Difference between Line Balancing and Load Levelling?
What is the difference between Line Balancing and Load Levelling Even a lot of senior professionals from the industry are confused on these terms. Imagine a company that manufactures Toothpaste and there are 4 different types of toothpaste flavours (Regular, Salt, Blue Gel and Red Gel). The processes for manufacturing are:1. Mixing the chemicals – […]
What are the common problems with High Setup time in machines?
What are the common problems of High Setup time in machines? In this post, I have listed 10 major wastes / issues created by high setup time. 1. Increases OverProduction – People don’t do frequent changeovers (as setup time is high) – increases WIP 2. High Working Capital Requirement for running the unit 3. High […]
Operational Excellence at VKC Footwear, Mysore
Operational Excellence at VKC Footwear, Mysore Introduction: We worked with VKC Group’s Footwear unit in Mysore in the year 2016 on Operational Excellence initiatives. Quality Improvement, WIP reduction and 5S Implementation were part of the scope of the engagement Our Activities: We implemented the Continuous Flow Production in the Stitching units, Improved the Overall […]
5S Implementation at A-Bond Strands, Chennai
5S Implementation at A-Bond Strands, Chennai Introduction: We worked with a large Switch Gear manufacturer based in Chennai in implementing 5S across their 3 units. Before State (As-Is Situation): 5S was not practiced in the company. No specific location for each materials. A lot of unwanted items present in the company. Lack of Preventive […]
