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Papers by Rajab HOKOMA
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Manufacturing, production and service industries within Libya have struggled with many problems d... more Manufacturing, production and service industries within Libya have struggled with many problems during the past two decades due to many difficulties. These problems have created a negative impact on the productivity and utilization of many industries around the country. This paper studies the implementation levels of the manufacturing control systems known as Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRPII) being adapted within some Libyan industries. A survey methodology has been applied for this research, based on the survey analysis, the results pointed out that the system within these industries has a modest strategy towards most of the areas that are considered as being very crucial in implementing these systems successfully. The findings also show a variation within these implementation levels with a respect to the key-elements that related to MRPII, giving the highest levels in the emphasise on financial data accuracy. The paper has also identified limitations within the investigated ...
Almost all Libyan industries (both private and public) have struggled with many difficulties duri... more Almost all Libyan industries (both private and public) have struggled with many difficulties during the past three decades due to many problems. These problems have created a strongly negative impact on the productivity and utilization of many companies within Libya. This paper studies the current awareness and implementation levels of Just-In-Time (JIT) within the Libyan Textile private industry. A survey has been applied in this study using an intensive detailed questionnaire. Based on the analysis of the survey responses, the results show that the management body within the surveyed companies has a modest strategy towards most of the areas that are considered as being very crucial in any successful implementation of JIT. The results also show a variation within the implementation levels of the JIT elements as these varies between Low and Acceptable levels. The paper has also identified limitations within the investigated areas within this industry, and has pointed to areas where ...
This paper is concerning with calculating the annual savings from fuel and financial expenses wit... more This paper is concerning with calculating the annual savings from fuel and financial expenses within a power plant. For this research, a visual basic program was developed and being applied for analyzing the gathered data, collected from El-Khmus power plant, Libya. The key findings pointed to an acceptable amount of savings throughout the entire operations within the studied power plant. The highest level of findings was increasing the thermal gain and the total efficiency of the boiler as a result of using the exhaust temperature for heating-up and decreasing the humidity level of the feeding water to the same boiler. It was clearly found that because of this increasing of the total efficiency, the annual amount of consumed fuel as well as the financial expenses was both saved up to 2.6%.
International journal of engineering research and technology, 2016
This paper investigates the current status of the implementation level of Just-In-Time (JIT) with... more This paper investigates the current status of the implementation level of Just-In-Time (JIT) within the Oil & Gas (OGI), Iron & Steel (ISI), Cement (CI) and Construction (C) Industries within Libya and its implication for management within the said industries. A survey methodology has been applied in this investigation using an intensive questionnaire and one-to-one interviews of the correspondent organizations. Based on the analysis of the survey questionnaire and the one-to-one interview responses, the results show that the management body does not have a clear strategy towards most of the areas that are considered as being crucial in any successful implementation of the JIT techniques. The implementation levels of the JIT techniques are found to be in the modest levels even in the organizations that have indicated themselves as JIT implementers. The research has identified management limitations within the investigated areas and has pointed to areas where the management body needs to take immediate actions in order to achieve an effective and successful JIT implementation within their organizations. This is an important finding for the future success of the Libyan industries and the similar ones.
