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Work cell layout Con-Con
Con-Con
Con-Con
Tank Module
1000/day Assembly Module FG RM FG Kitting Module
RM Stores
RM FG
A1 Mitsubishi ...............................................3
A2 B1
FG W/H
Schneider Electric ....................................5
B2 C1 C2 D1
RM
Exxon Mobil .................................... IFC, 51
FG Supermarket
E1
Premium Transmission .............................7
200/Lorry 5 Lorries Delivery JCI
KMT .........................................................9
C6 Comsol ..................................................11
• Excessive touching of the product • Manual lifting of product (low level of handling using jigs/conveyors) • No coordination between different departments and manufacturing lines
Post implementation of solutions, the throughput of the line has doubled from 250 to 500 per day. The WIP (work in progress) was brought down from 35 to 16 nos. (54 per cent reduction). Other intangible benefits include: • Proof of concept accepted by people concerned • Housekeeping (5S) • Online packing • Less handling of the product • Reduction in deterioration due to storage
facturing system implementation is changing the mind-set of the people. It is all the more challenging in micro, small and medium sized industries. The challenges are: • Convincing the top management who owns the company • Enrolling the senior managers and supervisors • Changing the habits of the operators who are used to the batch processing, and believe that it is the best way • Changing the processes in the support functions—such as production. Material planning and purchasing, which have to align with the pull system in manufacturing • Sustaining the gains without sliding back to old habits.
Conclusion
NC Narayanan is the Founder & Managing Director
Results
The major challenge in ‘lean’ manu-
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Indiamart ..............................................15
CHEP .....................................................19
S&T Enginners ......................................27
Elcon .....................................................37
Dsonic ...................................................59
Taegutec ...............................................IBC
LG..........................................................BC
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