INITIAL SITUATION
- Assembly line with 7 stations in ramp-up stage
- Line is composed by 5 manual assembly operations, 3 welding stations, 2 test stations and 7 operators
- The level of scrap is reaching 35% and cycle time is 4 times longer than intended
- Human mistakes and welding non robust settings are reducing productivity to an OEE of 40%
PROJECT DESCRIPTION | APPROACH METHODS
- A team composed of engineering, a project manager, maintenance, logistics and quality was defined to develop a FMEA
- Analysis phase was developed in 2 days after the initial training
- Risks were prioritized and preventive actions were defined in the next 2 days
- Preventive actions were implemented at 40% before the 5th day
- A list of tasks to fully implementation of preventive actions was done and responsible and due dates were defined
- Resources were assured by the commitment of management
PROJECT RESULTS
- Full implementation of preventive actions was reached in less than 2 months
- Scrap was reduced from 35% to 2.3 %
- Cycle time was reduced to intended one
- OEE was increased to 85 %
- More than 10,000,000 USD of investment were saved when the need for a second line was eliminated