Value stream design


Branche

Automotive

Company size

> 140 employees

Project duration

3 months

Result

Reducing cycle times and creating transparency on the shop floor

Lower Saxony

Customer

Our customer is a specialist in the maintenance and service of truck and CHP engines. Here the company offers all services within the scope of repair, but also within the scope of conversion from diesel to gas engines.

Services

Reducing cycle times and creating transparency on the shop floor

  • Value stream analysis of the overall process with the focus on cycle time drivers
  • Analysis and design of set-up processes to reduce non-value-added activities as a basis for shorter lead times
  • Design a higher-level production control to minimize lay time and establish clear priorities
  • Introduction of key figures as a management tool
  • Design and implementation of a low-waste assembly process with a 40% reduction in cycle time
  • Design of an optimised assembly layout