IMEG was hired by a leading manufacturer of industrial jacks and actuators to develop a capacity planning tool to understand their product variation and run times for their actuator products.
THE PROBLEM
No standard times for operations
High variation in parts manufactured
Unclear machine utilization and capacity
Part routings from raw material to assembly are not common for every run
Orders falling behind due to estimated process time underestimating process
assembly capacity planning
THE PLAN
Develop observation matrix to identify part categories and operations to observe
Time Study set-up and production cycles for every identified part category and operation
Develop standard times for each part category and production process
Develop a capacity utilization tool to understand machine capacity based on part run plan
manufacturing capacity planning
THE RESULTS
All 49 part categories’ operations time studied for both set-up and production cycles
Time Study Summary identifying process times per part category per operation
Fully developed interactive capacity tool:
3 full assemblies time studied
Calculates workstation capacity utilization based on part mix and planned run volumes
Ability to calculate capacity for a range of time spans (one week, one month, six months, etc.)
Calculates total process time based on volume for each operation
Allows opportunity to adjust work centers & balance labor for the time period planned
capacity utilization
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