Abstract
This paper has the purpose of describing the efforts of a Mexican company with several galvanizing lines, located in Monterrey, Mexico, to diminish setup time. The firm's operations strategy requires a better performance of the plant in terms of line capacity utilization, more productivity and quicker response to market's orders. The setup reduction project set to obtain those goals was organized to attack two fronts; The reduction of the time per setup, and the decrease of the number of setups.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781479960651 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781479960651 |
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Publication status | Published - 23 Apr 2015 |
Event | IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding - Duration: 1 Jan 2015 → … |
Publication series
Name | IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding |
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Conference
Conference | IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding |
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Period | 1/1/15 → … |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 IEEE.
Copyright:
Copyright 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Management Science and Operations Research