Advances in Manufacturing II (eBook)

Preface 6
Organization 8
Steering Committee 8
General Chair 8
Chairs 8
Scientific Committee 8
Program Committee 9
Special Sessions 10
Collaborative Manufacturing and Management in the Context of Industry 4.0 10
Sec8 10
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems 10
Sec10 10
Tooling and Fixtures: Design, Optimization, Verification 10
Sec12 10
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies 10
Sec14 10
The Changing Face of Production Engineering and Management in a Contemporary Business Landscape 11
Sec16 11
Enabling Tools and Education for Industry 4.0 11
Sec18 11
Staff for the Industry of the Future 11
Sec20 11
Advances in Manufacturing, Properties, and Surface Integrity of Construction Materials 11
Sec22 11
Materials Engineering 12
Sec24 12
Advanced Mechanics of Systems, Materials and Structures 12
Sec26 12
Virtual and Augmented Reality in Manufacturing 12
Sec28 12
Contents 13
Requirements Engineering for Production Transfer to Developing Countries 16
Abstract 16
1 Production Transfer to Developing Countries 16
2 Local Production 17
2.1 Sustainability in Developing Countries 17
2.2 Challenges of Local Production in Developing Countries 18
3 Theoretical Background of the Framework 18
3.1 Production Transfer 19
3.2 Literature Review: Production Transfer Planning 19
3.3 Requirements and Requirements Engineering 21
4 Requirements Engineering for Production Transfer Planning 21
4.1 General Description and Levels of Requirements 21
4.2 Development of Requirements 22
4.2.1 Requirements Discovery 22
4.2.2 Categorization of Requirements 23
4.2.3 Requirements Prioritization and Specification 24
5 Application – The ‘aCar Mobility’ Project 24
5.1 Requirements for Assembly Planning at Production Level – Category Employee 25
5.1.1 Requirements Discovery 25
5.1.2 Requirements Prioritization and Selection of a Qualification Method 27
6 Summary and Outlook 27
Contributions and Acknowledgements 28
References 28
Structural Indicators for Business Process Redesign Efficiency Assessment 31
Abstract 31
1 Introduction 31
2 Research Methodology 33
2.1 Methodology of Analysis 35
2.1.1 Business Process Modeling 35
2.1.2 Business Process Structural Efficiency Assessment 37
3 Results 40
3.1 Current As-Is and Future To-Be Process Model Analysis 42
3.2 Unrelated Structural Efficiency Indicators 44
3.3 Final Assessment of Process Structural Efficiency 44
4 Discussion 45
5 Conclusion 46
References 46
Examination of the Mediating Effects of Physical Asset Management on the Relationship Between Sustainability and Operational Performance 48
Abstract 48
1 Introduction 48
2 Research Model Development 49
3 Methods 50
3.1 Sample and Data Collection 50
3.2 Measures 51
3.3 Mediation Analysis 51
4 Analysis and Results 52
4.1 Measurement and Validation of Constructs 52
4.2 Results of Mediation Analysis 52
5 Discussion and Conclusion 53
Acknowledgment 54
Appendix A: Measurement Scales 54
References 56
Assessment of the Small Enterprise’s Maturity to Improvement Projects Based on the Lean Six Sigma Concept 59
Abstract 59
1 Introduction 59
2 Literature Review 60
2.1 Lean Management Approach 60
2.2 Six Sigma 61
2.3 Lean Six Sigma Approach 61
3 The Research Methodology 62
4 Case Organization 66
5 Empirical Findings and Discussion 66
6 Conclusions 68
7 Limitations and Areas for Future Study 68
References 68
Technical Culture Maturity as a Manifestation of Implementation of Lean Management Principles – Situation in Agricultural Machinery Sector 71
Abstract 71
1 Introduction 71
2 Technical Culture and Lean Management – Research Background 73
2.1 Technical Culture 73
2.2 Lean Management and Lean Culture 73
3 Research Methodology and Data Sources 74
3.1 Preliminary Research 74
3.2 General Research 77
4 Results of the Research 79
5 Summary 86
References 87
The Meaning of Technological Culture in Manufacturing 90
Abstract 90
1 Introduction 90
2 The Concept of Technological Culture 91
3 The Research of Technological Culture 93
4 Summary 96
References 96
Analysis of Continuous Improvement Projects in the Production Company 98
Abstract 98
1 Introduction 98
2 General Overview - Continuous Improvement Strategies 99
3 Research Problem – Continuous Improvement Culture 101
3.1 Short Presentation of the Company 102
3.2 Research Methodology 104
4 Summary 110
References 113
Total Innovation Management – Application in Large and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Enterprises in China 116
Abstract 116
1 Introduction 116
2 The Concept of Total Innovation Management 117
2.1 Time & Space Based Innovation
2.2 All Innovators 119
3 Total Innovation Management in Practice – A Study of Innovation Capability in Enterprises in China 121
3.1 Improvements in Technological Innovations Capacity 123
3.2 Time & Space-Based Innovations
3.3 Pattern for All Innovators 125
4 A Comparison of Case Studies 126
5 Summary 127
References 127
Implementation of EPM Methodology in Production Plants 129
Abstract 129
1 Introduction 129
2 Early Product Management (EPM) 133
2.1 Main EPM Nomenclature 136
2.2 30 EPM Tools 138
2.3 7 Steps of EPM 139
