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LEADING AUDIO PRODUCTS MANUFACTURER GAINS PRODUCTIVITY
QSC
Audio manufactures high end professional audio amplifiers. QSC
wanted to transform their process from Push Manufacturing to Pull
Manufacturing in order to reduce cycle time and effect better
materials management. The reengineering of this process resulted in a 70%
increase in productivity and tripled their raw material inventory
turns from 25 to 80 turns.
With the unique deployment of carousels as a parts kitting method to
the factory floor, the production staff is assured of readily available
parts when they need them  without complex controls on the system.
The use of bar code scanning equipment allows the real time tracking
of parts consumption and links a work order to an Radio Frequency ID
tag (RFID). RF tags imbedded into the pallet direct the chassis to the
next appropriate location in the progressive assembly process.
For a comprehensive review of this project as published in Modern
Material Handling, contact
FloStor for a reprint of the article.
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