Cellular Manufacturing & Workcell Design Workshop

A Step-by-Step Approach

lean manufacturing simulation -

Training/Kaizen

Planning The Workcell

Visualizing The Cell

Call to Schedule

816-931-1414

Beneath their deceptive simplicity, workcells are sophisticated Socio/Bio/Technical systems. they require careful, fundamental design not imitation or slogans.

This workshop features a step-by-step approach that that explains what to do and when. the approach applies to virtually any situation and derives from Mr. Lee's book, "Facility Planning And Workplace Design."

Your learning team will find it practical, experiential and participative as they work through exercises that culminate in a complete factory design. We can often adapt it to use your own products and processes.

Format	Live Onsite
Time	2-Day
Cost	$5500.00 (Includes US Travel)
Who Should Attend	Managers Industrial Engineers Manufacturing Engineers Facility Planners Production Supervisors Production Schedulers Workcell Designers

Phone to Schedule

816-931-1414

Program Outline

1. What Is Cellular Manufacturing?

Why Cells Are So Powerful

Cell Design Procedures

2. Selecting The Products

Finding Part Families

Group Technology

Dedicated Vs. GT Cells

3. Engineering The Process

Process Charting

Estimating Times

Calculating Cell Capacity

How Many People & Machines?

4. Defining Infrastructure

Scheduling

Material Handling & Containers

Balancing The Work

Supervision

Compensation & Rewards

5. Layout of The Cell

Cell Configurations

Layout Procedures

6. Selecting The Best Option

PNI Analysis

Weighted Factor Evaluation

Calculating Improvements

7. Teams & Workcells

Why Teamwork Is Essential

What Teams Need

8. Implementation

Implement Fast or Slow?

Kaizen Events

Participants Will Learn...

Organizing The Project

A structured approach based on fundamentals rather than imitation of other c ells.
Four steps to workcell design...proven effective in companies worldwide.
How to handle emotional, political, and organizational issues.

Selecting The Product Families

Three techniques to identify Product Families: Intuitive Grouping, Production Flow Analysis, and Classification & Coding.

Engineer The Process

Process Charts to streamline workflow.
How to establish TAKT time, process time, and setup time.
How to determine the right number of people.
What equipment and how much utilization to expect.

Develop The Infrastructure

How to balance work for equipment and people.
Six methods of production control and which to use.
How to design a Kanban system for your cell.
Integrating workcells with MRP.
How to guide teams to maturity.
How to ensure quality in the workcell.

Layout The Workcell

Why the cell layout is NOT the first task.
Four layout styles and when to use each.

Implement Your Workcell Design

Pros & Cons of a Kaizen Blitz.
How to ensure a smooth startup.

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