Development of a computerised workshop management program
Date
2016-08-30
Authors
Brombacher, Johannes Theodoor
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Abstract
It is generally accepted that if a company's stock
control and shop floor control systems are inadequate or
they operate inefficiently, then both productivity and
profit potential within the company will inevitably be
low. Such a company was investigated and the results
presented in this report showed that the company's profile
gives cause for concern. A study of the company's
operating procedures showed that it Was operated in a
static, paper driven environment which resulted in both an
inadequate stock control system and a chaotic shop floor
control system.
This projeot report looks at the feasibility of
introducing a menu driven data base to operate an order
point inventory system within an independent demand
environment, as well as monitoring shop flOOr activity.
The introduction of the data base would result in a
dynamic, realtime shop floor control system. By using the
data base the stock levels could be reduced by as much as
77 percent from present levels and the store could be run
on modern stock control methods without the store managers
having any knowledge of stock control. As a result of
introducing the stock control system it was anticipated
that the time to train staff would also bf reduced
substantially, the company could now account for every
expense incurred and the opportunities for pilferage would
be
greatly reduced.
The computer package was written in such a manner that
computer recommendations could be overwritten by system
users, thus the human element was retained and stores
personnel would not be given the feeling of being
redundant. The introduction of this data base would allow
the company to respond to challenges an problems in a
dynamic and accurate way.
Description
A project report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial
fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of
Soience in Engineering.
Johannesburg 1991