Ethiopian Institute of Technology-Mekelle
School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department of Industrial
Engineering
Post Graduate Program in Production and Industrial System Engineering
Selected Title for Research Methodology and Final Thesis Work
Name = Getahun Sorsa
Stream = Industrial Engineering (Production and Industrial System Engineering, PISE)
ID = EITM/PR136389/10
Submitted to: -
Elfu A. (PhD)
Title choice #1
Name: Getahun Sorsa Rev. Date:
Title: Waste Minimization through Production process Optimization (Case Study in Tabor Ceramics Factory, Hawassa)
Research Questions/Hypothesis/Objectives
1. What are manufacturing wastes?
2. How is production process optimized?
3. What are the tools/techniques used to optimize production process?
4. What are the effects of manufacturing wastes on productivity of the companies?
5. Measuring the level of waste for current specified company’s production process and cross checking with new proposed optimized production
process.
6. Differentiating value-adding and non-value-adding activities on the production process flow and then the current state and future state of value-
adding and non-value-adding activities are examined by using value stream mapping.
7. Simulating the resource utilization of current production process and proposed production process and by applying different waste minimization
concept to eliminate/minimize non-value-adding activities from production process to increase productivity.
8. The general objective for the researcher is optimizing production process, hence wastes are minimized.
Objective Data to be collected Source of data Method of collection Method of analysis
Specifically: - Types of wastes Case company Observation By using
To differentiate that current formal interviewing Inductive
manufacturing wastes production process documents camera shooting research
with in production challenged. Experts and video recording approach
process by using individuals of Different formal method
Value stream mapping case company documents of Relational
and checking their involved in case company analysis
level by collecting production line, related with Video
data from case lean department production analysis
company. and quality process and lean Pareto’s
department. manufacturing principle
culture of the Ishikawa
company diagram
Conducting with Data about 5S, Recent scientific Reviewing recent By using lean
different Continuous articles, journals scientific articles, tools such as
techniques/tool used improvement, Just- and formal journals and 5S, Kaizen
to optimize in time, Overall documents formal documents principle, Just-
production process Equipment published by in –time
and how production Effectiveness, and known strategy, OEE
process is optimized Standardization companies which principle and
by using these mechanisms of includes the data Advanced
tools/techniques work and other lean needed for planning and
tools applicable for specific scheduling
the case company objectives approach
Data related with
Advanced planning
and scheduling
To analyze and discuss Critical results of The results of By reviewing the By using
the result and findings of the finding above discussed researcher’s relationship
current and future points ongoing study approach either
companies and to Correlation or
recommend in order to Regression and
use proposed setup of discussion
production process in
order to become
productive and profitable.
To show future Data related with The researcher’s Reviewing the By using
direction for further Scope and target of ongoing paper researcher’s comparison
researcher. this paper document core method
results
Supervisor (1): Hailekiros S. (PhD)
Comments:
Supervisor (2): Kinfe T. (PhD)
Comments:
Title choice #2
Name: Getahun Sorsa Rev. Date:
Title: Implementation of Productive Improve Strategies in Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (Case Study on Small and Medium
Enterprises around Tigri Region)
Research Questions/Hypothesis/Objectives
1. What is productive improvement?
2. What are productive improvement strategies?
3. What are small and medium-scale enterprises?
4. What are advantages of applying Productive improvement strategies in small and medium enterprises around case area?
5. How can we implement productive improvement strategies in small and medium scale enterprise?
6. The main aim for the researcher is to implement productive improvement strategies in small and medium scale enterprises hence the productivity
of the enterprises increased (around Tigri Region.)
7.
Objective Data to be collected Source of data Method of collection Method of analysis
Specific objectives of the researcher Small and medium Small and By Observation, By using
are:- scale enterprises medium Interviewing, Inductive
1. To identify the actual around defined study scale Camera shooting research
situation of current small area enterprises Video recording approach
and medium enterprises The productive around Reviewing of method
around case area improvement strategies case area formal documents Relational
culture of sampled Documents of sampled small analysis
small and medium of and medium Video
scale enterprises enterprises enterprise analysis
around study area under study
Techniques/tools they
use as productive
improvement strategies
2. To show the effectiveness Data of small and Latest By reviewing - Decision Making
of applying productive medium enterprise published recent papers Trial and Laboratory
improvement strategies in which gained paper related with the (DEMATEL)
small and medium comparative advantage regarding advantages of method
enterprise with example by applying study title applying - Analytic Network
from other areas productivity productivity (ANP) method
improvement improvement
strategies as their part strategies in small
of organization culture and medium
enterprises either
from other county
or with in our
country
3. To discuss the core All essential Data from By reviewing the Discussion
findings and/or results of results/findings of the specific results on specific
the study researcher’s study objective 1 objective 1 and 2
and 2
4. To recommend small and Comparative Data from By reviewing the Discussion
medium enterprises in advantages of applying specific results on specific
order to use productive productivity objective 2 objective 2 and 3
improvement strategies as improvement strategies and 3
their part of production by on small and medium
referring comparative enterprise
advantages
Supervisor (1): Hailekiros S. (PhD)
Comments:
Supervisor (2): Fasil T. (PhD)
Comments:
Title choice #3
Name: Getahun Sorsa Rev. Date:
Title: Design and Evaluation of Lean Manufacturing Tools and Techniques Implementation on Ethiopian Soft Drink Companies
Research Questions/Hypothesis/Objectives
1. What is lean manufacturing?
2. What are lean manufacturing tools and techniques?
3. How lean manufacturing tools and technique implementation is designed and evaluated?
4. What are challenges related with design and evaluation of lean manufacturing tools and techniques implementation in selected Ethiopian soft
drink company
5. The main objective of the researcher is to design and evaluate lean manufacturing tools and techniques implementation on Ethiopian Soft drink
companies
6.
Objective Data to be collected Source of data Method of collection Method of analysis
Specifically the researcher is going to: - History and current real data Targeted By Observation, By using
1. Identify the current situation of of the case company case Interviewing, Inductive
target company regarding lean company Camera shooting research
manufacturing tools and technique Video recording approach
implementation Reviewing of method
formal Relational
documents of analysis
case company Video
analysis
2. Evaluate the company’s current Data about tools and Results Reviewing the With relevant
situation from specific objective 1 techniques for from results from tools and
result by using relevant method and evaluating lean specific specific software
discuss the disadvantages (losses) manufacturing tools objective 1 objective 1.
the company faced during using and techniques
current lean manufacturing tools implementation
and technique implementation Results from
specific objective 1.
3. Design effective lean Guide for design Recent Reviewing By designing
manufacturing tools and technique lean manufacturing papers like recent scientific method and
implementation tools and techniques internation articles and discussion
implementation ally journals
Design methods published published with
journals the title “Design
and articles effective lean
manufacturing
tools and
technique
implementation”
4. Show comparative advantages of Results of specific objective Discussions from Reviewing Specific By Discussion
using new designed versus 3. Specific objective objective 3 and method
available in company with sample 3 selecting the merits of
example from other areas new design
5. Recommend the company in order Data taken as advantages of Discussions from Reviewing discussion By applying
to use new designed method applying designed lean Specific objective part from Specific discussion method
manufacturing tools and 4 objective 4
techniques implementation
over old from Results of
specific objective 4
Supervisor (1): Hailekiros S. (PhD)
Comments:
Supervisor (2): Fasil T. (PhD)
Comments:
