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Material Handling Trends:
Creating Manufacturing Flexibility
A perspective from Trilogiq USA
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Manufacturing Flexibility
Material Handling Trends
Trilogiq Introduction
Producing companies are facing new competitive challenges that
their production operations were not built to cope with.
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These challenges are the result of new developments and
accelerating changes from competition or consumer shifts.
Two of the most significant shifts are increased market complexity
and reduced product development cycle times.
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As these trends accelerate and spread to every industry,
production systems are being tested in unanticipated ways.
New Products, Food Industry Time to Market, Automotive (USA)
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All production systems should be designed to adapt to certain
inputs, creating the best balance across a broad range of metrics.
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Safety
Asset utilization
Personnel capabilities
Capital return
Standardization
Knowledge transfer
Quality
The challenge is to quickly adjust and maintain the appropriate
balance as external and internal forces introduce change.
External footprint
Footprint per end product
Inventory
Movement
Variable cost per unit
Waste generation
Unfortunately, most production operations were planned and built
to handle steady demand of unchanged product.
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These systems perform poorly in today’s operating environment
and fail to adapt adequately to changing market forces.
Old Production Model New Production Model
In contrast, proven systems like lean manufacturing allow for
necessary adaptations and create competitive advantage.
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The essence of lean manufacturing is enhancing flexibility, which
is the critical challenge to producing companies today.
Safety
Forklift free
Standardization
Visual management
Quality
Part protection
Footprint
Right sizing
Inventory
One piece flow
Movement
Point of use storage
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Manufacturing Flexibility
Material Handling Trends
Trilogiq Introduction
Effective, efficient material handling is one of the foundations of
any flexible production system, including lean manufacturing.
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All improvements should be integrated into manufacturing
strategy to target improvement of specific priority KPIs.
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Material Handling Theme Improvement Areas
Eliminate human touches
Protect and display parts optimally
Implement broad scale returnable
packaging
Eliminate human touches: Create packaging and material handling
systems to minimize touch points.
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Material Handling Themes Improvement Areas
Eliminate human touches
Protect and display parts optimally: create visual inventory and
reduce operator stress through optimal and dedicated positioning.
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Material Handling Themes Improvement Areas
Protect and display parts optimally
Implement broad scale returnable packaging: reduce waste, floor
space, and operator movement with standard packaging.
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Material Handling Themes Improvement Areas
Implement broad scale returnable
packaging
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Manufacturing Flexibility
Material Handling Trends
Trilogiq Introduction
Trilogiq began in 1992 and maintains local presence in 24
countries.
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Trilogiq covers North American customers from two main
facilities: one in Livonia, MI, USA and one in Querétaro, QT, MX.
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US/Canada Headquarters: Livonia, MI
Incorporated: 2000
Mexico Headquarters: Querétaro, QT
Incorporated: 2006
Customer support capabilities at each facility include engineering
design, assembly, and new product development.
Our ideas generate results across a broad range of processes and
industries, with new applications in development daily.
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Whatever your improvement goals may be, our solutions can
make success an achievable milestone starting today.
General Motors
Chrysler / Fiat
Volkswagen
Nissan
Pratt and Whitney
Embraer
Eurocopter
Dell
Calsonic
Epson
Whirlpool
Electrolux
General Electric
Louis Vuitton
General Dynamics
Oshkosh
Volvo Construction
Case New Holland
Detroit Diesel
Cummins