Decision support systems for the implementation of team based cellular manufacturing in adaptive organizations. Cellular manufacturing, where a family of products is produced in discrete multi-machine cells, has been adopted by many firms to increase flexibility, reduce costs and improve quality. However the implementation of cellular manufacturing is a complex process as technology, customer needs, product characteristics, enterprise goals and organisation structure can influence the effectiven ....Decision support systems for the implementation of team based cellular manufacturing in adaptive organizations. Cellular manufacturing, where a family of products is produced in discrete multi-machine cells, has been adopted by many firms to increase flexibility, reduce costs and improve quality. However the implementation of cellular manufacturing is a complex process as technology, customer needs, product characteristics, enterprise goals and organisation structure can influence the effectiveness of the implementation. This project will develop an intelligent model for the implementation of cellular manufacturing in batch production and test it in a case study. The work will contribute to Australia's contribution to the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems international research project SYMPHONY.Read moreRead less
An Implementation Tool for Achieving Individual and Enterprise Innovation Competency. A prime challenge facing management today is how an organisation can foster a supportive culture for innovation. The purpose of this study is to apply and verify the effectiveness of existing innovation models to the manufacturing industry, culminating in a new model and set of metrics to guide the development of individual and enterprise innovation competencies. The innovation competencies will be validated th ....An Implementation Tool for Achieving Individual and Enterprise Innovation Competency. A prime challenge facing management today is how an organisation can foster a supportive culture for innovation. The purpose of this study is to apply and verify the effectiveness of existing innovation models to the manufacturing industry, culminating in a new model and set of metrics to guide the development of individual and enterprise innovation competencies. The innovation competencies will be validated through a combination of project and problem-based action learning methodologies. The project deliverables will be a range of tools, techniques and other resources to assist enterprises to become innovation ready.Read moreRead less