Linköpings universitet
Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling
Avdelningen för produktionsekonomi
Linköping i mars 2015
Helene Lidestam
TPMM06 Analysing and Improving Manufacturing Operations UPG1 - 4 hp
Self-Assessment Project 2015
Instruction
The self-assessment of the project is a motivation for the grade that the project group is
striving at. The grading criteria is used by the examiner as part of the assessment of the final
report. The filled out self-assessment is turned in at the same time as the project final report.
Project Group
Name of group members:
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Grade motivation
□ We are striving for grade 3
Part A
Maximum of 10 simulation runs with at least 1 result is better or as good as the requirements
for the inventory holding cost and service level.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
Simulation results for at least three of the planning methods that show why or why not
Reorder point system, MRP, Cyclic planning and Cyclic planning with base period solution is
an appropriate planning method in this project.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
Part B1
A motivated and implemented set-up time reduction on a resource.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
Discussion and analysis about the direct effects of the set-up time reduction.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
Discussion and analysis about the indirect effects of the set-up time reduction.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
An improved planning situation after the set-up time reduction by a freely chosen planning
method.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
Part B2
At least 5 operating characteristic curves, constructed from the simulation model, over nontrivial relations between different parameters, containing confidence intervals.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
Discussion and reasoning about these five operating characteristic curves.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
□ We are striving for grade 4
Part A
Theoretical motivation for at least three of the planning methods that show why or why not
Reorder point system, MRP, Cyclic planning and Cyclic planning with base period solution is
an appropriate planning method in this project.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
Motivation for choice of safety stock and/or safety lead time.
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Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
Part B1
An improved planning situation after the set-up time reduction produced by a freely chosen
planning method and by the use of experimental design, DOE.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
Part B2
Discussion and reasoning about these five operating characteristic curves clearly linked to
course literature.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
Motivation for choice of number of replications and random number seeds.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
□ We are striving for grade 5
Part A
Theoretical motivation and simulation results that show why or why not Reorder point
system, MRP, Cyclic planning and Cyclic planning with base period solution is an
appropriate planning method in this project.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
Additional planning methods are examined, with more simulations than the first 10, in order
to further improve the results.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
Part B1
Discussion on advantages and disadvantages of using a theoretical planning method compared
to experimental design, DOE, for improving operations.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
Part B2
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Discussion and reasoning about these five operating characteristic curves clearly linked to
other literature found by the project group.
Write your answer in the box. Refer to your report, chapter and page number.
Grading criteria
Grade 3 requires the following:
- Active participation in the project group.
- Presence at the presentation (seminar 5).
- For part A:
o Maximum of 10 simulation runs with at least 1 result is better or as good as the
requirements for the inventory holding cost and service level.
o Simulation results for at least three of the planning methods that show why or
why not Reorder point system, MRP, Cyclic planning and Cyclic planning
with base period solution is an appropriate planning method in this project.
- For Part B1
o A motivated and implemented set-up time reduction on a resource.
o Discussion and analysis about the direct effects of the set-up time reduction.
o Discussion and analysis about the indirect effects of the set-up time reduction.
o An improved planning situation after the set-up time reduction by a freely
chosen planning method.
- For part B2
o At least 5 operating characteristic curves, constructed from the simulation model,
over non-trivial relations between different parameters, containing confidence
intervals.
o Discussion and reasoning about these five operating characteristic curves.
Grade 4 requires the following (in addition to the requirements for grade 3):
- A report submitted on time.
- For part A:
o Theoretical motivation for at least three of the planning methods that show why
or why not Reorder point system, MRP, Cyclic planning and Cyclic planning
with base period solution is an appropriate planning method in this project.
o Motivation for choice of safety stock and/or safety lead time.
- For part B1:
o An improved planning situation after the set-up time reduction produced by a
freely chosen planning method and by the use of experimental design, DOE.
- For part B2:
o Discussion and reasoning about these five operating characteristic curves clearly
linked to course literature.
o Motivation for choice of number of replications and random number seeds.
Grade 5 requires the following (in addition to the requirements for grade 4):
- For part A:
o Theoretical motivation and simulation results that show why or why not Reorder
point system, MRP, Cyclic planning and Cyclic planning with base period
solution is an appropriate planning method in this project.
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o Additional planning methods are examined, with more simulations than the first
10, in order to further improve the results.
For part B1:
o Discussion on advantages and disadvantages of using a theoretical planning
method compared to experimental design, DOE, for improving operations.
For part B2:
o Discussion and reasoning about these five operating characteristic curves clearly
linked to other literature found by the project group.
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