Factory Building Symposium on Lean Production January 29
Factory Building Symposium on Lean Production January 29, 2007 Austin, Texas
Management Commitment Southern Energy Homes Addison, AL Lamar Dickerson, Director of Lean Manufacturing
Southern Estates Plant Started: Location: Home type(s): Price point: Design: Production: Market area: 1982 Addison, AL HUD Code Moderate Some customization 5 to 6 floors/day Southeast US
Interior Wall Build Material Flow Work Space Conveyance Quality Information flow Then Now Organization Visibility Confusion across and. Material new Racks workstation Jigs Product Congestion leads hoist No help and Lots not to error flow relieve production maintain close labeling of promotes slowed proofing rationalized toting to strain quality point system work ofvisual and wrong of use speed management partsproduction
Results Production on target Reduced from 9 to 6. 5 people Re-assigned workers to other departments Space reduced by 12% Wallboard damage reduced 10% One-time cost of RPI: $25, 786 Annual labor savings of $73, 200 plus the savings of not needing to hire and train 2. 5 workers
Highlights Wide range of RPI participants All key people present Strong support of plant management Morale in wall department very high
Management Commitment Dedicated director of lean Permit teams to take time Invest in the changes Take workers seriously Senior manager involvement
Going forward Spread lean companywide Management workshop Lean teams Plants required to conduct lean activities
Lean Symposium
Factory Building Symposium on Lean Production Manufactured Housing Research Alliance Jordan Dentz (212) 496 -0900 x 13 jdentz@research-alliance. org www. mhrahome. org
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