At Magline we take pride in relentlessly pursuing continuous improvement. Partnering with The Center’s lean experts has helped us drive lean principles, increase efficiencies, and eliminate waste. We look forward to this continued partnership as we strive to always provide the best customer experience in the market.
After scoping the project, The Center proposed 8.5 days of mentoring and hands-on Kaizen work to help the Magline team. The Center started with departmental training in Lean Manufacturing by conducting a simulation, then went into the deeper aspects of the project. This included 5S visual management mentoring for sales orders and product labeling, improving layout for process flow optimization in the shipping area, and improving travel for products and people within cells.
Following a timed study, it was found to take approximately seven minutes and 30 seconds to locate and process one order. There were difficulties matching sales orders to physical products and shipping carriers. By changing the process and adding some visual management cues, Magline was able to increase their efficiency and decrease errors. Magline also added a second overhead parcel door. This allowed orders to be loaded throughout the day, which relieved the area of congestion and improved work cell flow.