The Cell Manufacturing Playbook
eBook - ePub

The Cell Manufacturing Playbook

A Step-by-Step Guideline for the Lean Practitioner

  1. 90 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Cell Manufacturing Playbook

A Step-by-Step Guideline for the Lean Practitioner

About this book

This book describes how to effectively implement cell manufacturing. It covers the eight Wastes of Lean and the six Lean metrics that are recommended in each implementation and a description of what cell manufacturing is and its application to improving operational processes.

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Chapter 1

Data Collection

Data collection is a critical first step in deciding if your work cell is going to work, look, and maintain high-performance levels. A variety of data collection options are available, and many people can become bogged down with deciding what tool to use. To simplify your focus, I cover the most common and valuable tool: time and motion studies. Time and motion studies are conducted to capture the current state of build time on the products that will be built in your newly implemented work cell. Below is an example of a form I have used for over 10 years.
Work Description:
Time Samples
AVG
Seq#
Work Content
VA
NVA
1
2
3
4
5
Work Description: This section of the form notes the product and produ...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. How to Use This Playbook
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 Data Collection
  9. 2 Work Cell Line Balancing
  10. 3 Work Cell Line Design
  11. 4 Implementation
  12. 5 Work Instructions and Production Control Boards
  13. Conclusion
  14. Definition of Terms
  15. Index
  16. About the Author