NOKIA Packaging Simulation

Elena Brown Demetrios BoutsikakisMike Duffy Jay Wassum

Introduction

NOKIA Manufacturing FacilityManufacturing

Packaging

Shipping

Inefficient Packaging Operations

Increase Units Per Man Hour (UPMH) in Packaging

Background of Problem

Packaging runs an inefficient operation

Personnel change due to current layoffsEmployees not settled

Previous UPMH: 26

Current UPMH: 14

Goal UPMH: 36-40 or 20% increase

UPMH

workedhours lineper peopleproduced phones

Goal

Identify inefficiencies in packaging line

Try to increase UPMH

Data Collection

Previous studies and research

Employee feedback

Time studies

Observation

Observations

Our Theory

Combine two processes into one:Inserting literature currently done by two people

Can be done by one person in one step

Will automatically increase UPMH by eliminating one worker from the process

Simulation

Test theories to increase efficiencies in packaging line

ProModelGraphical representation of process

Run time data

Ability to reconfigure process

Will work if:

Our theory line can produce the same output less than or equal to the time of the current line

One literature person can insert the literature in the allotted time

UPMH with our Model

Present line:250 entries

1hr 18 min

13 workers

=14.736 (for 1 line)

Theory line:250 entries

1hr 18 min

12 workers

=15.964 (for 1 line)

Conclusions

Literature can be inserted by one person within the allotted time

Having only one literature person is more efficient

UPMH is increased by 8.33%

CritiqueThere are many other ways we could have solved this problem.Through the use of ProModel we increased UPMH, but not as much as our original goals.Conflicting time schedules and distance of facility were problems.

Thank You

NOKIA Packaging Management

Dr. Olinick

Erin Hopper