Fortune 500 Company (Consumer Products)

• Implemented (JIT Techniques)
  • Kanban
  • Stockless
  • VMI
  • IRL – Finished Goods

• SMED
  • Preventative Maintenance
  • Reduce set-up time

• Cell Manufacturing
  • Modular Build

• Value Engineering
  • Reduce Material Costs
  • Standardized
  • Reduced skills

• Eliminated Non-Value Added Activity

• Reduced Transportation budget by $3.4M annual

• Eliminated 2 of 4 warehouses

• Rationalized carrier base by 80%

• Reduced changeover by 75%

• Increased Productivity by 40%

• Reduced Downtime by 20%

• Reduced material costs by 10%

• Reduced inventory by 35%

• Realized over $13M in cost savings over 2 years

Activities

Results

Lean Supply Chain in Action

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