Mark Sessumes, Director, TMAC Metroplex
At TMAC, we are focused on accelerating the profitable growth and value of manufacturers by developing and improving their products, processes, people and technologies. A group of our TMAC experts recently went through the new Lean Zone® Sub-Assembly simulation. This new simulation provides a view of various problems encountered by large and small organizations alike where the complete product cannot be produced in one work cell. The simulation fostered discussion regarding additional changes for improving through-put, plant design, measurement systems, scheduling and other productivity related topics. This simulation is a good tool for introducing management and production workers to the lean process and management.
Rolando Colindres, Director of Manufacturing, American Leather
We had a group of our production workers go through the new Sub-Assembly simulation from Visionary Products. The workers were able to clearly see how work-in-progress can be reduced in the factory. It also clearly demonstrated how synchronized scheduling affects through-put and lead-time. The simulation was so successful that we had a group of supervisors go through it the next week. We spent over 30 minutes after the simulation discussing potential changes in our factory based on what was learned. We already have a lean factory, but experiencing the simulation allowed us to discuss further improvements in our systems and plant layout.