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Program Outline

1. What Is Cellular Manufacturing? 
        Why Cells Are So Powerful 
        Cell Design Procedures 
2. Selecting The Products 
        Finding Part Families 
        Group Technology 
        Dedicated Vs. GT Cells 
3. Engineering The Process 
        Process Charting 
        Estimating Times 
        Calculating Cell Capacity 
        How Many People & Machines? 
4. Defining Infrastructure 
        Scheduling 
        Material Handling & Containers 
        Balancing The Work 
        Supervision 
       Compensation & Rewards 
5. Layout of The Cell 
        Cell Configurations 
        Layout Procedures 
6. Selecting The Best Option 
        PNI Analysis
        Weighted Factor Evaluation 
        Calculating Improvements
7. Teams & Workcells
        Why Teamwork Is Essential
        What Teams Need
8. Implementation
        Implement Fast or Slow?
        Kaizen Events

Participants Will Learn...
Organizing The Project
-A structured approach based on fundamentals rather than imitation of other cells.
-Four steps to workcell design...proven effective in companies worldwide.
-How to handle emotional, political, and organizational issues.

Selecting The Product Families
Three techniques to identify Product Families: Intuitive Grouping, Production Flow Analysis, and Classification & Coding.

Engineer The Process
-Process Charts to streamline workflow.
-How to establish TAKT time, process time, and setup time.
-How to determine the right number of people.
What equipment and how much utilization to expect.

Develop The Infrastructure
-How to balance work for equipment and people.
-Six methods of production control and which to use.
-How to design a Kanban system for your cell.
-Integrating workcells with MRP.
-How to guide teams to maturity.
-How to ensure quality in the workcell.

Layout The Workcell
-Why the cell layout is NOT the first task.
-Four layout styles and when to use each.

Implement Your Workcell Design
-Pros & Cons of a Kaizen Blitz.

How to ensure a smooth startup

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