This paper investigates the present status of the implementation levels of Total Quality Manageme... more This paper investigates the present status of the implementation levels of Total Quality Management (TQM) and Just-In-Time (JIT) within Iron & Steel Industry in Libya and the management implications for this industry. A survey methodology has been applied in this investigation using an extensive questionnaire and one-to-one interviews within the Libyan Iron and Steel Industry. Based on the analysis of the questionnaire survey and the one-to-one interview responses, the results show that the strategies applied by the executive management body towards most of the areas that are considered as being crucial in any successful implementation of the investigated quality and manufacturing management techniques and philosophies are not well-planned. The actual implementation levels of the TQM and JIT practices found to be in the modest levels within the surveyed industry. The paper has identified limitations
صخلملا تلوانت ةقرولا هذه نم ققحتلا فرع� ام وأ ،ينلآا جاتنلإا تا�نقتل يلعفلا قیبطتلا ىوتسم ددحملا ... more صخلملا تلوانت ةقرولا هذه نم ققحتلا فرع� ام وأ ،ينلآا جاتنلإا تا�نقتل يلعفلا قیبطتلا ىوتسم ددحملا تقولا يف جاتنلإا� انا�حأ ، لاجم يف لا ةعانص زاغلاو طفنلل ة�بیللا مدختست تا�نقت اهرا�تعا� ،ع�نصتلا تلااجم يف مكحتلاو ط�ضلل ىلإ ةسا ردلا فدهتو ناكملإ مزلی ام حا رتقا ماظنلا اذه ذیفنت ة� و ةعانصلا هذه ءادأ ىوتسم يف ة�لاعفلاو حاجنلا نمض� ام� . حسملا ىلع ةسا ردلا هذه تدمتعا نا�بتسا ةرامتسا مادختسا� ينادیملا ةزكرم .ة�صخشلا تلا�اقملا نم ددعو تلثمت نم ةركف م�دقت يف ةسا ردلا هذهل ة�ملعلا ةمهاسملا أ ة�ا ردو مهف ىدم ىلع عقاولا ضر نیع ينادیملا حسملا اذه يف اهل قرطتلا مت يتلا تا�نقتلا ةفاكل ةسا ردلا هذه ة . ان�و ًء مت ام ىلع ،تامولعم نم هلیلحتو هعمج تصلخ نأ ىلإ جئاتنلا مظعم لاجم يف ةلماعلا ة�بیللا تاكرشلا زاغلاو طفنلا ةعانص اهب دجوت لا لاا تا�جیتا رتس لا يتلا تلااجملا نم ریثك هاجت ةحضاو تربتعا ة�مهأ تاذ هریبك ينلآا جاتنلإا تا�نقت قیبطت حاجنل . تراشأ ًاض�أ ةسا ردلا اذهب اهص�صخت مت يتلا تلااجملا ةفاك يف حضاولا روصقلا ىوتسم ىلإ هوذختی نأ تاكرشلا هذه يف را رقلا يذختم ىلع بجی ام يلج لكش� حضتإ ثیح ،ينادیمل...
استعرضت هذه الورقة نتائج دراسة ميدانية تم التركيز فيها على التحقق من مستوى التطبيق الفعلي لتقنيات... more استعرضت هذه الورقة نتائج دراسة ميدانية تم التركيز فيها على التحقق من مستوى التطبيق الفعلي لتقنيات الإنتاج الآني، أو ما يعرف أحيانا بالإنتاج في الوقت المحدد. تم تجميع كافة البيانات والمعلومات عن طريق زيارات ميدانية لكافة المصانع المستهدفة، ومقابلات شخصية مع أغلب من لهم علاقة بعملية اتخاذ القرارات وإدارة العمليات وتنفيذها. كذلك تم استخدام استمارة استبيان صممت خصيصا لهذا الغرض، تم من خلالها فعليا المسح ميدانيا لأغلب المصانع المستهدفة؛ لأجل التعرف على مستويات التطبيق الفعلية لكافة عوامل نجاح تطبيق هذه التقنيات، بهدف تعزيز عوامل النهوض بالقطاع الصناعي الليبي, ومحاولة تحسين مستوى فعالية وكفاءة العمليات المستخدمة. ذلك لمعرفة أماكن ومستويات القصور في الأداء ومحاولة الحد منها والوقوف على تلك المسببات، ومحاولة إيجاد مواطن التحسين والرقي بمستويات الأداء في القطاع الصناعي. النتائج التي تم الحصول عليها أشارت إلى أن صناعة الإسمنت تعاني من الكثير من المشاكل سواء في عملياتها الإدارية أو في تنفيذ عملياتها الصناعية، تتمثل أغلبها في عدم وجود سياسات وخطط استراتيجية، والقصور الواضح في حلحلة ما يعرقل سير...
