wright line by alexzander downs noopur srivastava amit chaturvedi amit jhawar yi-fang lin
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Wright Line
By Alexzander DownsNoopur SrivastavaAmit Chaturvedi
Amit Jhawar
Yi-fang Lin
Outline• Company and Products
• Customers
• Materials Management
• Process
• Management Challenges
• Our Tour
• Recommendations
Company and Products
Wright Line is a global leader in the
design and manufacture of technical
furniture and enclosure systems.
Customers of Wright Line
• The US Government• Customer service offices and calling
centers• Universities• Hospitals• Food Chains
Materials Management
Instruction card
Kanban
reorder
inventory
Takt Time
MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
12 Major product lines utilizing same Equipment
Bottlenecks• Skilled Labor• Painting • Welding• CAD laser cutting/punchingForecasting
Production Process
Sheet Metal
Coiled Metal
Unbend the Steel
CutTapDrill
Bend to shape
Weld
PrimePaintWIPAssemble
Wrapand
PackageShip
Our Tour
Raw Steel
Production Process
Sheet Metal
Coiled Metal
Unbend the Steel
CutTapDrill
Bend to shape
Weld
PrimePaintWIPAssemble
Wrapand
PackageShip
Bending Metal to Make Brackets
Production Process
Sheet Metal
Coiled Metal
Unbend the Steel
CutTapDrill
Bend to shape
Weld
PrimePaintWIPAssemble
Wrapand
PackageShip
Electrostatic Powder Painting
Production Process
Sheet Metal
Coiled Metal
Unbend the Steel
CutTapDrill
Bend to shape
Weld
PrimePaintWIPAssemble
Wrapand
PackageShip
The Wood Shop
Production Process
Sheet Metal
Coiled Metal
Unbend the Steel
CutTapDrill
Bend to shape
Weld
PrimePaintWIPAssemble
Wrapand
PackageShip
Wrapping and Packaging
Production Process
Sheet Metal
Coiled Metal
Unbend the Steel
CutTapDrill
Bend to shape
Weld
PrimePaintWIPAssemble
Wrapand
PackageShip
Recommendations
• Increase Customer Satisfaction– Servqual
• Decrease Waste– VA/VE
• Decrease (Kickbacks) External Failure– Integrate MIS to the shop floor
• VOC into the organization – House of Quality
Questions