Costs reduction by using lean manufacturing

Needs

Competitiveness loss in products of high frequency division

Solution brought

• Productive strategy revision: “Assembly to order” in products with “neutral” components and personalization in the final phases of the adjustment
• Pull system among the factories situated in two different provinces
• Batch and security stocks criteria review
• MAKE or BUY strategy: costs reduction
• Finished product logistics design. New operative integrating warehouse and bar codes management system: Resources reduction in the warehouse
• Quality integration in the process: elimination of final inspections
• Flexibility of the SMD initial processes: Smed

Main achievement

Profitability threshold reduction from 2,2M€ to 2M€