ASSEMBLY LINE INSTALLATION

PROJECT INCLUDES:

• Project Management

IMEG was hired by a Tier 1 automotive manufacturer to optimize production throughput. The facility is a 115,000 square foot space for both warehouse and manufacturing.

THE PROBLEM

  • Production throughput not meeting demands​
  • Trapped labor​
  • Quality concerns​
  • Costly over time hours worked​
  • Insufficient space at assembly stations for raw material presentation​
  • Multiple product variations running on a single assembly conveyor​

THE PLAN

assembly line installation

  • Created a versatile, standard assembly line drawing that can be easily modified for future assembly line layouts​
  • Developed a BOM for all hardware ​
  • Utilized a Project Schedule and an Action Register to manage the installation of a brand new assembly line by coordinating multiple equipment suppliers and customer internal resources​

assembly line installation

PROJECT SCHEDULE

THE RESULTS

production throughput, project, assembly

  • Identified annual savings of $1 million​
  • Improved production throughput by 25%​
  • Reduced manning requirement by 7%​
  • Reduced quality concerns by minimizing product variation​
  • Reduced trapped labor​
  • Eliminated part packaging damage​
  • Eliminated overtime​
"IMEG’s staff is very open minded and willing to try new things. They provide good feedback and ask questions. The IMEG staff is inquisitive and curious about our organizations performance and what they can do from a continuous improvement stand point. IMEG’s staff is available to support any shift, weekends and long hours when needed during new product launches"
DavidManager, Manufacturing Engineer

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