Industrial Productivity Services for Manufacturing Efficiency

<a href="http://www.addme.com"> <img width="88" height="31" src="http://www.addme.com/link8.gif" alt="Add Me!" border="0" > </a> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://tools.addme.com/servlet/pop?id=163261"> </script> <body> <TABLE height=38 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=2 style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" width="645"> <TR> <TD width=72 height=57 align="center" style="padding: 0" rowspan="2" dir="ltr" valign="bottom"> <a href="IPS-Home10.htm#How effective are your operators"> <img border="0" src="Help-Up.gif" width="61" height="52" align="absbottom"></a><![if !vml]><span style='mso-ignore:vglayout;position:absolute;z-index:1;left:10px;top:-35px; width:661px;height:2px'><img src="image001.gif" v:shapes="_x0000_s1027" width="661" height="2"></span><![endif]></TD> <TD width=360 height=30 align="center" dir="ltr" style="padding-left: 4; padding-right: 4; padding-top: 1; padding-bottom: 1; color:#0000FF" colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <p align="left"><b><i><font face="Eurostile" size="5" color="#0000FF"> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="middle" href="IPS-Home10.htm#How effective are your operators" name="Industrial Productivity Services">Industrial Productivity Services</a></font></i></b></TD> <TD vAlign=baseline width=79 height=30 align="center" dir="ltr" style="padding-left: 4; 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" bgcolor="#0000FF"> <p align="center" dir="ltr"><b><i> <a target="_top" href="#Shop Floor Layout & Routings"> <font face="Eurostile" color="#FFFF00"> </a> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_top" href="#Temporary Staff:"> <font color="#FFFF00">Temps</font></a></font></i></b></TD> </tr> </TABLE> <table border="0" cellspacing="4" width="103%" id="AutoNumber1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="4" dir="ltr" height="391"> <tr> <td width="8%" height="77" style="padding-top: 12" rowspan="2"> </td> <td width="95%" height="39" style="padding-top: 12" colspan="3"> <p align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial"><b><font size="4"><a name="How effective are your operators">How effective are your operations</a>?</font></b></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="31%" height="39" style="padding-top: 12"> <img border="0" src="IPS-Graph-stretch.gif" align="top" width="283" height="159"> </td> <td width="64%" height="39" colspan="2" style="padding-top: 12"><b><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial">How effective are your operators?</span></font></b> <p><b><font face="Arial" size="3">Are</font><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3"> your facilities fully utilized?</font></span></b></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial"><b><font size="3">How’s the scrap & rework situation?</font></b></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700"><font size="3">P</font></span><span style="font-weight: 700; font-family: Arial"><font size="3">lant floor congested, seems too busy? </font></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="59"> </td> <td width="95%" height="59" colspan="3"><b><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: Arial">Industrial Productivity Services provides you with objective information, solutions and decision support for your manufacturing operations.</span></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="62"> </td> <td width="77%" height="62" colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"> <p style="word-spacing: -1; margin-top: 5; margin-bottom: 1"> <font color="#0000FF" size="4"><span style="font-weight: 700; font-family: Arial"> <a name="Improvement Projects:">Improvement Projects: </a> </span></font></p> <p style="word-spacing: -1; margin-top: 5; margin-bottom: 1"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial">When you need </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial">decision</span><span style="font-family: Arial"> </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial">support for manufacturing and logistical operations</span><span style="font-family: Arial">, w</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial">e </span> <span style="font-family: Arial">provide your management</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial"> with</span><span style="font-family: Arial"> objective information which is the basis for </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial">solutions</span><span style="font-family: Arial">.</span></font></p> <p style="word-spacing: -1; margin-top: -2; margin-bottom: -2"> </p> <p style="word-spacing: -1; margin-top: -2; margin-bottom: -2" dir="ltr"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial">We</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial"> work with your people each step of the way to produce solutions by consensus </span><span style="font-family: Arial">with the result that </span> <span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial">actions </span> <span style="font-family: Arial">proceed</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial">with </span> <span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial">minimal disruption in </span> <span style="font-family: Arial">your </span> <span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial">operations.</span></font><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3">   </font>                  </span><font face="Wingdings" size="4"><span style="font-weight:700"><a style="text-decoration: none" target="_top" href="#Industrial Productivity Services"> Ù</a></span></font></td> <td width="44%" height="62" valign="top" align="left"> <img border="0" src="Workforce.gif" width="288" height="178"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="71"> </td> <td width="107%" height="71" colspan="3" style="padding-bottom: 14"> <font color="#0000FF"> <font size="4"><span style="font-family: Arial"> <a name="Temporary Staff:"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700">Temporary Staff:</span></a> </span></font><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> </span></font><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial">As a cost effective </span><span style="font-family: Arial">extension</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial"> to in-house capability, we work with staff and shop employees to identify, develop and implement opportunities for continuous improvement in manufacturing processes.