Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00468, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Ma, Yongsheng (University of Alberta), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Southland Trailer is a truck trailer manufacturer based in Lethbridge, AB. The company fabricates their entire_x000D_
products in-house. The current facility layout of the fabrication plant is non-optimal. It has been gradually_x000D_
expended over the past 20+ years, which, unfortunately, results in some legacy issues. The non-optimal facility_x000D_
layout is one of the most notorious. The current facility layout incurs non-value-adding material movements,_x000D_
which leads to low efficiency and productivity. An estimate of extra 4030 labor hours are spent annually on_x000D_
moving materials and work in process (WIP) trailers through the facility due to the inefficiency of the current_x000D_
facility layout. It costs the company more than $250,000 yearly, the money of which could have been better_x000D_
spent in value-adding business activities. In order to address this issue, Southland Trailer plans to build a new_x000D_
plant with the optimal plant layout within 2-3 years. The company intends to gain expertise in designing_x000D_
optimal facility layout through this research project. Moreover, Southland Trailer also wants to explore other_x000D_
possible directions for collaborations, including looking for a new material to be used for the walls of their_x000D_
enclosed cargo trailers, analyzing production flow and looking for possible improvement, and designing a new_x000D_
suspension system., program purpose french : Southland Trailer is a truck trailer manufacturer based in Lethbridge, AB. The company fabricates their entire_x000D_
products in-house. The current facility layout of the fabrication plant is non-optimal. It has been gradually_x000D_
expended over the past 20+ years, which, unfortunately, results in some legacy issues. The non-optimal facility_x000D_
layout is one of the most notorious. The current facility layout incurs non-value-adding material movements,_x000D_
which leads to low efficiency and productivity. An estimate of extra 4030 labor hours are spent annually on_x000D_
moving materials and work in process (WIP) trailers through the facility due to the inefficiency of the current_x000D_
facility layout. It costs the company more than $250,000 yearly, the money of which could have been better_x000D_
spent in value-adding business activities. In order to address this issue, Southland Trailer plans to build a new_x000D_
plant with the optimal plant layout within 2-3 years. The company intends to gain expertise in designing_x000D_
optimal facility layout through this research project. Moreover, Southland Trailer also wants to explore other_x000D_
possible directions for collaborations, including looking for a new material to be used for the walls of their_x000D_
enclosed cargo trailers, analyzing production flow and looking for possible improvement, and designing a new_x000D_
suspension system., agreement title english : Optimal design of facility layout for manufacturing system, agreement title french : Optimal design of facility layout for manufacturing system, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada