• Description of the company• Analysis of the Processes• Recommendations

• 1932: Founded by Max Cohen – Metal industry• 1958: His sons David and Philip Cohen took over after Max’s death• 1970: Begining of spiral staircases production• 2007: Allen Cohen became president after Philip, his father, passed away

History

• 130,000 Square feet of production space• 9 buildings• 220 Employees (90% working in the manufacturing processes)• Customized and standard productions (Job and Batch processes)• Leader for Spiral staircases

Nowadays

• Improve the Layout using closeness matrix and Clean !• More CAD

DESIGNING

• Make-to-order Strategy Inventory managing is difficult• Reduce inventory holding costs and avoid too much ordering costs• Forecasting Strategy Trend adjusted exponential smoothing method

PARTS SUPPLYING

• Cut complex shapes without harming• Can cut soft materials• Requires special attention

WATERJETS

• Most expensive way to cut• Works for thinner materials - Metals• Faster than any other cutting process

LASER

• 1/10 the price of laser• Much slower than laser• Used for thicker materials - Metals

HIGH DEFINITION PLASMA

• Rapid/mass production• Add device; spring table• Help workers not to spend unnecessary strength.• Higher productivity, or production speed.• Doesn’t cost much

C&C BROKE

• Accuracy, efficiency..• To make magazine part longer• Reduce unnecessary movement of workers• Save costs

DRILLING

• Is having accurate and dangerous work being done with machine and efficiency. • Adding more machines• Faster process

reduce speed imbalance with previous process. reduce waiting time between present and previous process

ROBOTIC WELDING

• Need high skilled workers• Not fast enough• Process important for customization Keep it as hand working

FORGING

• Each part done one by one Long waiting time• This process need delicacy and quality checking Keep hand working• Add workers to fasten the process

BRUSHING

• Painter moving a lot in the line• Make the two parts of the line closer to allow him working faster

PAINTING BLACK

• Products moved into the hoven one by one by hand• Use of Wagons or automatized line

PATTERN COATING

• Internal company • More energy into design• Trying to keep skilled workforce and improve the safety of production• Improving the operation, marketing or financial level• External company• Expand to other countries

Increase advertisement, communication and visibility (50% of clients come from other client’s recommendation)

Reorganizing the machines’ position

• 2 bins system Avoid waiting for parts and better way to move them

Consolidate their positon within the industy and expand it