How much of your factory space is dedicated to storage of raw materials and work in progress?
How many times is your product moved by a forklift or an overhead or mobile crane in your process?
How often do forklifts or mobile plant enter a space that is used by operators?
How well defined are the locations of your product, from raw material to finished goods?
How often do you need to move something out of the way to access product?
On average approximately how many steps does your operator need to take to get the next material for his job?
On average how many steps does an operator have to take to get the instructions and information for the next job?
How many breaks are there to the flow of production in your layout. That is, how many times does the product stop and need a production instruction or produciton plan before it moves to the next step?
How connected are the people in the factory to the leaders?
How many stand up meeting / problem solving spaces are available?
Your layout has very poor flow and has significant areas of waste. TXM estimates that a Lean plant layout could deliver space savings of up to 50% and productivity gains of up to 40%
Your layout has average flow and room for improvement - TXM estimates that a Lean plant layout could deliver space savings of up to 30% and productivity gains of up to 25%.
Congratulations - your layout is well on the way to being a Lean Plant Layout - call us up - we would like a tour!!
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