Cellular/Flow Manufacturing

• Description
  
  When processes are balanced, the product flows continuously and customer demands are easily met. Cellular/Flow Manufacturing is the linking of manual and machine operations into the most efficient combination of resources to maximize value-added content while minimizing waste.
  
  The most efficient combination implies the concept of process balancing. Only in a balanced process will the product continually flow. As a result, parts movement is minimized, wait time between operations is decreased, inventory is reduced, and productivity increases.
• Benefits
  
  
  • Maximize value added by each worker
  • Minimize part movement and inventory
  • Reduce lead times, cycle times, and waiting times
  • Increase productivity and quality performance
  • Free up floor space
  • Improve efficiency of cross-training workers
  • Increase communication
  • Increase flexibility
• Options
  
  One Day Workshop LE205

  Experience the results of Cellular/Flow Manufacturing principles in this workshop as you apply them to a life-like simulation. First, you will learn the concepts of Cellular/Flow Manufacturing. Second, you will help transform your traditional batch production area to a cellular layout. Third, you will see the dramatic changes in the way the product flows resulting in customer demand being met on time, every time.

  On-Site Cellular/Flow Implementation

  Over approximately five days, NWMOC personnel will facilitate a cross-functional team of 5-8 people from your organization to create a cellular/flow manufacturing system. This event is customized for your exact needs, so the final outcome could be a complete plant layout with action items for implementation, or an actual hands-on design AND implementation of a work cell.