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2015
ABSTRACT This paper is designed to present an experimental study being recently conducted for inv... more ABSTRACT This paper is designed to present an experimental study being recently conducted for investigating the effect of some fuel additives on the performance of spark ignition within a benzene engine. Three types of additives were added separately (Gasoline Additive, Gasoline Booster, and Octane Booster) to pure gasoline with a volumetric ratio 1:6, 1:7, and 1:8 respectively. Four separate laboratory experiments being conducted using an internal combustion engine at rotational speed ranges from 600 to 3000 rpm, where the three mixtures and the pure gasoline itself were used. The findings showed that there was a positive effect on the engine performance as the brake power increases by 8%, 13% and 23% at the use of Gasoline Additive, Gasoline Booster, and Octane Booster respectively as compared with using only the pure gasoline. The brake thermal efficiency ( th) was also affected positively showing its maximum value of about 8% for Octane Booster, and with a minimum value for using Gasoline Additive at about 4.7%. In addition, this study showed that the value changes in the brake specific fuel consumption for Gasoline Additive, Gasoline Booster, and Octane Booster was at the levels of 1%, 2%, and 5% respectively compared with using only the pure gasoline. Furthermore, the results
This paper is concerned with calculating boiler efficiency as one of the most important types of ... more This paper is concerned with calculating boiler efficiency as one of the most important types of performance measurements in any steam power plant. That has a key role in determining the overall effectiveness of the whole system within the power station. For this calculation, a Visual-Basic program was developed, and a steam power plant known as El-Khmus power plant, Libya was selected as a case study. The calculation of the boiler efficiency was applied by using heating balance method. The findings showed how the maximum heat energy which produced from the boiler increases the boiler efficiency through increasing the temperature of the feed water, and decreasing the exhaust temperature along with humidity levels of the of fuel used within the boiler.
Most of organizations (both national and international) have struggled with many difficulties dur... more Most of organizations (both national and international) have struggled with many difficulties during the past decades due to many problems, creating a negative impact on the productivity and utilization levels of many institutions around the globe. This paper presents the current role, relevance, trends and challenges in respect of Quality Management applications in educational field within Libya as a case study. It outlines an overview of the current state of art to show that how in the face of growing global competitiveness quality at the levels of knower, knowing and known elements of educational system using unified field of all the laws of nature, are deriving the benefits of the quality techniques. The paper also investigates the current implementation levels of Total Quality Management (TQM) as a philosophy for improving the quality levels within some academic and training institutions within Libya. A survey methodology has been applied in this research where some findings fr...
Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the integration between manufacturer, transporter and customer i... more Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the integration between manufacturer, transporter and customer in order to form one seamless chain that allows smooth flow of raw materials, information and products throughout the entire network that help in minimizing all related efforts and costs. The main objective of this paper is to develop a model that can accept a specified number of spare-parts within the supply chain, simulating its inventory operations throughout all stages in order to minimize the inventory holding costs, base-stock, safety-stock, and to find the optimum quantity of inventory levels, thereby suggesting a way forward to adapt some factors of Just-In-Time to minimizing the inventory costs throughout the entire supply chain. The model has been developed using Micro- Soft Excel & Visual Basic in order to study inventory allocations in any network of the supply chain. The application and reproducibility of this model were tested by comparing the actual system that was implemen...
Independent Journal of Management & Production
This paper investigates in detail the current status of the implementation levels of JIT key-fact... more This paper investigates in detail the current status of the implementation levels of JIT key-factors and their sub-elements within the cement industry within Libya, and its implication for management within the said industry. A survey methodology has been applied in this detailed investigation using an intensive questionnaire and one-to-one interviews of the correspondent organizations. Based on the analysis of the survey findings, the results show that the implementation status of the JIT key-factors and their sub-elements are found to be in the modest levels across all the surveyed organisations, thereby indicating to opportunities for eliminating waste and improving the value chain. This paper has also pointed to crucial areas where the senior management body within this industry need to take immediate actions in order to achieve an effective and successful implementation of JIT systems. The paper also makes a contribution by providing an insight into what extent the JIT key-fact...
