1 Day Cellular Manufacturing Workshop
 Improve
your profit by improving your work flow
Cellular manufacturing involves rearranging traditional
factory layouts into process-based cells (U-shaped arrangements of machinery)
to achieve a smoother production flow. It eliminates the wasteful movement
of people and products common in traditional layouts, thus minimising
delays and increasing productivity and profit.
Introducing cell design
Our Cellular Manufacturing workshop introduces your
production team to basic cellular manufacturing and the teamwork concepts
that drive it. It prepares them for participation in the design of a
new production cell and introduces the concepts of one-piece flow, zero
operator idle time, and dramatically reduced work-in-process inventories.
What the workshop teaches
Your team will learn the steps required to help design
and convert to a cellular arrangement including:
- how to create work cells with existing machinery
- what to expect when working in a manufacturing
cell
- how to work with minimal inventory and move with
the work
- the waste-reducing benefits of working in cells
- multimachine operation and autonomation
The workshop benefits
Your company will benefit from less delays, shorter
production and lead times, an earlier return on product investment,
space savings that can be used for other value-adding purposes, and
continuous improvement by forcing solutions to problems that block low-inventory
production. By attending the workshop, your team will benefit from:
- less inventory clutter
- reduced transport
- less walking and handling
- the ability to address causes of defects and machine
problems that cause delays
Tools to take away
As well as teaching your team members the essentials
of Cellular Manufacturing, this workshop also provides them with a package
of material to take away so they can teach others in the organisation.
Each team receives the Cellular Manufacturing for Operators Learning
Package which includes:
Cellular Manufacturing Leader's Guide- 5 copies of the "Cellular Manufacturing : One-Piece
Flow for Workteams" book, developed by the Productivity Press Development
Team
- a copy of the classic book "One-Piece Flow: Cell
Design for Transforming The Production Process"
- overhead transparencies summarising the major points
- colour slides and script with case study examples
The workshop's take-away package provides the foundation
for launching a comprehensive Cellular Manufacturing implementation
process in your business.
Hotline help
Additional support will be given through the LEARNING
and PRODUCTIVITY Hotline, available to participants up to one month
after the completion of the program.
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