PROJECT - Flow

Reduce Part Transportation.

 

Flow & Kanban

Strategy: Reduce part transportation waste.

How:

Parts flow was improved by:

  • Creating a Takt schedule for the welding department to reduce overproduction and implement a Pull system

  • Creating a supermarket for the welding department to improve stock-outs and OTD of kits to the workstations

  • Creating a single “Departure Cart” to replace many forklift trips, reducing transportation and kitting labour

  • Removing the kitting function and the need for yard space before the Sandblast process

  •  Changed 80% of parts from MRP to Kanban or VMI. Then applied standard work and load levelling to Production workers.

Result:

Huge reduction in transportation waste.

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In Process Kanban - Production activities are pulled using In Process Kanban signals.

 
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Well Travelled Parts -  Clearly much needed parts were traveling everywhere without adding any value.