With growing market demand for products at more competitive prices and faster delivery times, companies often seek to improve production, assembly and logistics processes.
In this master’s thesis a method for improving production, assembly and logistics processes was developed which contains steps for analyzing the current state and steps and guidelines for improving the assembly cell, warehouse for small components and material flow between production steps. Usage of the method to improve production assembly and logistics processes was demonstrated on the example of a company that produces hydraulic components and systems. Based on the analysis of the improvements, we estimate that the method developed in the master's thesis improves the production, assembly and logistics processes of a company. After implementing the method on a selected process, the company achieved 29.3 % shorter lead time. The weighted average cycle time in the assembly cell was reduced by 19.99 % and the assembly cell change-over time was reduced by an average of 66.21%. In the warehouse for small components the company achieved an average of 21.68 % shorter cycle time and 43 % shorter change-over time.
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