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Industry Weeks Census of Manufacturers
The Cellular Manufacturing Process
The Design Process with Simulation
Implementation Examples
delivery
High quality
Responsive and flexible
Excellent value
Lean, responsive suppliers
CHARACTERISTICS OF
TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING
Build to inventory
flexibility
Long cycle time
Lack responsiveness
Profits may be shrinking
Hard to focus on strategic issues
Decrease your Mfg cycle times from weeks to days (70% or more)
Reduce your inventories 50% or more
while increasing your customer service levels
CHARACTERISTICS OF
MANUFACTURING CELLS
Processing:
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Characteristics of Cells
No competition for these resources
Resources are focused on producing the
product rather than maximizing the efficiency
In-process inspection
Team environment
Rapid problem resolution
Easy to process exceptions
NOT ADOPTED
WIDELY
ADOPTED
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CUSTOMER LT (days)
20
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ON-TIME DELIVERY
92%
95%
5X
10X
10X
20X
WIDELY
ADOPTED
48
16
CUSTOMER LT (days)
21
10
ON-TIME DELIVERY
90%
96%
5X
10X
9X
18X
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Empowerment
Standardized Work
JIT
Quality at the Source
Continuous Improvement
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Enabler
H
Enabler
an assembly diagram
Allocate products to cells
Establish a team
Determine the Takt time
Integrate store room
Describe process steps within the cell
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1998, Manufacturing Engineering, Inc.
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Case Study
Apparel
Manufacturing Cell
Team Environment
Results Achieved
Cell Layout
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Results
Shipments up 54%
Results
Employees
working as a team
WIP reduced dramatically
Ability to easily expedite orders
Enabled change in marketing strategy
Much less supervision required