This paper presents valuable potential savings from fuel and financial expenses of a steam boiler... more This paper presents valuable potential savings from fuel and financial expenses of a steam boiler being studied at Elkhmus power plant, Libya. For this research, a visual basic program was developed and being applied for analyzing the gathered data. Key findings pointed to an acceptable level of savings throughout the entire operations within the studied section of the power plant. The highest level of findings was found to be the increasing of thermal gain along with the total efficiency of the boiler as a result of using the exhaust temperature for heating-up the feed water to the boiler. It was clearly found that the increase of the total efficiency has a direct impact on saving the amount of consumed fuel, and thereby the financial expenses were saved by an average of about 11.6%.
The Tqm Journal, 2010
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the present status of the implementation levels of total... more Purpose This paper aims to investigate the present status of the implementation levels of total quality management (TQM), just-in-time (JIT) and manufacturing resource planning (MRPII) within the iron and steel industry in Libya and the management implications for this industry ...
Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 2008
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implementation level of just-in-time (J... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implementation level of just-in-time (JIT), manufacturing resources planning (MRPII) and total quality management (TQM) within the cement industry in Libya. Design/methodology/approach This paper covers an overview ...
Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 2008
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implementation level of just-in-time (J... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implementation level of just-in-time (JIT), manufacturing resources planning (MRPII) and total quality management (TQM) within the cement industry in Libya. Design/methodology/approach This paper covers an overview ...
The Tqm Journal, 2010
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the present status of the implementation levels of total... more Purpose This paper aims to investigate the present status of the implementation levels of total quality management (TQM), just-in-time (JIT) and manufacturing resource planning (MRPII) within the iron and steel industry in Libya and the management implications for this industry ...
EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo
Manufacturing, production and service industries within Libya have struggled with many problems d... more Manufacturing, production and service industries within Libya have struggled with many problems during the past two decades due to many difficulties. These problems have created a negative impact on the productivity and utilization of many industries around the country. This paper studies the implementation levels of the manufacturing control systems known as Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRPII) being adapted within some Libyan industries. A survey methodology has been applied for this research, based on the survey analysis, the results pointed out that the system within these industries has a modest strategy towards most of the areas that are considered as being very crucial in implementing these systems successfully. The findings also show a variation within these implementation levels with a respect to the key-elements that related to MRPII, giving the highest levels in the emphasise on financial data accuracy. The paper has also identified limitations within the investigated ...
Almost all Libyan industries (both private and public) have struggled with many difficulties duri... more Almost all Libyan industries (both private and public) have struggled with many difficulties during the past three decades due to many problems. These problems have created a strongly negative impact on the productivity and utilization of many companies within Libya. This paper studies the current awareness and implementation levels of Just-In-Time (JIT) within the Libyan Textile private industry. A survey has been applied in this study using an intensive detailed questionnaire. Based on the analysis of the survey responses, the results show that the management body within the surveyed companies has a modest strategy towards most of the areas that are considered as being very crucial in any successful implementation of JIT. The results also show a variation within the implementation levels of the JIT elements as these varies between Low and Acceptable levels. The paper has also identified limitations within the investigated areas within this industry, and has pointed to areas where ...
This paper is concerning with calculating the annual savings from fuel and financial expenses wit... more This paper is concerning with calculating the annual savings from fuel and financial expenses within a power plant. For this research, a visual basic program was developed and being applied for analyzing the gathered data, collected from El-Khmus power plant, Libya. The key findings pointed to an acceptable amount of savings throughout the entire operations within the studied power plant. The highest level of findings was increasing the thermal gain and the total efficiency of the boiler as a result of using the exhaust temperature for heating-up and decreasing the humidity level of the feeding water to the same boiler. It was clearly found that because of this increasing of the total efficiency, the annual amount of consumed fuel as well as the financial expenses was both saved up to 2.6%.
