Improved Process Chart

Improved Process chart --- Part A Quantity

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Symbol

Process

Remarks

Storage in tube cradle 55 tubes

0

Lifting using crane Loading on to trailer

1840 10 tubes

Trailer pulled by truck to Dept. 91 stores Loading onto trailer with crane

1000

Transported to Dept. 91 Loading onto wheeled rack

11 tubes

In wheeled rack 100

Transported to chamfering machine Chamfering Turning Cutting Unloading the stock Loading the cut piece Chamfering at cut off end

726 pieces

Cut pieces are loaded into the tub In tub 100

726 pieces

Transportation by gasoline lift truck to the inspection area Inspection for count and visual quality Pieces are loaded into tubs In tub

Use overhead crane Time in crane travel minimized Eliminate Dept. 97 and rack

Transported by Gasoline lift truck to Dept. 41 Loaded into washer Washing 726 pieces

Ejection into tub

Eliminate container

In tub 85

Transported to sand blast room Unloaded behind the sand blast machine Sand blasting

726 pieces

Loaded into the transportation tubs In transportation tub

1 tub

157

Transportation of tubs by electric lift truck to inspection area Counting of pieces

725 pieces

Retubbing In tub Lifting by gasoline lift truck 587

Transported to welding area

Eliminate ordinary tub

Improved Process chart --- Part B Quantity

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Symbol

Process Storage in Warehouse

58 strips

5 500

Loaded into a trailer Transported by trailer truck combo to Dept. 56 Loading on to piercing machine Piercing Blanking Unloading from machine Checking for size and no. of holes

500 pieces

Unloading to pan In pan 25

Transportation by lift truck to flattening machine Loading on machine Restriking Flattening

3000 pieces

Loading into tub In tub Checking for quality

1 tub

Lifting by electric hoist 12

Transported to washing machine Unloaded to washing machine Washing

3000 pieces

Unloading into tubs

Remarks

In tub

1265

Weighing for verification of count Transported by gasoline lift truck to Dept. 41 Unloading beside sand blasting machine Loading into sand blasting machine Sand blasting Extraction of grit

3000 pieces

Shoveling into tubs In tub

1 tub

Loading into electric lift truck 157

Transported to inspection area Verification of counts

1 tub

Loading onto gasoline lift truck

3000 pieces

Loading into bins by hand In bins

1 bin

Transportation to welding assembly fixtures in Dept. 42 Positioning on assembly fixtures

Instead of taking to dept. 43 for putting into boxes, just put into bin straightaway at dept.41

Process chart --- Assembly Quantity

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Symbol

Process Storage near welding machine

1 each

Clamping of parts A and B Gas welding Inspection Storage