Discovered Inefficiencies in Material Handling and Alternatives for Their Improvement in a Ginning Machine Manufacturing Company

Abstract

The highly competitive environment, linked to the globalization phenomena, demands from companies more agility, better performance and the constant search for cost reduction.  Achieving success in the global market has required a fundamental shift in the way business is conducted and has dramatically affected virtually every aspect of process industry. The internal manufacturing process and supporting infrastructure should be such that it can compete successfully in global markets with better flexibility and delivery. The paper deals with a case study of ginning machine manufacturing company, some changes in the  internal materials handling system has been suggested, which leads to increase the material flow efficiency.