Creating a Process Enabling Stakeholders to Inform their needs to the SOIscheduling Process
Jouppila, Ina (2019)
Jouppila, Ina
2019
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The objective of this thesis was to create a process enabling all stakeholders to inform their needs to the SOIscheduling process, which is used to plan the work of a production stage at the case company. This was done by finding out what kind of needs there are with different stakeholders, who has the highest authority in deciding priorities and how the correct priorities can be brought to the production planners daily and most efficiently.
The thesis gathered data in three data collecting rounds and utilized the Design research
approach. First the current state analysis was conducted. From there, three weaknesses
were selected for improvement. These weaknesses were: No process documentation, undefined roles and responsibilities and unclear prioritizing. Best practices for fixing these
weaknesses were found from literature. Second data collecting round was co-creating the
initial proposal to fix these weaknesses. Third data collecting round was receiving feedback and validation for the initial proposal.
The final outcome was a process flowchart with supporting document of CARS chart and
base instructions for creating the SOIschedule.
The proposal was tested in the current process, validated and after a few changes made
from feedback approved for implementation. The SOIscheduling process has helped the
case company to increase their output of oxidation gravely. With process documentation,
clear roles and responsibilities and transparent prioritizing the process is able to evolve and secure even better output in the future.
The thesis gathered data in three data collecting rounds and utilized the Design research
approach. First the current state analysis was conducted. From there, three weaknesses
were selected for improvement. These weaknesses were: No process documentation, undefined roles and responsibilities and unclear prioritizing. Best practices for fixing these
weaknesses were found from literature. Second data collecting round was co-creating the
initial proposal to fix these weaknesses. Third data collecting round was receiving feedback and validation for the initial proposal.
The final outcome was a process flowchart with supporting document of CARS chart and
base instructions for creating the SOIschedule.
The proposal was tested in the current process, validated and after a few changes made
from feedback approved for implementation. The SOIscheduling process has helped the
case company to increase their output of oxidation gravely. With process documentation,
clear roles and responsibilities and transparent prioritizing the process is able to evolve and secure even better output in the future.