The Effect of Leanness and Agility on Operational Performance and Determination Best Parameters of Them)Case Study:the Automotive Industry in Iran)

, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Modabber Azizi, Hossein (Author) ; Sepehri, Mehran (Supervisor)

Abstract

Competitive pressures force manufacturers to continuously improve the provision of products and associated services desired by customers. One of the most comparative industries in the world is automotive industry. Since the advent, these industries have tried to use new tools for better management. So, tools such as lean production were developed in these industries. The lean production was considered by many productive industries. The TOYOTA Company which is now one of the giant car makers implements well the lean production. More or less the Iranian automotive industries have also considered this parameter. One of these Iranian industries is Iran khodro Company. As many competitors adopted...

A Decision Analysis for Production Layout Selection

, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Rooygari, Homa (Author) ; Eshghi, Kourosh (Supervisor)

Abstract

Studying the major effects of facility layout on competitive abilities has been a field of interest for researchers. Selection of production layout is amongst the most important decisions because it has a major role on the efficiency of a company like the ability of quick respond to customers’ diverse needs.
In this study we intend to obtain a ranking of production layouts considering agility in production which leads to responding quickly to the diversity of demand. Considering the nature of a decision making problem, we use PSI method. This is a multi attribute decision making method in which there is no need for considering the relative importance between the attributes. The main...

Identifying and Prioritizing Green Project Management Activities from a Lean-Agile-Resilience Perspective (Case Study: Construction Industry)

, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Mousavi, Emad (Author) ; Haji, Alireza (Supervisor) ; Fatahi, Omid (Co-Supervisor)

Abstract

Green project management involves a set of management actions to identify and evaluate the effect of activities on the environment along with controlling and improving performance.Accordingly, the concepts of lean, agility, and resilience have a special place as driving forces since they can play an important role in improving the environment. Thus, this study aimed to identify and prioritize the activities related to green project management considering the concepts of lean, agility, and resilience. The present study identified the dimensions of lean, agility, and resilience for the first time in green project management.Then, this study evaluated the prioritization of activities in terms...

An Approach to Use the Resiliency in the Supply Chain

, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Darbandi, Maedeh (Author) ; Kianfar, Farhad (Supervisor)

Abstract

The design and planning of resilient supply chains is a major challenge due to the increasing complexity of these systems that operate in a global market and therefore are more exposed to disruptions. Present work aims to apply principle of resiliency in a supply chain by simulation. A case study of Shahab Company is used to illustrate the effect of redundancy and agility on its resiliency. We simulate the relationships of Shahab Company with its suppliers, and the suppliers with their sources and investigate the effects of disruptions in the model. Shahab Company has two main supplier and they own sources. To evaluate the designed model, two performance measures were defined, inventory and...

Automatic Detection of Employee Interaction Anti-Patterns in Agile Environments

, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Farsian, Mojtaba (Author) ; Habibi, Moslem (Supervisor)

Abstract

Today, the digital transformation has increasingly confronted software development companies with numerous requests for the production of custom software. Over time, these companies have realized that paying attention only to the technical aspect is not enough for delivering a product that functions correctly; the social dimension must also be considered. Consequently, many agile software development methods have been developed. However, an important point to note is that implementing and maintaining these methods involves many intricacies, with the most significant being the management of interpersonal relationships. With the continuous expansion of technology and the advancement of...