Improving upstream information exchange protocols using value-adding techniques

使用增值技术改进上游信息交换协议

• 批准号: 518303-2017
• 负责人: AlHussein, Mohamed
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=640547
• 关键词: Improving; upstream; information; exchange; protocols

There are many opportunities in any manufacturing operation to improve efficiency, both in the main operationand in the various required support activities such as design and procurement. The challenges to be investigatedin this work include (1) mapping the current design and procurement process and flow of information; (2)analyzing the effectiveness of existing software tools and software interoperability; (3) analyzingcommunication and information exchange between departments; (4) identifying any causes of missinginformation or errors and proposing solutions to mitigate them; and (5) creating the capacity in the design andprocurement departments to support any improvements made on the production line. The industry partner isseeking to improve the performance of supporting operation such that balanced improvement can be achievedon the manufacturing and administrative aspects of the industry partner. In order to improve these front-endoperations, a four-step methodology is proposed that will be carried out over six months in collaboration withthe industry partner: (1) analyze the efficiency of the current state of supporting operations and processes,including defining underlying operations, investigating the current state of information exchange, buildingprocess mapping, and collecting analyzing data related to the process maps; (2) develop a framework forefficiency improvement, including building a systematic model that addresses shortcomings in the currentsystem; (3) test and improve the proposed framework, including aiding the industry partner in the early stagesof implementation; and (4) define further possible improvements and future research. This research will benefitthe industry partner and the construction manufacturing industry more generally by investigating how to reduceprocess waste in construction manufacturing beyond what is normally identified and focused on in currentpractice.

在任何制造操作中都有许多提高效率的机会，无论是在主要操作还是在各种所需的支持活动（如设计和采购）中。在这项工作中需要调查的挑战包括(1)绘制当前的设计和采购过程以及信息流；(2)分析现有软件工具的有效性和软件互操作性；(3)分析部门之间的沟通和信息交换；(4)找出造成信息缺失或错误的原因，并提出解决方案；(5)提高设计和采购部门的能力，以支持生产线上的任何改进。行业合作伙伴正在寻求改进支持操作的性能，以便在行业合作伙伴的制造和管理方面实现平衡改进。为了改进这些前端操作，提出了一个四步方法，将与行业合作伙伴合作进行六个多月：(1)分析支持操作和流程的当前状态的效率，包括定义底层操作、调查信息交换的当前状态、构建流程映射和收集与流程图相关的分析数据；(2)制定一个提高效率的框架，包括建立一个系统的模型来解决当前系统的缺点；(3)测试和改进拟议的框架，包括在实施的早期阶段协助行业合作伙伴；(4)确定进一步可能的改进和未来的研究。这项研究将有利于行业合作伙伴和建筑制造业更普遍地通过调查如何减少过程浪费在建筑制造业超出了什么通常被识别和关注在目前的做法。