PROJECT - CLEAN SLATE

Create a Manufacturing space for effective operations

Clean Slate

Set up a new Mfg System with optimal flexibility

Strategy:

Introduce a pull methodology throughout the value stream.

How:

Store options and raw materials on the line. Set up In Process KANBAN (IPK) to trigger demand through actual work demand, not by forecasting and schedules.

Result:

A highly agile and responsive assembly line that adapts to changing market conditions.

Effective use of space - Production activities are pulled using IPK signals (ie. empty square or bin), not schedules.

Clean Slate - 50,000 sq/ft of empty canvass to create a new manufacturing system