Reducing setup times, increasing safety and multiplying output
A manufacturer of components for medical device, commercial and bearing needs to reduce work-in-process bottlenecks and increase production.
A New Look at In-sourcing and Cell Layout Boosts this Manufacturer’s Capacity by 107%
Identifying risks to product quality and other supply chain issues of logistics and costs reduces lead times by 60%, cell layout boosts capacity by 107%.
Helping a Specialty Materials Producer Apply FMEA And Preventative Maintenance To Reduce Scrap
The Kaizen team worked with DPA to identify simple, repeatable methods for capturing the amount of scrap generated at the process.
Helping a Specialty Materials Producer Embrace PDCA Culture
DPA recently worked with a manufacturer of wire, cables and connectivity products to reduce scrap at one of their factories.
Standardizing Set Ups and Reducing Re-work for a Fiber Products Manufacturer
Improving throughput was the challenge to find ways of standardizing setups while streamlining an increase in reliability on a major production line.
Production to Shipping Performance
How DPA helped improve the flow in the shipping department so that available goods are processed more efficiently increasing productivity in the shipping department by 30%.
Implementing a Pull System on a Medical Device Production Floor
DPA performed a Kaizen event to implement the pull system for the Die Stamp value stream on a medical device production floor.
Speeding Set-ups for a Medical Device Manufacturer
A Kaizen event held with the DPA team for a medical device manufacturer developed a list of 71 additional action items for improving the set-up time.
Tightening Operations to Increase a Printing Company’s Margins
A family-owned operated and managed full-service printing company with 40 employees. The company aims to be the greenest commercial printer in the U.S.