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Marketing growth and production operations at Packages Co., Ltd., Pakistan | |
Author | Yusuf, Ijaz |
Call Number | AIT Thesis no. IE-92-35 |
Subject(s) | Production management--Mathematical models |
Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
Series Statement | Thesis ; no. IE-92-35 |
Abstract | This study aims at exploring the policies for the order arrival rate from decision making bodies in order to smooth down the activities of production by lowering the set up time of machines. The impact of scheduling techniques is examined and production and market operations are observed carefully in order to solve the problem of reduced proportion of machine running time. Everything seems to be okey but the proportion of machine running time has the declining trend. Especially, the production and market operations are considered with the positive and negative feedback loops that influence the proportion of machine running time. Ultimately, the decision is made to solve the problem by the construction of formal System Dynamics Model to analyze the interaction of different components of the company. The model provides a detailed, intergrated framework among separate facets of the issue addressed representing the past behaviour of the production sector. Experimentation with the model attempts to identify the appropriate policies concerning proportion of machine running time. Experimentation indicates that some of appealing policies like Introduction of motivational schemes, Fixing target in resource wastage, Fixing aggressiveness for market operations, Introduction of training programmes have no significant effect; and the policies like Changing operations priorities and Slowing down worker recruitment play the key role in the increase of proportion of machine running time. |
Year | 1992 |
Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. IE-92-35 |
Type | Thesis |
School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
Chairperson(s) | Saeed, Khalid |
Examination Committee(s) | Pandey, P. C. ;Fujiwara, Okitsugu |
Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Australia ; |
Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1992 |