Management EngineeringPROJECT 1

Process Improvement at Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation company, produces Starters at their Cambridge facility. Starters are engineered-to-order products that have a stochastic demand. The product flow of the Starters is ine�cient, resulting in high levels of inventory and reduced line of sight. This project aims to increase the e�ciency of the production of Starters by altering the facility layout. This is achieved by improving the product flow within the department, developing methods to tackle job variation, reducing the current work in progress (WIP) inventory, and re-arranging the work centers to decrease space and improve lines of sight. The team utilized ARENA simulations to model the current status of production and WIP at the facility. The simulation was then modified to create a more e�cient future state of production.

Left to right: Amer Jalabi, Nikita Ajit Kumar, Prof. Benny Mantin, Abier Ali Mahmoud, Karim Naguib