2.4 EPM KPIs and KAIs 140
3 Description of the Project 141
3.1 EPM Methodology Flow 142
4 Conclusions 156
References 157
Approaches to Design for Six Sigma. A Confusing Redundancy 159
Abstract 159
1 Introduction 159
2 Literature Research 162
3 Discussion 166
4 Conclusions 168
References 168
Cooperation of Education and Enterprises in Improving Professional Competences - Analysis of Needs 170
Abstract 170
1 Introduction 170
2 Selected Forms of Cooperation Between Entrepreneurs and Vocational Schools 172
3 Research Results 172
3.1 Evaluation of the Importance of Forms of Support by Schools and Enterprises 175
3.2 Convergence in Evaluation of Importance of Forms of Supporting Schools and the Areas of Divergence of Evaluation 176
3.3 Convergence of Importance of Individual Forms of Support for Enterprises 178
4 Discussion and Conclusions 180
References 181
Computer Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Education: Intended Learning Outcomes Development 184
Abstract 184
1 Introduction 184
2 Modeling and Simulation in Engineers Education 185
3 Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) Development 186
3.1 Assumptions for ILOs Development 186
3.2 Proposal of ILOs Set for Modeling and Simulation 188
3.3 Proposal of ILOs Set for Simulation Practical Application 190
4 Application of Modeling and Simulations in the Learning Program 191
4.1 An Example of Modeling and Simulation Application in a Didactic Process 191
4.2 Examples of Simulation Implementation in Diploma Thesis Realization 193
4.3 Steps of Simulation Implementation 195
5 Summary 197
Acknowledgments 198
References 198
An Ontological Framework for the Analysis of Constructively Aligned Educational Units 200
Abstract 200
1 Introduction 200
2 Research Problem 202
3 Results 204
4 Conclusion and Future Work 206
Acknowledgements 207
References 207
Cognitive Methods of Manager Behavior Formation in the Conditions of International Enterprise Activities 209
Abstract 209
1 Introduction 209
2 Research Methods 210
3 Research Results 213
4 Conclusions 219
References 220
Management of Personnel Development in Conditions of Change 222
Abstract 222
1 Introduction 222
2 Research Methods 223
3 Research Results 225
3.1 Graph-Analytical Models of Changes in the Management of Personnel Development 227
4 Conclusions 231
References 231
A Model of Production Process Stability Measurement and Control with Use of Shewhart Control Charts 233
Abstract 233
1 Introduction 233
2 Stability of Production Systems 234
3 Concept of a Model for Stability Measurement and Control of a Production Process 235
3.1 Stage of Analysis Before Building the Model of Stability Measurement and Control 236
3.2 Stage of Building the Model of Stability Measurement and Control 236
3.3 Stage of Implementation of the Model in a Production Process 237
4 Case Study 238
4.1 Stage of Analysis Before Building the Model for the CastingSub-process 238
4.2 Stage of Building the Model for the Casting Sub-process 239
4.3 Stage of Implementation of the Model 241
5 Conclusions 243
References 244
Evaluating and Improving the Effectiveness of Visual Inspection of Products from the Automotive Industry 246
Abstract 246
1 Introduction 246
2 Research Problem 248
3 Results and Discussion 249
4 Conclusions 255
References 256
Statistical Process Control Using LMC/MMC Modifiers and Multidimensional Control Charts 259
Abstract 259
1 Introduction 259
2 Associated Geometrical Tolerances 260
3 Statistical Process Control of Associated Characteristics 262
4 Experimental Simulation of the Process Control with Associated Characteristics 264
5 Conclusions 266
References 266
The Improvement of Sustainability with Reference to the Printing Industry – Case Study 269
Abstract 269
1 Introduction 269
2 Innovations as an Implication of Sustainability 270
2.1 The Notion and the Scope of Innovation 270
2.2 The Concept of Sustainability 271
2.3 Innovation as a Determinant of Sustainability 271
3 Methodology of the Study-Case 272
3.1 Characteristics of the Analyzed Company 272
3.2 Innovation in Terms of Letterpress Printing Technology 273
4 Results and Discussion 274
4.1 Analysis of the Impact of Innovation on the Functioning of the Enterprise with Reference to Sustainability 274
5 Conclusions 279
References 280
Improvements in the Production Environment Made Using Quality Management Tools 282
Abstract 282
1 Introduction 282
2 Selected Aspects of Working Environment Improvements 283
2.1 Nature of Systemic Improvements 283
2.2 Application of Quality Improvement Tools to Enhance Working Environment 285
3 Benefits of Employing Quality-Management Tools to Improve Working Environment 289
4 Summary 290
References 290
The Analysis of the Occurrence of Faults in Passenger Cars as an Element of Improving the Management of the Production Process 292
Abstract 292
1 Introduction 292
2 Research Problem 293
2.1 Bibliometric Analysis 293
2.2 Selection of the Subject of the Study 294
2.3 Structure of Empirical Proceedings 295
2.4 Selection of Variables for the Model 295
3 Results 297
4 Discussion and Conclusions 301
References 303
Author Index 305