Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00042, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Al-Hussein, Mohamed (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 : There are many opportunities in any manufacturing operation to improve efficiency, both in the main operation_x000D_
and in the various required support activities such as design and procurement. The challenges to be investigated_x000D_
in this work include (1) mapping the current design and procurement process and flow of information; (2)_x000D_
analyzing the effectiveness of existing software tools and software interoperability; (3) analyzing_x000D_
communication and information exchange between departments; (4) identifying any causes of missing_x000D_
information or errors and proposing solutions to mitigate them; and (5) creating the capacity in the design and_x000D_
procurement departments to support any improvements made on the production line. The industry partner is_x000D_
seeking to improve the performance of supporting operation such that balanced improvement can be achieved_x000D_
on the manufacturing and administrative aspects of the industry partner. In order to improve these front-end_x000D_
operations, a four-step methodology is proposed that will be carried out over six months in collaboration with_x000D_
the industry partner: (1) analyze the efficiency of the current state of supporting operations and processes,_x000D_
including defining underlying operations, investigating the current state of information exchange, building_x000D_
process mapping, and collecting analyzing data related to the process maps; (2) develop a framework for_x000D_
efficiency improvement, including building a systematic model that addresses shortcomings in the current_x000D_
system; (3) test and improve the proposed framework, including aiding the industry partner in the early stages_x000D_
of implementation; and (4) define further possible improvements and future research. This research will benefit_x000D_
the industry partner and the construction manufacturing industry more generally by investigating how to reduce_x000D_
process waste in construction manufacturing beyond what is normally identified and focused on in current_x000D_
practice., program purpose french : There are many opportunities in any manufacturing operation to improve efficiency, both in the main operation_x000D_
and in the various required support activities such as design and procurement. The challenges to be investigated_x000D_
in this work include (1) mapping the current design and procurement process and flow of information; (2)_x000D_
analyzing the effectiveness of existing software tools and software interoperability; (3) analyzing_x000D_
communication and information exchange between departments; (4) identifying any causes of missing_x000D_
information or errors and proposing solutions to mitigate them; and (5) creating the capacity in the design and_x000D_
procurement departments to support any improvements made on the production line. The industry partner is_x000D_
seeking to improve the performance of supporting operation such that balanced improvement can be achieved_x000D_
on the manufacturing and administrative aspects of the industry partner. In order to improve these front-end_x000D_
operations, a four-step methodology is proposed that will be carried out over six months in collaboration with_x000D_
the industry partner: (1) analyze the efficiency of the current state of supporting operations and processes,_x000D_
including defining underlying operations, investigating the current state of information exchange, building_x000D_
process mapping, and collecting analyzing data related to the process maps; (2) develop a framework for_x000D_
efficiency improvement, including building a systematic model that addresses shortcomings in the current_x000D_
system; (3) test and improve the proposed framework, including aiding the industry partner in the early stages_x000D_
of implementation; and (4) define further possible improvements and future research. This research will benefit_x000D_
the industry partner and the construction manufacturing industry more generally by investigating how to reduce_x000D_
process waste in construction manufacturing beyond what is normally identified and focused on in current_x000D_
practice., agreement title english : Improving upstream information exchange protocols using value-adding techniques, agreement title french : Improving upstream information exchange protocols using value-adding techniques, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-01-10, 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