AN ANALYSIS OF OCCURRENCE OF THE HIDDEN FACTORY PHENOMENON IN PRODUCTION – BASED ON THE SELECTED YIELDS – CASE STUDY

Izabela Dagmara Czabak-Górska () and Marcin Lorenc ()
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Izabela Dagmara Czabak-Górska: Faculty of Production and Logistics Engineering
Marcin Lorenc: Faculty of Production and Logistics Engineering

CBU International Conference Proceedings, 2017, vol. 5, issue 0, 94-98

Abstract: This article describes a procedure for identifying the phenomenon of ‘hidden factory’ based on classic and Six Sigma yields, a term attributed to wastefulness during production. The paper presents a study that aims to establish a method for improving the efficiency of production by eliminating this wastefulness. The first part of this article presents a synthesized review of the current literature regarding the negative influence of the ‘hidden factory’ on production efficiency. The theoretical considerations involve a case study with quantitative data collected from a metal foundry of Zawiercie in Poland, which specializes in producing iron castings, including connectors for water, gas, and vapor installations, as well as minor machine castings. The results indicate a hidden factory within this company’s production line. The analyzed example underlines the efficiency of the applied method for detecting the undesired phenomenon of the ‘hidden factory.'

Keywords: Hidden Factoryperformance of the production; case study; classic yields; Six Sigma method yields (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.12955/cbup.v5.908

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