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A complete lean manufacturing
consulting service to project manage or implement for new and existing factory floor work areas.
Key Benefits
Independent advice & improvement techniques.
Project management.
Cost effective, with quick paybacks.
All methodologies are based on the principles of the Toyota Production System for lean manufacturing.
The
lean manufacturing Implementation
modules are:
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Value stream mapping
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Quality at the source
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Workplace organisation: 5S
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TPM
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Visual Management
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Set-up reduction
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Batch size reduction (one-piece-flow)
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Cellular manufacturing
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Standardized work
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Work balancing (TAKT-time)
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Production levelling / smoothing
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Point-of-use systems
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Kanban
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Kaizen
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Red Tag
systems for obsolete stock reduction.
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Using the above
lean tools we can re-design your factory layouts to improve efficiency and reduce cost:
Benefits:
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Improved workstation layouts.
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Connected processes with reduced work in progress between them.
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Line-side inventory reduction.
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Warehouse inventory reduction.
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Improved operational availability on equipment.
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Change over techniques increase throughput.
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Make work stations visible, to show up problems, clearly showing the status of work orders or batches of work.
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Improved safety in the workplace.
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Line side storage systems with self managing replenishment.
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Your people will be able to manage these systems for you on the floor with a very minimum of supervision, allowing your management to do the things you would like them to do.
Lean efficiencies will deliver large reductions in operational cost for your business.
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