Systems Engineering in the Glass Industry

Mouly, Raymond J.

doi:10.1109/tssc.1969.300223

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“…Systems engineering and the SC maturity concept, with its well-honed concept of uncertainty to frame SC International Journal of Production Research 6519 maturity, is still to be widely adopted in Australia and New Zealand (Basnet et al 2006;Lee 2002;Sun, Hsu, and Hwang 2009;Wong & Boon-itt 2008). Elmaghraby (1966) describes a system as 'a collection of interacting elements that operate to achieve a common goal', and Mouly (1969) states that systems engineering is 'the art and technique of building practical working systems, artefacts and organisations'. Systems engineering originated in the chemical industry (Campbell 1958), before attention turned to discrete parts manufacture (e.g.…”

Section: Achieving Rapid and Radical Capability Improvementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Systems engineering effective supply chain innovations

Böhme

Deakins

Pepper

et al. 2014

International Journal of Production Research

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When seeking to adopt innovative supply chain (SC) best practices from apparently better-performing organisations during re-engineering, it is important to acknowledge that context also impacts performance. Hence, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the SC uncertainty circle model for its potential to yield direct performance comparisons even when the benchmarked organisations are located in different business sectors and economic settings. Using a rigorous wellestablished audit methodology, longitudinal field research with an engineer-to-order SC company demonstrates how highly effective, potentially transferable best practices can be reliably identified when systems thinking is allied to a context-free uncertainty metric, and how reducing product delivery process uncertainty can itself increase innovation capability.

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Section: Achieving Rapid and Radical Capability Improvementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Systems engineering effective supply chain innovations

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Deakins

Pepper

et al. 2014

International Journal of Production Research

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“…Elmaghraby (1996) suggested that "A system is any collection of interacting elements that operate to achieve a common goal". Obviously, this applies to virtually every field of human endeavour but, as Mouly (1969) argues, systems engineering is actually the art and techniques of building practical working systems, artefacts, and organisations. This would not be a novel activity different from conventional engineering except for two aspects.…”

Section: Streamlined Materials Flowmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are a number of reasons additional to those identified by Jenkins (1972) and Mouly (1969) based on the tight discipline associated with the chemical process industry for using the systems approach. First, it aids important communication between managers and also between specialists at all levels.…”

Section: Streamlined Materials Flowmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A systems engineering approach to supply chain auditing

Childerhouse

Towill

2011

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to discuss the theoretical foundations, development, and application of the quick scan audit methodology (QSAM) for comparative evaluation of supply chains via uncertainty codification and material flow assessment. Design/methodology/approach -Charts the evolution of QSAM via the Parnaby concept of a manufacturing system leading to a control model representation of a value stream. Monitoring in process and critical interface material and information flows provide the substantive data to evaluate supply chain health. The authors show how QSAM satisfies the six desirable attributes previously established as advantageous when value stream auditing. Findings -Basing QSAM on this particular systems approach readily leads to transferability of approach to new market sectors and new companies within the same sector. It ensures comparability via uncertainty levels to be established. Hence, using statistical cluster analysis "best practice" may be identified and annotated. Research limitations/implications -There may yet be specific supply chain regimens where uncertainty codification is insufficient to reach a definitive conclusion. However, QSAM is now sufficiently mature that it has been applied successfully and widely beyond its original systems-friendly European automotive sector. Practical implications -A systematic, non-industry-specific audit method based on systems modelling builds confidence into comparability studies and identification of "exemplars" exhibiting best practice. The importance of understanding and satisfying the expectations of the four "players" in the QSAM balanced scorecard is discussed and exemplified. Originality/value -QSAM is an original contribution which fits well into the spectrum of excellence measurement techniques. The two established extremes are vertical case studies (European style) and horizontal surveys (US style). QSAM brings together certain strengths of each so that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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“…We assume in this paper that the conveyer line under consideration has the following characteristics: (1) the conveyer speed is constant; (2) products are carried at a regular interval;…”

Section: Mixed Production Model and Optimality Criterionmentioning

confidence: 99%