</span><span style="font-family: Arial">    </span> <font face="Wingdings" size="4"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700"> <a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" target="_top" href="#Industrial Productivity Services"> Ù</a></span></font></td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellspacing="4" width="94%" id="AutoNumber1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="4" dir="ltr" height="178"> <tr> <td width="8%" height="19" style="padding-top: 12"> </td> <td width="92%" height="19" style="padding-top: 12" colspan="3"> <p align="center" style="margin-top: -10; margin-bottom: 0"> <span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; font-weight:700"> <font size="4" color="#0000FF"><a name="Improve Your Existing Operations">Improve Your Existing Operations</a></font></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="17" style="padding-top: 12" rowspan="2"></td> <td width="56%" height="9" style="padding-top: 12" colspan="2"> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr" style="margin-top: -10; margin-bottom: -16"> <font color="#0000FF"> <span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 700"> Objective Information</span></font></dt> </div> <ul> <li> <div align="left"> <span dir="ltr"><font size="2"><b><font face="Arial"> <a target="_self" style="text-decoration: none" href="#Work Measurement & Standards"> <font color="#000000">Time and Motion Studies</font></a></font></b></font></span></div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span dir="ltr"><font face="Arial"><b> <a target="_self" style="text-decoration: none" href="#Methods Analysis & Improvement"> <font color="#000000">Methods & Standards</font></a></b></font></span></font></dt> </div> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: -14"><font size="2"><b><font face="Arial">Capture Process Flows</font></b></font><o:p></o:p></dt> </div> </li> </ul> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: -16"> <font color="#0000FF"> <span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 700"> Solution Planning*</span></font><o:p></o:p></dt> </div> <ul> <li> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr"><font size="2"> <b><font face="Arial"> <a target="_self" style="text-decoration: none" href="#Methods Analysis & Improvement"> <font color="#000000">New Tools & Methods</font></a></font></b></font></dt> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-weight:700"> <a target="_self" style="text-decoration: none" href="#Line Balancing"> <font color="#000000">Line Balancing</font></a></span></font></span></font><o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p></dt> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr"><font size="2"><b><font face="Arial">Workstation / Cell Design</font></b></font><o:p></o:p></dt> </div> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: -14"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700"><font size="2"> <a target="_self" style="text-decoration: none" href="#Facilities Planning"> <font color="#000000">Facility Layouts</font></a></font></span></dt> </div> </li> </ul> </td> <td width="38%" height="9" style="padding-top: 12" valign="top" align="left"> <img border="0" src="WorkmenTwo.gif" width="183" height="188"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="94%" height="8" style="padding-top: 12" colspan="3"> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: -14"> <font color="#0000FF"> <span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: 700"> Effective Implementation</span></font><o:p></o:p></dt> </div> <ul> <li> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700"> <font size="2">* All Affected Parties Involved in Plan</font></span></dt> </div> </li> <li> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: -14"><font size="2"><b><font face="Arial"> Coordination of Trades & Production  </font></b></font> <font face="Wingdings" size="4"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700"> <a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" target="_top" href="#Industrial Productivity Services"> Ù</a></span></font></dt> </div> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="83" style="padding-top: 12" rowspan="2"> </td> <td width="47%" height="42" style="padding-top: 12" valign="top" align="right"> <img border="0" src="ClipboardGuy.JPG" align="top" width="236" height="175"></td> <td width="45%" height="42" colspan="2" style="padding-top: 12"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="left"> <font color="#0000FF"><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial"> <a name="Work Measurement & Standards">Work Measurement & Standards</a></span></u></b></font></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="left"> <font size="1">  </font></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="left"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial"> I</span><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial">ndustrial Productivity Services (IPS) performs Work Measurement as the first step in making Improvements. Machine and Processes must be timed. Operator timing is performed using MODAPTS</span></font><font face="Arial" size="3"><sup>®</sup></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial"> (MODular Arrangement of Pre-Determined Time Standards). Further changes can be planned on the basis of objective Work Measurement.   </span></font><font face="Wingdings" size="4"> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700"> <a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" target="_top" href="#Industrial Productivity Services"> Ù</a></span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="92%" height="41" style="padding-top: 12" colspan="3"> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr"><b><span style="font-family: Arial"><font color="#0000FF">IPS Sets Standards that help you:</font> </span></b> <o:p></o:p> </dt> </div> <blockquote> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr"><font SIZE="2">*  </font> <span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2">Determine your product Labour Costs</font></span></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr"><font SIZE="2">*  </font> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">D</span><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2">etermine the Size of the Work Force</font></span></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr"><font SIZE="2">*  </font> <span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2">Set Production levels and required facilities</font></span></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr"><font SIZE="2">*  </font> <span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2">Determine Overall “Throughput” Time</font></span></dt> </div> <div align="left"> <dt dir="ltr"><font SIZE="2">*  </font> <span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="2">Assess Manufacturing Performance  </font></span><font face="Wingdings" size="4"> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700"> <a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" target="_top" href="#Industrial Productivity Services"> Ù</a></span></font></dt> </div> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="66" style="padding-top: 12" rowspan="2"> </td> <td width="56%" height="33" style="padding-top: 12" colspan="2"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#0000FF"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline"> <a name="Methods Analysis & Improvement">Methods Analysis & Improvement</a></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0" align="left"> <font size="1">   </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0" align="left"> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black"><font size="2">Industrial Productivity Services (IPS) systematically subjects your operation to close scrutiny, challenging jobs & operations. With this analysis we develop better Methods that result in  Improvements. </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0" align="left"> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black"><font size="2">Focusing on clear objectives, Work Simplification can result in increasing the Value Added component to labour and decreased redundancies.  </font></span></p> </td> <td width="38%" height="33" style="padding-top: 12" valign="top" align="left"> <img border="0" src="HoleDriller.gif" width="176" height="190"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="94%" height="33" style="padding-top: 12" colspan="3"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0" align="left"> <font size="2"> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black"> IPS findings can reveal opportunities for improved safety, quality and productivity. We can develop opportunities into plans.</span></font> <font size="2"> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black">IPS can support you in implementing improvements. </span></font> <font face="Wingdings" size="4"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700"> <a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" target="_top" href="#Industrial Productivity Services"> Ù</a></span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="69" style="padding-top: 12" rowspan="2"> </td> <td width="47%" height="35" style="padding-top: 12" valign="top" align="right"> <img border="0" src="WomenTwo.gif" width="194" height="216"></td> <td width="45%" height="35" colspan="2" style="padding-top: 12" valign="top" align="left"> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: -10"> <font color="#0000FF"> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700"> <a name="Line Balancing">Line Balancing</a></span></font></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: -10"> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: -10"> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: -10"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext"> Relocate tasks to ensure optimal labour and machine utilization throughout the process. Minimum labour coupled with maximum line rate yields the least labour cost. This involves reallocating work elements, tools, equipment and adjustments in facilities and the delivery of parts and support services. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="92%" height="34" style="padding-top: 12" colspan="3"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext">We can support clients as the required changes are initially communicated and later implemented. Equitable workload distribution improves group morale and is likely to result in achieving a fair day’s work from all employees. Safety and quality concerns can be addressed by re-balancing work.  </span> <font face="Wingdings" size="4"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700"> <a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" target="_top" href="#Industrial Productivity Services"> Ù</a></span></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="54" style="padding-top: 12" rowspan="2"> </td> <td width="56%" height="27" style="padding-top: 12" colspan="2"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#0000FF"> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700"> <a name="Shop Floor Layout & Routings">Shop Floor Layout & Routings</a></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase"> <font size="1">  </font></span></p> <p align="left" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext">Industrial Productivity Services (IPS) <span style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size:10.0pt">  provides Process Flow analysis to objectively document present facility locations and mapping of product and process flow through the facilities. Challenges can be identified such as; delays due to inter-dependence of operations, lack of on-site parts, tooling problems, maintenance deficiencies and delays in material handling of parts, products and waste.  </span></span></p> </td> <td width="38%" height="27" style="padding-top: 12" valign="top" align="left"> <img border="0" src="Conveyor-L2.JPG" width="203" height="199"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="94%" height="27" style="padding-top: 12" colspan="3"> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size:10.0pt"> We work with the client in generating solutions and supporting clients in implementation of <a target="_top" href="#Facilities Planning">facility</a> and schedule improvements.   </span><font face="Wingdings" size="4"> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700"> <a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" target="_top" href="#Industrial Productivity Services"> Ù</a></span></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="55" style="padding-top: 12"> </td> <td width="47%" height="55" style="padding-top: 12" valign="top" align="right"> <img border="0" src="Plant_ind.JPG" width="191" height="177" align="middle"></td> <td width="45%" height="55" colspan="2" style="padding-top: 12"> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> <span style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <font size="4" color="#0000FF"> <a name="Facilities Planning">Facilities Planning</a></font></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <span style="text-transform: uppercase"><font size="1"><b> <span style="font-family: Arial">  </span></b></font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size: 10.0pt">Based on Committed Capacity, facilities, machinery and labour can be planned. 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Machinery requirements, Conveyor planning and material handling requirements can be determined as a basis for shop floor layout and process routings.   </span></span> <font face="Wingdings" size="4"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700"> <a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" target="_top" href="#Industrial Productivity Services"> Ù</a></span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="25"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial"> </span></td> <td width="40%" height="27" align="left"> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial"><b><a name="Industries Served:"><font color="#0000FF" size="4">Industries Served:</font></a></b></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <span style="line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial"><font size="3">*  Auto Vehicle Assembly</font></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font size="3"> <span style="line-height: 150%; 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