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PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENT

industrial project delivered by Workplace Alliance across Geelong

January 2, 2018

In early December, Workplace Alliance, as part of our core business, was asked to help increase output at a local diary.

One of our Engineers from Workplace Alliance went to site to evaluate the current process.

As part of that site evaluation the following items are identified and measured:

  • Natural flow and identification of “bottle necks”
  • Input optimisation
  • Throughput efficiency (waste reduction)
  • Output efficiency
  • Operator awareness
  • Training gaps
  • FMEA – Failure Mode Equipment Analysis

A report was drafted and discussed with the client.

As part of adopting this report:

  1. The OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency) has risen by 15% with the trend strongly maintained
  2. We have reduced stores inventory by 37% through means of standardising and different procurement arrangements.
  3. An updated training schedule has been drafted with an expectation of initiation in early 2018.

​This was another successful project where Workplace Alliance worked with a client to optimise production and reduce costs.