Process & Production Improvement Project In Manufacturing

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Case Study ImplementedClothing Manufacture: Factory Organisation

The Company: design and manufacture specialist clothing, they are market leaders in their field. The company asked for our services to investigate the manufacturing process and warehousing organisation and to implement change… ( Efficiency was one of their issues )

The Starting Point: To listen to the client, to get a feel of their requirements, problems and ideas. Being an Independent Industrial Engineering Consultant, experience and LEAN manufacturing knowledge is vital. We find it’s the SIMPLE Ideas that work best…

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Continuous Improvement Engineering

PROJECT WORK DONE:

  • 1.Listen to the client
  • 2.Draw present state factory layout
  • 3.Re-engineer to a LEAN floor layout
  • 4.The introduction of Section Kitting Areas
  • 5.The introduction of Daily Production Targets.
  • 6.Stores organisation to include 7S – Kanban – Min/Max levels
  • 7.The sourcing of materials and  “on time delivery from suppliers”
  • 8.Root Cause Analysis of all process issues including test and quality
  • 9.Value Stream Mapping of Process and Reduction of Non-Value Waste
  • 10.Continuous Improvement Planning for Future Projects
  • 11.The Introduction of Quality Awareness Procedures
  • 12.Operator Training and Quality Awareness

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Quality Improvement Awareness

COMPANY BENEFITS:

  • Process Improvement
  • Production Improvement
  • Product Quality Improvement
  • Improved Product Throughput
  • Stores and Inventory Organisation
  • Sales and Business Growth Potential

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Process improvement that was implemented would generate circa 30% production improvement. Also could produce an extra £2M in sales revenue.

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We Help People Identify Opportunities for Improving Business and Implement Change

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Atherton Management Services Ltd

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Please Contact Us, We Are Happy To Help:

We’ve generated for our clients between £50k and £2.0M per project

For over 30 years we’ve designed and implemented “Business Improvement” Projects.

Please Contact Us, tell us your issues – tell us how you would like to improve your business. 

Return OInvestment;  Client savings compared against  contractor costs. Recent average circa  R.O.I. 13 / 1

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