Engineering management optimization of machines, equipments and human resources of Arab-Potash Company LTD

Dissertant

al-Majali, Muhannad Mamduh Muhammad

Thesis advisor

al-Jabburi, Sallum Ahmad Dawud
Mustafa, Ramadan Jabr

Comitee Members

al-Tarawinah, Muwaffaq Sulayman
al-Azab, Husayn Muhammad

University

Mutah University

Faculty

Faculty of Engineering

Department

Engineering Management Programe

University Country

Jordan

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2011

English Abstract

-In plant operations, benefits arise from improved plant performance, such as improved yields of valuable products, reduced energy consumption, higher processing rates, and longer times between shutdowns.

This work consider as a comprehensive analysis of all factors of the potash company which contribute in reduction the excess production processes and the production cost due to: time loss, workers or employment fatigue, bad or wrong machines and equipments setting and unmanaged administration, then suggesting an optimum solution to these factors, theoretically and experimentally from engineering point of view.

Aapplications of motion theories, planning and scheduling techniques and forecasting for the potash demand and human resources was investigated.

Based on the results using motion study it is possible to eliminate wastage of time to about 17.35% and saving a distance to 24.58%.

It is helpful to reduce fatigue and boredom of work by avoiding unnecessary movements, to have more effective utilization of material, machines and workers, and to improve the design of work place layout.

The safety is equal in importance to production, accidents and loss statistics are important measures of the effectiveness of safety programs.

Statistics analysis showed that APC can improve the present safety programs where in the APC safety, the annual accident frequency rate (AFR) LTA’s per 200,000Man- Hour Worked, the Annual Accident Severity Rate Variation (ASR) & the Accident Frequency and Severity Indicator ( FSI) were decreased with time and the relation between them and time not linear.

But their decrements can be increased more.

Forecasting is a central part of any organisation; simple forecasting methods often give very good results, while complex ones can give very poor ones.

The results showed that for activities planning using critical path method which requires the construction manager plan and schedule in logical sequence the many detailed act required by specifications and plan to properly build structure in shortest time at least cost with minimum confusion, from the program evaluation and review technique which is inference about the activities likelihood it shows that the probability increased as it approaches the time expected by 25% or exceeded by 79.3% and from the application of time cost trade off it reduces the project or activities overall duration time by 13.95% days with a minimum increase in the project direct cost up to 3.32% JD.

In the future it’s recommended to apply motion study in all potash departments & to study the conditions of work tension such as different type of sounds and vibration caused by machine in order to prevent the fatigue which reduce the power of workers, reduction of production and affecting adversely the psychology of the worker.

Main Subjects

Business Administration

Topics

• Labour market
• Personnel management
• Restoration
• Maintenance
• Machines
• Jordan

No. of Pages

131

Table of Contents

• APA
• MLA
• AMA

Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-303896