  7. 25. Implementing Lean Manufacturing in India : A Case Study

    Kandidat-uppsats, KTH/Industriell produktion

    Författare :Karl Essunger; Christofer Nordström; [2016]
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    Sammanfattning : Lean manufacturing tools and principles are commonly applied in many different types of organizations around the globe. However, it is not that common in less developed countries, particularly not in the smaller organizations. LÄS MER