International journal of engineering research and technology, 2016
This paper investigates the current status of the implementation level of Just-In-Time (JIT) with... more This paper investigates the current status of the implementation level of Just-In-Time (JIT) within the Oil & Gas (OGI), Iron & Steel (ISI), Cement (CI) and Construction (C) Industries within Libya and its implication for management within the said industries. A survey methodology has been applied in this investigation using an intensive questionnaire and one-to-one interviews of the correspondent organizations. Based on the analysis of the survey questionnaire and the one-to-one interview responses, the results show that the management body does not have a clear strategy towards most of the areas that are considered as being crucial in any successful implementation of the JIT techniques. The implementation levels of the JIT techniques are found to be in the modest levels even in the organizations that have indicated themselves as JIT implementers. The research has identified management limitations within the investigated areas and has pointed to areas where the management body needs to take immediate actions in order to achieve an effective and successful JIT implementation within their organizations. This is an important finding for the future success of the Libyan industries and the similar ones.
This paper investigates the present status of the implementation levels of Total Quality Manageme... more This paper investigates the present status of the implementation levels of Total Quality Management (TQM) and Just-In-Time (JIT) within Iron & Steel Industry in Libya and the management implications for this industry. A survey methodology has been applied in this investigation using an extensive questionnaire and one-to-one interviews within the Libyan Iron and Steel Industry. Based on the analysis of the questionnaire survey and the one-to-one interview responses, the results show that the strategies applied by the executive management body towards most of the areas that are considered as being crucial in any successful implementation of the investigated quality and manufacturing management techniques and philosophies are not well-planned. The actual implementation levels of the TQM and JIT practices found to be in the modest levels within the surveyed industry. The paper has identified limitations
صخلملا تلوانت ةقرولا هذه نم ققحتلا فرع� ام وأ ،ينلآا جاتنلإا تا�نقتل يلعفلا قیبطتلا ىوتسم ددحملا ... more صخلملا تلوانت ةقرولا هذه نم ققحتلا فرع� ام وأ ،ينلآا جاتنلإا تا�نقتل يلعفلا قیبطتلا ىوتسم ددحملا تقولا يف جاتنلإا� انا�حأ ، لاجم يف لا ةعانص زاغلاو طفنلل ة�بیللا مدختست تا�نقت اهرا�تعا� ،ع�نصتلا تلااجم يف مكحتلاو ط�ضلل ىلإ ةسا ردلا فدهتو ناكملإ مزلی ام حا رتقا ماظنلا اذه ذیفنت ة� و ةعانصلا هذه ءادأ ىوتسم يف ة�لاعفلاو حاجنلا نمض� ام� . حسملا ىلع ةسا ردلا هذه تدمتعا نا�بتسا ةرامتسا مادختسا� ينادیملا ةزكرم .ة�صخشلا تلا�اقملا نم ددعو تلثمت نم ةركف م�دقت يف ةسا ردلا هذهل ة�ملعلا ةمهاسملا أ ة�ا ردو مهف ىدم ىلع عقاولا ضر نیع ينادیملا حسملا اذه يف اهل قرطتلا مت يتلا تا�نقتلا ةفاكل ةسا ردلا هذه ة . ان�و ًء مت ام ىلع ،تامولعم نم هلیلحتو هعمج تصلخ نأ ىلإ جئاتنلا مظعم لاجم يف ةلماعلا ة�بیللا تاكرشلا زاغلاو طفنلا ةعانص اهب دجوت لا لاا تا�جیتا رتس لا يتلا تلااجملا نم ریثك هاجت ةحضاو تربتعا ة�مهأ تاذ هریبك ينلآا جاتنلإا تا�نقت قیبطت حاجنل . تراشأ ًاض�أ ةسا ردلا اذهب اهص�صخت مت يتلا تلااجملا ةفاك يف حضاولا روصقلا ىوتسم ىلإ هوذختی نأ تاكرشلا هذه يف را رقلا يذختم ىلع بجی ام يلج لكش� حضتإ ثیح ،ينادیمل...
