Process design / product industrialisation

Overview

Process design (detailed lay out) of the new facility  in Spain of a Swedish manufacturer of heating and cooling pump systems, including the industrialisation of a new product to be developped on this facilities.

Objectives

Cost, batch, and lead time reductions in the new product manufacturing.

Scope

Main aspects:

• Chain value analysis (VSM):  objectives deployment  and actions
• Cost-benefit analysis of the different subcontracting alternatives
• Functional specification of the machinery
• Detailed lay out definition of the new plant 

Achievements

“Make or buy“ analysis of components by single machine:

• Lead-time optimisation
• Inventory reduction
• Supply simplification

Assembly line position design and balance. Continuous flow implementation:

• Lead-time optimisation
• Inventory reduction
• Defective reduction