Productivity improvement in a dyehouse in the textiles industry

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dc.contributor.advisorLister, Gordonen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCraven, A Sen_ZA
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dc.date.available2014-10-11T12:06:23Z
dc.date.issued1993en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation describes the application of productivity improvement techniques in a dyehouse in order to reduce costs and to improve quality and delivery performance. It consists mainly of investigations into the high reject rate in the dyehouse and into the dyeing process itself. In these, the technique of Pareto analysis and the application of the principle that all processes contributing to product quality should be controlled, were applied. In addition, work study techniques were used to improve process flow, planning and batch sizes. A number of conclusions and recommendations were made: there are no major obstacles to successful first-time dyeing; the proportion of rejects produced tends to increase with increasing workload; the overall ability of the dyehouse operators and supervisors needs to be improved; the dyeing process is very vulnerable to human error, and increased automation, such as the purchase of a more sophisticated machine control system, is recommended; investigation into the purchase of a colour matching computer is also recommended.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCraven, A. S. (1993). <i>Productivity improvement in a dyehouse in the textiles industry</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8358en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCraven, A S. <i>"Productivity improvement in a dyehouse in the textiles industry."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8358en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCraven, A. 1993. Productivity improvement in a dyehouse in the textiles industry. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Craven, A S AB - This dissertation describes the application of productivity improvement techniques in a dyehouse in order to reduce costs and to improve quality and delivery performance. It consists mainly of investigations into the high reject rate in the dyehouse and into the dyeing process itself. In these, the technique of Pareto analysis and the application of the principle that all processes contributing to product quality should be controlled, were applied. In addition, work study techniques were used to improve process flow, planning and batch sizes. A number of conclusions and recommendations were made: there are no major obstacles to successful first-time dyeing; the proportion of rejects produced tends to increase with increasing workload; the overall ability of the dyehouse operators and supervisors needs to be improved; the dyeing process is very vulnerable to human error, and increased automation, such as the purchase of a more sophisticated machine control system, is recommended; investigation into the purchase of a colour matching computer is also recommended. DA - 1993 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1993 T1 - Productivity improvement in a dyehouse in the textiles industry TI - Productivity improvement in a dyehouse in the textiles industry UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8358 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8358
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCraven AS. Productivity improvement in a dyehouse in the textiles industry. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 1993 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8358en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Electrical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleProductivity improvement in a dyehouse in the textiles industryen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMEngen_ZA
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