استعرضت هذه الورقة نتائج دراسة ميدانية تم التركيز فيها على التحقق من مستوى التطبيق الفعلي لتقنيات... more استعرضت هذه الورقة نتائج دراسة ميدانية تم التركيز فيها على التحقق من مستوى التطبيق الفعلي لتقنيات الإنتاج الآني، أو ما يعرف أحيانا بالإنتاج في الوقت المحدد. تم تجميع كافة البيانات والمعلومات عن طريق زيارات ميدانية لكافة المصانع المستهدفة، ومقابلات شخصية مع أغلب من لهم علاقة بعملية اتخاذ القرارات وإدارة العمليات وتنفيذها. كذلك تم استخدام استمارة استبيان صممت خصيصا لهذا الغرض، تم من خلالها فعليا المسح ميدانيا لأغلب المصانع المستهدفة؛ لأجل التعرف على مستويات التطبيق الفعلية لكافة عوامل نجاح تطبيق هذه التقنيات، بهدف تعزيز عوامل النهوض بالقطاع الصناعي الليبي, ومحاولة تحسين مستوى فعالية وكفاءة العمليات المستخدمة. ذلك لمعرفة أماكن ومستويات القصور في الأداء ومحاولة الحد منها والوقوف على تلك المسببات، ومحاولة إيجاد مواطن التحسين والرقي بمستويات الأداء في القطاع الصناعي. النتائج التي تم الحصول عليها أشارت إلى أن صناعة الإسمنت تعاني من الكثير من المشاكل سواء في عملياتها الإدارية أو في تنفيذ عملياتها الصناعية، تتمثل أغلبها في عدم وجود سياسات وخطط استراتيجية، والقصور الواضح في حلحلة ما يعرقل سير...
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2015
ABSTRACT This paper is designed to present an experimental study being recently conducted for inv... more ABSTRACT This paper is designed to present an experimental study being recently conducted for investigating the effect of some fuel additives on the performance of spark ignition within a benzene engine. Three types of additives were added separately (Gasoline Additive, Gasoline Booster, and Octane Booster) to pure gasoline with a volumetric ratio 1:6, 1:7, and 1:8 respectively. Four separate laboratory experiments being conducted using an internal combustion engine at rotational speed ranges from 600 to 3000 rpm, where the three mixtures and the pure gasoline itself were used. The findings showed that there was a positive effect on the engine performance as the brake power increases by 8%, 13% and 23% at the use of Gasoline Additive, Gasoline Booster, and Octane Booster respectively as compared with using only the pure gasoline. The brake thermal efficiency ( th) was also affected positively showing its maximum value of about 8% for Octane Booster, and with a minimum value for using Gasoline Additive at about 4.7%. In addition, this study showed that the value changes in the brake specific fuel consumption for Gasoline Additive, Gasoline Booster, and Octane Booster was at the levels of 1%, 2%, and 5% respectively compared with using only the pure gasoline. Furthermore, the results
This paper is concerned with calculating boiler efficiency as one of the most important types of ... more This paper is concerned with calculating boiler efficiency as one of the most important types of performance measurements in any steam power plant. That has a key role in determining the overall effectiveness of the whole system within the power station. For this calculation, a Visual-Basic program was developed, and a steam power plant known as El-Khmus power plant, Libya was selected as a case study. The calculation of the boiler efficiency was applied by using heating balance method. The findings showed how the maximum heat energy which produced from the boiler increases the boiler efficiency through increasing the temperature of the feed water, and decreasing the exhaust temperature along with humidity levels of the of fuel used within the boiler.
