Die ontwerp van 'n gesentraliseerde instandhoudings fasiliteit vir die herbou van 7FDL12 en 7FDL8 General Electric diesel enjins en verwante komponente

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:The design of an effective layout for a facility plays an important roll in its successful operation. Thecentralisation of certain activities has advantages in that it can reduce inventory levels, simplifymaterial management, ease standardisation and provide better control over the quality of the finalproduct.This thesis identifies the factors that must be taken into account in order to obtain a layout thatfunctions effectively. Different layout types, material handling concepts and flow patterns areinvestigated. A variety of tools to analyse and evaluate these factors are discussed. A logical,practical and simple process is discussed which addresses the planning of the facility layout in asystematic manner.The volume of components that have to be rebuilt by the facility is obtained by making use of existingmaintenance plans. The labour requirement is determined based on this volume. Activities andsupport services within the facility are compared to each other in order to determine the importance ofthe relationship between each. This relationship plays an important role in the placement of cellsrelative to each other. The layout is adjusted by taking the practical limitations of the current facilityinto account. A few alternative layouts are developed and they are rated against a list of parameters inorder to obtain the most suitable layout.The processes and floor layout of the current facility are investigated and discussed. Aspects such asmaterial, equipment, cleaning of components and the flow of documentation and information arediscussed.Finally the way of operating in the future is discussed. This is obtained by looking at the theoreticallydetermined layout and adapting it by taking both the good and bad points of the current layout intoconsideration.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University