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Optimizing the Semi-Automated Production Process at Arvato SCS.

Gomaa, A.M.R. (2023) Optimizing the Semi-Automated Production Process at Arvato SCS.

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Abstract:Arvato Supply Chain Solutions is a global provider specializing in supply chain management and logistic solutions. Arvato SCS operates under the Bertelsmann group, and the company has 4 site locations in the Netherlands. This research is conducted at the site in Amsterdam, located at the Schiphol-Rijk area. At the Schiphol-Rijk site, Arvato operates the assembly and packaging of CPU units for its confidential client, referred to in this thesis as “Hi-Tech Co.”. The prevailing issue at Arvato lies in the outdated production process that it operates. As the production process has not been upgraded since 2008, the equipment has degraded significantly, leading to a decrease in efficiency and an increase in production stoppages. The company considers two options to address this problem: reinvestment in advanced machinery or an optimized redesign of the current semi-automated production process. The “high frequency of production stoppages” is the action problem at hand, and the core problem that leads to it is that the “current design of the production process is not optimal”. Therefore, this research provides interventions for the core problem that leads to the action problem for Arvato. The main research question that this research aims to answer is: “How can the packaging production process at on the semi-automated lines at Arvato Supply Chain Solutions be optimized to reduce production stoppages?”.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Programme:Industrial Engineering and Management BSc (56994)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/97617
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