Most of organizations (both national and international) have struggled with many difficulties dur... more Most of organizations (both national and international) have struggled with many difficulties during the past decades due to many problems, creating a negative impact on the productivity and utilization levels of many institutions around the globe. This paper presents the current role, relevance, trends and challenges in respect of Quality Management applications in educational field within Libya as a case study. It outlines an overview of the current state of art to show that how in the face of growing global competitiveness quality at the levels of knower, knowing and known elements of educational system using unified field of all the laws of nature, are deriving the benefits of the quality techniques. The paper also investigates the current implementation levels of Total Quality Management (TQM) as a philosophy for improving the quality levels within some academic and training institutions within Libya. A survey methodology has been applied in this research where some findings fr...
Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the integration between manufacturer, transporter and customer i... more Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the integration between manufacturer, transporter and customer in order to form one seamless chain that allows smooth flow of raw materials, information and products throughout the entire network that help in minimizing all related efforts and costs. The main objective of this paper is to develop a model that can accept a specified number of spare-parts within the supply chain, simulating its inventory operations throughout all stages in order to minimize the inventory holding costs, base-stock, safety-stock, and to find the optimum quantity of inventory levels, thereby suggesting a way forward to adapt some factors of Just-In-Time to minimizing the inventory costs throughout the entire supply chain. The model has been developed using Micro- Soft Excel & Visual Basic in order to study inventory allocations in any network of the supply chain. The application and reproducibility of this model were tested by comparing the actual system that was implemen...
Independent Journal of Management & Production
This paper investigates in detail the current status of the implementation levels of JIT key-fact... more This paper investigates in detail the current status of the implementation levels of JIT key-factors and their sub-elements within the cement industry within Libya, and its implication for management within the said industry. A survey methodology has been applied in this detailed investigation using an intensive questionnaire and one-to-one interviews of the correspondent organizations. Based on the analysis of the survey findings, the results show that the implementation status of the JIT key-factors and their sub-elements are found to be in the modest levels across all the surveyed organisations, thereby indicating to opportunities for eliminating waste and improving the value chain. This paper has also pointed to crucial areas where the senior management body within this industry need to take immediate actions in order to achieve an effective and successful implementation of JIT systems. The paper also makes a contribution by providing an insight into what extent the JIT key-fact...
This paper presents valuable potential savings from fuel and financial expenses of a steam boiler... more This paper presents valuable potential savings from fuel and financial expenses of a steam boiler being studied at Elkhmus power plant, Libya. For this research, a visual basic program was developed and being applied for analyzing the gathered data. Key findings pointed to an acceptable level of savings throughout the entire operations within the studied section of the power plant. The highest level of findings was found to be the increasing of thermal gain along with the total efficiency of the boiler as a result of using the exhaust temperature for heating-up the feed water to the boiler. It was clearly found that the increase of the total efficiency has a direct impact on saving the amount of consumed fuel, and thereby the financial expenses were saved by an average of about 11.6%.
The Tqm Journal, 2010
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the present status of the implementation levels of total... more Purpose This paper aims to investigate the present status of the implementation levels of total quality management (TQM), just-in-time (JIT) and manufacturing resource planning (MRPII) within the iron and steel industry in Libya and the management implications for this industry ...
Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 2008
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implementation level of just-in-time (J... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implementation level of just-in-time (JIT), manufacturing resources planning (MRPII) and total quality management (TQM) within the cement industry in Libya. Design/methodology/approach This paper covers an overview ...
Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 2008
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implementation level of just-in-time (J... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implementation level of just-in-time (JIT), manufacturing resources planning (MRPII) and total quality management (TQM) within the cement industry in Libya. Design/methodology/approach This paper covers an overview ...
The Tqm Journal, 2010
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the present status of the implementation levels of total... more Purpose This paper aims to investigate the present status of the implementation levels of total quality management (TQM), just-in-time (JIT) and manufacturing resource planning (MRPII) within the iron and steel industry in Libya and the management implications for this industry ...