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Sector/Industry: Supply chain logistics

Process: Carriers consolidation & packing area

Problem: The Carriers area was over budget with labour hours, using between 5 and 9 additional labour hours each day to achieve the target output

Improvement Method: A3 Practical Problem Solving (PDCA)

Sector/Industry: Tier 1 Automotive Manufacturing (Car Seats)

Process: TAS Assembly Area

Problem: The TAS area had the following problems:
– Long process lead time (around 30 minutes)
– Downtime too high
– Inventory levels too high (WIP) – 24 sets of WIP

Improvement Method: A3 Practical Problem Solving (PDCA)

Sector/Industry: Supply chain logistics

Process: K-Class supply chain management

Problem: The current process for demand and replenishment management led to the overstocking of K-Class parts, which resulted in over £600,000 of unnecessary parts being purchased

Improvement Method: DMAIC