Who we work with
Calderys Group
Description
As part of Calderys’ International Operations Excellence Program RiverRouge supported Industry Forum to deliver a series of Rapid Improvement Workshop events (Kaizen Workshops) in the UK and Germany.
Duration
10 Days
Achievements
- ROI: 18:1 through a 50% increase in productivity within a 10 day workshop
- Transformation of a box manufacturing area into a continuous flow production line
- Implementation of Standardisation and a new tooling concept
- Training of flow and line balancing principles through practical simulation game and on-the-job coaching
- Assessment of further business constraints and improvement potential
Principles applied
- Continuous Flow Production
- Standardisation
- Operator Balancing – Yamazumi
- Constraint Management – TOC
- Visual Management
- Short Interval Control