|
Sector: Automotive Major European Automotive Manufacturer Scope: A luxury automotive facility benchmarked for the Harbour report recognised that levels of manufacturing efficiency needed to be improved in order to compete with their global competitors Due to successful track record completing an accelerated Lean turnaround for a UK based automotive manufacturer LMR were the preferred Lean consultants Application: The OEM identified a future vehicle programme and targeted that as its ‘Lean launch’. The vehicle was 3 years away from production and was to be re-designed and manufactured using LMR’s lean expertise During Phase One LMR stripped prototype vehicles and reorganised the work sequence and build according to Lean principles including process confirmation, family grouping and work smoothing. The processes were documented using full Standardised Work |
In Phase Two all processes were
finalised across departments and
Standardised Work completed. The
layout and design of the assembly shop
was modified to support the Lean
principles and workstations.1/50 scale
layouts of each workstation were
created to capture further waste
improvements and support engineering
changes. New logistic routes were then
designed to cope with more frequent
deliveries and line of sight management. Results:
|
|