Process Improvement Production Layout
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Process Improvement
Production Layout
Sub Assy Key Data
Employees: 15 (Labour intensive operation)
Number of Parts per day: 23 000 Parts / Day
Customers:
Ford
BMW
Volkswagen
Nissan
Toyota
General Motors
Products Produced At Sub Assy
Anchors
Comfort loops
Second Systems
Steering Disk
R27 Retractor
AGB95 Retractors
AGB95 Retractors
Problem Statement Layout
• Multi level production facility
• Waiting for lift (Line Feeders)
• Waiting for parts (Operators)
• No Material Handling path (Long Distances)
• Low Productivity
• 5C / Housekeeping
Team Members
• David Kretschmer
• Gary Ting Chong
• Deon Eulitz
• Mark Heering
• Mark Hiep
• Piet de Weerdt
• Otto Hellet
• Floyd Golden
• Pieter vd Walt
• Johan vd Merwe
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Reduce Waiting Time
Target 25%
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Improve Productivity
Target 6%
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Material Handling
Target 25%
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Meters traveled
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Summary
• Reduced Quality Cost – Damaged parts due to excessive material
handling (Saving of R5 000 per month)
• Reduced Line feeding Cost R56 721/month
• Improve Productivity – 8%
• Reduced Time Waiting (Operator Time) – 2 280 man min/month
(R50 160)
• Reduced Traveling Distance – 69 Metres/Stock replenishment
(Improved by 50%)
• Safety / Housekeeping – Improved by installing proper racking
Payback
• Cost to Implement:
– Labour R10 841
– Material R31 500
Total R42 341
• Payback:
Implementation R 42 341
Lost profit R111 881
Payback 1.64 Weeks
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