Floor Layout for New Product Line, Large Air Handling Manufacturing
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Background Story: One of the United States largest manufacturer of large air handling units for warehouses and large data centers introducing a new product line.
i3 was retained to create a floor layout and work process to facilitate the introduction of a new product line which consisted of six various sizes of a relatively standard, yet configurable, product offering. i3 implemented consistent processes and procedures to eliminate waste and ensure a consistent, high quality product in a greatly reduced lead time, and process across all organizations.
Identify
A detailed analysis was performed with key findings and recommendations based on i3 experience and industry standards for Lean Manufacturing. In collaboration with the client, the most critical areas for improvement were identified, a detailed business optimization roadmap was developed. Six Value Stream Maps were created identifying work flow improvements, and a potential work floor layout to improve efficiency.
Innovate
To address key optimization opportunities the i3 team worked with representatives from four functional groups to:
Implement
An implementation plan with a floor layout, coaching and mentoring plan included:
Bottom Line Results
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