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Productivity - Increase Output

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Project Challenge

Increase output of press lines by 20% to meet increased demand, without new machine investments.

Strategy Applied

  1. Defined working group and objectives.
  2. Situation diagnosis using brainstorming.
  3. Constructed and analyzed Pareto chart of opportunities.
  4. Defined that sector organization and setup time would be the project focuses.
  5. Implemented 5S in the press sector and tool warehouse.
  6. Implemented SMED methodology in the press sector.
  7. Implemented Kanban in the tool warehouse.

Implemented Results

  1. Setup time reduced from an average of 80 minutes to 50 minutes, a 37% reduction.
  2. This reduction meant a 24% increase in press availability time, allowing to meet increased demand.
  3. Tool warehouse reorganized, Kanban implemented.