If you consider plant layout a function of construction engineering, here’s a new way of looking at it that may help you improve your efficiency: plant layout as logistics.
While we recognize that manufacturing technology is fundamental, keeping your eye on the logistics ball is a close second. A thorough evaluation of your in-plant logistics can reveal opportunities to improve your operating effectiveness dependent on material and product flows to and through the facility. And the integration of flows out of the plant and into the distribution network is a critical interface, with enormous time, cost, space, and service implications.
The Progress group can help you extend the power of your manufacturing technology with more effective process design and layouts, balancing the importance of manufacturing efficiency with the needs for downstream inventory and product flow requirements.
For more information, contact: Bruce Strahan, 770-804-9920, bstrahan@theprogressgroup.com |
