IMEG was hired by a leading manufacturer of high-quality lighting pole products to assist with re-analyzing machine capacities after the removal of a piece of equipment, and predicting capacity 5 years in future production.
THE PROBLEM
Determining how to reallocate volume from the removed piece of equipment to other machinery
After initial analysis, capacity needed to be updated due to variation of shift durations
THE PLAN
Use capacity models previously created by IMEG team, for reallocation analysis and reallocating based on product grouping
Analyze updated capacity utilization to predict capacity 5 years out with 3% increase per year
capacity planning
THE RESULTS
Reallocation of volume across other equipment kept overall capacity under 100%
This reallocation ensured that the piece of equipment could be effectively decommissioned while maintaining current production volumes
Updated capacity utilization sheets to an interactive tool, allowing the management team to adjust shifts per day, hours per shift, etc.
The interactive capacity tool is also an accurate representation of how the production floor should be running at all times
