Magdalena K. Wyrwicka

Human-Automation Manufacturing Industry System: Current Trends and Practice

The paper deals with the problems of introduction of modern automated solutions in a big industrial company located in the Wielkopolska region in Poland. It shows the inevitable role of human factor in such systems and the effects when no enough attention is being focused on the design, installation, maintenance and other functions which are mainly done by the humans. In such systems there should be done a reasonable division of operational tasks between an operator and machine.

Preventive Approach to Machinery and Equipment Maintenance in Manufacturing Companies

The paper shows the implementation maintenance plan in a production enterprise. It discusses the implementation of its particular tasks - what was implemented and what were the effects on output indicators such as availability, waste and efficiency. It presents the implemented tools in the company to support prevention policy such as yellow cards (which were used to report machine problems), inspection standards, or failure cards. The analysis of them provides a valuable source of information which problems have to be eliminated. In the paper, the authors also present how the approach to preventive maintenance has changed among the company’s employees - particularly in the department of maintenance and production in the course of six years.

AN ANALYSIS OF CORRELATIONS BETWEEN DISRUPTION CATEGORIES IN A HIGHLY CUSTOMIZED MANUFACTURING SYSTEM

The article presents an analysis of correlations among the various categories of disruptions reported in a selected enterprise whose manufacturing system is considered to be highly customized. To conduct the analysis, the authors employed software that measures correlations between disruptions and the statistical significance of results. They commenced with justifying the need for managing organizational risks and for conducting the research in question. Next, they discussed the notions of risk and risk management with a particular focus on companies that produce to the order of individual customers. This point was followed by a presentation of research outcomes, which defined the level of correlation among the identified disruption categories. All this enabled the authors to arrive at conclusions on probable relationships among the reported issues and propose ways to address them.

Implementation of Information Management System: Human Factors Lessons Learned from Industrial Company

The paper presents the problems of the introduction of information system management in a big industrial company located in the Wielkopolska region in Poland. The investigated system was supposed to support the flow of information between the data coming directly from the production and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The results of the investigation showed that regardless how advanced the system can be it is crucial to pay attention to human factor.

Analiza porównawcza badań Delphi dotyczących innowacyjności Wielkopolski

In article was presented a comparative analysis of the results the Delphi analysis conducted in 2010 and 2014. Problem research was Wielkopolska`s innovation and business networking opportunities, especially in view of 2030. The correspondence analysis and factor analysis was according to the results.

The Category of Risk Management in a Company with High Level of Customization

The purpose of this chapter is to present selected aspects of organizational risk management in an engineering and manufacturing-to-order enterprise, particularly these focused on the importance of material flow management in a supply chain. The authors reviewed selected well known methodologies of risk management in terms of their usefulness in systems with a high level of customization. They also reviewed norms and standards of 31,000 series in order to distinguish some characteristics of risk. The diagnosis included its division according to the likelihood of being suppressed by the system, when the frequency of its appearance and its influence on the considered system is taken into account. The analysis of companies, focused on production dedicated to the individual customer’s order, made it possible to categorize the types of risk connected with the implementation process. Suggesting the different approach to managing risk occurring on various operational level is the final effect of the chapter.