NEW FACILITY DESIGN

PROJECT INCLUDES:

Plant Layout Development

IMEG was hired by a leading builder of manufactured and modular homes. The customer has multiple manufacturing plants which build homes to meet appropriate state, national, and international building standards.

THE PROBLEM

Development of a new manufacturing plant including main assembly and subassembly lines

Insufficient manufacturing capacity

Inefficient manufacturing process including large travel distance between processing and point-of-use locations

THE PLAN

Developed an improved plant layout

Completed an analysis using MODAPTS to estimate process times

Developed a work combination chart to help understand manning usage and requirements

Completed floor space and travel distance analyses to improve floor space usage and reduce travel distances

THE RESULTS

Improved layout and floor space utilization for subassembly areas reducing manufacturing area by 6.8%

Material storage re-organization led to a 45% reduction in travel distance

9% increase in available space for material storage

Verified that process could meet capacity requirements