Case Study

Manufacturing Systems Improvement Project

Manufacturing systems improvement project covering operational observation, automation opportunities, and production management analysis.

Project at a glance

Project type
Consulting-style university industry project
Marshall's role
Observed on-site manufacturing processes and analysed cost, labour, inventory, facility layout and automation opportunities.
On-site manufacturing process observationExcel-based manufacturing management systemCost, labour, inventory and facility-layout analysisIdentification of manual cleaning and production-capacity constraintsAutomation improvement opportunities

Context

Manufacturing improvement project covering process observation, production constraints and automation opportunities. Client-identifying information has been omitted.

My contribution

Observed on-site manufacturing processes and analysed cost, labour, inventory, facility layout and automation opportunities.

Methods and tools

Excel-based manufacturing management system, batch-configuration analysis, capacity planning and operational constraint mapping.

Key outcomes

Identified manual cleaning and production-capacity constraints and proposed automation improvement opportunities.

Manufacturing automationExcel systemsOperational improvement