Justyna Patalas-Maliszewska

Throughput Analysis of Automatic Production Lines Based on Simulation Methods

The effectiveness of manufacturing systems is a very important ratio that decides about the competitiveness of enterprises. There are a lot of factors which affect the efficiency of production processes such as: operation times, setup times, lot sizes, buffer capacities, etc. In this paper, a computer simulation method is used to model the throughput and provide a product life span analysis of a number of automatic production lines. The research was done for two topologies of manufacturing systems and different capacities of intermediate buffers. Due to the fact that an increase of intermediate buffers results in an increase of work in process, a flow index of production is proposed that includes a relationship between the throughput of a system and the average life span of products. The simulation model and experimental research was made using Tecnomatix Plant Simulation software.

Decision Model for the Use of the Application for Knowledge Transfer Support in Manufacturing Enterprises

This article elaborates a decision-making model for the effective use of the application for knowledge transfer support in manufacturing enterprises by using the GMDH method. It focuses on the set of the characteristics of knowledge workers in manufacturing companies and is based on a survey and data obtained from 119 Polish manufacturing enterprises. This article develops a framework of how knowledge workers can determinate the knowledge transfer in a manufacturing company and further discusses the research results.

A Model of the Tacit Knowledge Transfer Support Tool: CKnow-Board

This article elaborates on the development of a dedicated Tacit Knowledge Transfer Support Tool for companies. The five main components of this tool are formulated: (1) Tacit Knowledge Source Identification; (2) Tacit Knowledge Source Determination using the FAHP (Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process); (3) Tacit Knowledge Acquisition, (4) Tacit Knowledge Transformation, (5) A Tacit Knowledge Transfer Board. The proposed tool enables the identification of tacit knowledge in a company and the transformation of different types of knowledge into the form of explicit knowledge included in the Tacit Knowledge Transfer Board.

A Model of a Tacit Knowledge Transformation for the Service Department in a Manufacturing Company: A Case Study

Abstract This article elaborates on the development of a dedicated model of a tacit knowledge transformation for the service department in a manufacturing company. The four main components of the tacit knowledge transformation process are formulated: (1) tacit knowledge source identification, (2) tacit knowledge acquisition, (3) tacit knowledge determination and formalization, and (4) knowledge classification. The proposed model is illustrated by examples on the use of the methods: automatic recognition of speech, natural language processing, and automatic object recognition in the tacit knowledge transformation process in order to obtain a formalized procedure for the service department in a manufacturing company. This is followed by a discussion of the results of the research experiments.

Assessing the Impact of Erp Implementation in the small Enterprises

Abstract For a SME (small and medium-size enterprise) to operate competitively in an international and local market, it is necessary for it to deal with its tasks in an efficient and practical way; this can be achieved by the systematic analysis of the undertaken tasks in relation to the company’s organizational and economical ability for their completion. The author suggests in this paper that the assessment of such an implementation depends on a firms intention to use the ERP system to achieve strategic goals. The author discusses the issue of the Balance Scorecard method being used to assess the impact of an ERP system implementation on the performance of a small service enterprise. Using a research results, the author illustrates the possibility to assess the implementation of an ERP system in the small enterprises.

An approach to automated tacit-knowledge acquisition and transformation in manufacturing companies

This paper presents an approach to the real-time acquiring of tacit knowledge from employees, and to transform this knowledge using the example of service departments in manufacturing companies. The discussed approach was prepared using the speech-recognition method, Web Ontology Language, and also the Euclidean-distance method, in order to validate the following of standard procedures in service departments in a manufacturing company. The application of the proposed process of knowledge acquisition and transformation model is believed to be very useful for the companies.

An Intelligent System for Core-Competence Identification for Industry 4.0 Based on Research Results from German and Polish Manufacturing Companies

This article aims to present the concept of an intelligent system for core-competence identification for Industry 4.0, and is based on a survey and data obtained from 62 Polish Manufacturing Enterprises in the Lubuskie region and from 23 German Manufacturing Enterprises from the Brandenburg region - so from 85 manufacturing enterprises in “the region: cross-border cooperation”. Special attention is placed on the determination of the weightings of the competencies of employees in the context of the adoption and use of technologies related to Industry 4.0. This is followed by a discussion of the supporting literature and of the results of the empirical studies. Finally, part of an intelligent system for core-competence identification for Industry 4.0 is presented.

A Strategic Knowledge Map for the Research and Development Department in a Manufacturing Company

Abstract Knowledge is a corporate resource, being grounds for initiating activities, which is important in a dynamic economy. The difficulties related to obtaining tacit knowledge, related primarily to experience and observation of the knowledge employee (Mendryk, 2011), encourage the companies to use tools supporting knowledge management and location. This article attempts at designing a dedicated, strategic knowledge map for a research and development department in a manufacturing company. Based on the reference works, the detailed characteristics of specific sources of knowledge in a manufacturing company and tools supporting the process of converting the tacit knowledge into explicit one, for example, the knowledge maps, were devised. Then, a strategic knowledge map model was designed for the research and development department (hereinafter abbreviated as SKM – R&D) in the manufacturing company, comprising the following components: (1) fields of knowledge, (2) internal and external processes in the R&D department, and (3) sources of knowledge. Then, a practical implementation of the SKM – R&D model was presented.

Decision support model based on the GMDH method for implementing business strategies in Polish manufacturing enterprises (DS-BSI)

This study analyzes the success of the implementation of business strategies in Polish manufacturing enterprises. It focuses on the use of motivators for knowledge workers and is based on a survey and from data obtained from 119 Polish manufacturing enterprises. In this study, the effect of the use of motivators in a manufacturing company is investigated via a simulation of a model using the Group Method of Data Handling. This article develops a framework of how to achieve the goals of the strategy in a manufacturing company and discusses the results of the research.

The Impact of the Use of Web 2.0 Technologies on the Performance of Polish Manufacturing Companies

Any knowledge management tools which are used in enterprises must be continuously enhanced and adapted to ever changing business needs and priorities. This paper systematically examines the role of the effective use of information and/or knowledge management tools in Polish manufacturing companies. This study addresses the issue of whether or not there is an importance in the use of Web 2.0 Technologies regarding the performance of Polish manufacturing companies. The study is based on a survey and interviews in 25 Polish manufacturing companies which use knowledge management tools.