NDLI: Enhancing total agility level through assessment and product mapping: A case study in the manufacturing of refrigeration air dryer

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Author	Sreenivasa, C. G. Devadasan, S. R. Murugesh, R.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	The world’s manufacturing community has been questing for ways to face the onslaught of competition. One of those ways is the adoption of agile manufacturing (AM) paradigm. AM paradigm enables a company to quickly respond to the customers’ dynamic demands. In order to implement AM paradigm, a model named “model for enhancing total agility level” (METAL) is proposed in this paper. METAL enunciates the assessing of the total agility level (TAL), identifying the weak AM criteria and subsequently strengthening them. The practicality of METAL has been explored in an air dryer manufacturing company. During this case study, refrigeration air dryer was considered as AM capable product. After assessment, three weak AM criteria were identified. Proposals were drawn to strengthen these three weak AM criteria. These proposals envisage the strengthening of the weak AM criteria through the removal of nonvalue adding activities, utilization of mathematical models, and creation of web portal. The reassessment has indicated the possibility of enhancing the TAL value in the above company through the implementation of these proposals. The experience of carrying out this research has revealed that the deployment of METAL would facilitate the contemporary companies to systematically infuse AM paradigm and enhance their TAL values.
Starting Page	421
Ending Page	436
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	02683768
Journal	The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Volume Number	60
Issue Number	5-8
e-ISSN	14333015
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2011-09-27
Publisher Place	London
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Agile manufacturing Agility assessment Air dryer Time management Global optimization Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design Mechanical Engineering Production/Logistics/Supply Chain Industrial and Production Engineering
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Control and Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Applications Software

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