Lean Manufacturing

Plant Layout and Workflow Improvement

Is your manufacturing facility bulging at the seams?  Are your aisles cluttered with WIP (work-in-process – a.k.a. wait-in-process)?  Or are you just sure there’s a better, more cost effective way to make, move, and store your products but you just aren’t quite certain how to make the improvements?  Resource Engineering’s manufacturing and engineering expertise allows us to help companies improve their plant operations and workflow by such projects as:

r         Implementing Manufacturing Work Cells

r         Consolidating Plants

r         Laying Out New Equipment

r         Building Expansions

r         Improving Workflow and Productivity in Existing Facilities

For any of these plant operations improvement services, R. E. Consulting LLC takes a phased approach to helping our customers.  Note that not all companies need all of the phases outlined below.

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Phase 0 - Planning “Light”

ð      Clarify market direction

ð      Define plant capabilities and capacity

ð      Identify operational gaps

ð      Develop plans to close the gaps

Phase 1 - Workflow Analysis and Plant Layout

ð      Operational review of existing processes

ð      Conduct workflow analysis

ð      Generate improvement opportunities

ð      Develop process layout options

ð      Facilitate selection of improvement targets and preferred layout option

ð      Develop a time-based implementation strategy

Phase 2 - Detailed Scope and Cost Estimate

ð      Establish detailed scope for each stage of implementation

ð      Develop cost estimates

ð      Estimate financial payback

ð      Compile and present scope and cost report

ð      Revise scope and cost estimate

Phase 3 - Project Management

ð      Develop logistical plan

ð      Create project drawings and bid packages

ð      Select construction team

ð      Manage procurement and cost control

ð      Coordinate construction

ð      Support start-up

Phase 4 - Documentation and Training

ð      Complete as-built drawings

ð      Document procedures

ð      Train staff in operating methodology