How can more activity result in reduced cost and greater efficiency?

2nd November 2010

Of all the space in any automotive manufacturing facility the premium space is always line side. Core to the manufacturing tracks performance is a need for the right part to be available at the moment it is required. With the complexity of automotive production today, and the potential for every car being built to a different specification, this space has never been more valuable.

So how can this space be optimised?

Splitting palletised goods isn’t new and it increases activity so, how can implementing a ‘splitting process’ optimise the space used and its effectiveness? The key is to incorporate it within an existing core activity, this means pallets aren’t getting handled more times, just more effectively.

Trackside space is used more efficiently and production workers are more effective

Splitting is where a host pallet containing any number of sub-containers (anywhere between 1 and 30 typically) is put into a storage location and then, instead of the whole pallet being picked, the individual sub containers are picked and delivered. This ‘Just-In-Time’ smaller delivery means parts can be taken to the specific area trackside, often closer than the whole pallet could be located. It also gives the added flexibility of parts to be delivered in sequential order, for instance coloured mirror caps for the different cars on the production line.

It’s no good being more efficient if it isn’t more effective

Looking outside the area contracted enables the big picture to be seen. The Rudolph and Hellmann Automotive team believe true partnership only emerges when the fringes of operational responsibilities are areas viewed as collaborative opportunities.

• More physical space at line side with less pallets being stored there
• Just-In-Time smaller deliveries to specific points cuts operative movement
• Pre sequencing made production workers more effective

Without this ‘collaborative viewpoint’ and always seeking a better way, these changes would never have been realised.

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