Manufacturing to Facilities Design and Materials Handling (Some notes from book by Meyers & Stephes)
Chapter 1 Highlights • Manufacturing Facilities Design – Organization of physical faciliteis to maximize efficiencies
• Material handling – Moving stuff • Fork Trucks • Conveyors • Employees - Accounts for apx 50% of injuires, - Accounts for apx 40%-80% of costs
Buzzwords • • • • • • • • • • •
Lean Manufacturing- Less of everything is better Muda Waste Kaizen Continous Improvement VSM Value Stream Mapping Mission Statement – Primary Goals ROI – Return On Investment Value Added – Work that Transforms materials. Takt Time – Operating Time/Production Requirements Root Cause – 5 whys Pokayoke – Fool Proofing JIT – Just In Time
ISO 9000 is a family of standards for quality manange systems: • • • • •
a set of procedures that cover all key processes in the business; monitoring processes to ensure they are effective; keeping adequate records; checking output for defects, with appropriate and corrective action where necessary; regularly reviewing 9000 – International Standards for Quality management individual processes and the quality system itself for effectiveness; and
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facilitating continual improvement
Subgoals of Mission Statement 1. 2. 3.
Minimize unit and Production Cost Optimize quality Promote Effective use of: – – – –
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Provide for: – – –
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People Equipment Space Energy Employee Convenience Employee Safety Employee Comfort
Control Project Costs Achieve Production Start Date Flexibility in the plan Reduce or eliminate useless inventory Achieve Miscellaneous Goals
5 S’s Principals • • • • •
Sifting – Keeping only what is needed Sorting – Puts things in their proper place Sweeping – Cleaning Spick and Span – Safety Strict – Following Procedures, everyone on the same page
Types of MF Design Projects
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
New Facility New Product (returns) Design Changes Cost Reduction Retrofit