Customer’s Demand

- Training a team to timing methods  

- Updating range times

- Using a workstation-study process  

- Identifying the possible savings thanks to a better line-balancing

 Key-Steps  

  - Training of team to diagnosis and workstation study methods

         -  Timing technique

         -  Identification of potentials

         -  Workstation adjustment rules

         -  Lines balancing technique

- Putting into practice on a limited sector

         -  Video-analysis and timing

         -  Participants’ validation

- Research of solution in working groups

         -  Definition of an action plan on this sector

- Validation of acquired knowledge on two assemby lines  

         -  Direct timing on all working stations

         -  Compilation of measures

         -  Underlining of the imbalance of lines and expected gains

Results

 Application on a mechanical subgroup:

       -  Timing underlining a range gap of 50%

       -  Research of solution allowing a 10% saving on measured times

       -  Re-adjustment of working station improving general ergonomics

Application on assembly lines:

         - 43 hour-cycle timing in 5 days

       - Identification of 15% of productivity related to a new balancing on the first line valued at 63K€/year

       - Identification of 10% of productivity related to a new balancing on the second line valued at 42K€/year

15-day total assistance for the whole project

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