Project Details
Context
Our Client is an international Medical Packaging, Printing and Coating Company. Operations performance was well below expectations with poor productivity, delivery performance and quality issues. Significant industrial relations (IR) complications posed an obstacle to change.
Throughput Improvement
Waste Reduction
Total Annualised Savings of Over €200,000
Return On Investment After One Year 8:1
- Clients: International Medical Packaging, Printing and Coating Company
- Solution:Implementation of Kanban, Line Balancing and Job redesign to increase productivity
- Date:2018
- Sector:Medical Packaging
Objectives and Scope
- Provide the technical expertise and leadership needed to establish a leaner system.
- Manage the change process from a reactionary environment to one that was proactive with problem solving using team based techniques and structures.
Tecknic's Role
- Project management, planning and communication
- Lead a change programme using Lean tools to transform operational performance.
- Manage all stakeholder relationships
- Current state value stream map development
- Future state value stream map development with stakeholder engagement
- Risk management
Achievements
- Internal processes current & future value stream mapped.
- Line balancing implemented to ensure a smooth and synchronous assembly process.
- Kanbans set up to control WIP and finished goods inventories.
- Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) monitors established.
- Jobs re-designed and new team-based management processes in place.
- 20% increase in throughput achieved.