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| Services: Manufacturing Operations Assessment Plant Layout/Cellular Manufacturing Setup Reduction Production Planning/Inventory Control Pull Systems/Kanban 5-S/Visual Control Special Projects/Project Management Progressive Manufacturing Solutions Parry Sound, Ontario Canada phone: 416-318-1112��� fax: 705-389-3560 |
| The mission of Progressive Manufacturing Solutions is to enhance the profitability and competitiveness of manufacturing companies by assisting them in planning for and implementing advanced manufacturing management techniques and technologies. |
| Progressive Manufacturing Solutions |
| The Fundamentals: |
| Total Quality Assurance |
| Total Productive Maintenance |
| Minimize part-to-part variation from customer requirements by developing consistent production processes |
| Ensure that all production equipment is ready at all times to produce consistent quality product |
| Synchronous Production |
| Drive down the total time taken for raw material to be processed into finished product by eliminating as many queuing points and non-value adding activities as possible |
| Setup Reduction |
| Maximize manufacturing flexibility by removing setup cost as a barrier to small lot production |
| Employee Involvement |
| Involve all people in improvement efforts and actively solicit and implement their improvement ideas |
| Continuous Improvement |
| Efforts to improve all aspects of the manufacturng operation must never cease |
| Advanced Technology |
| As the above principles are employed, manufacturing operations become simpler and more consistent thus paving the way for successful application of automation and computer integrated manufacturing |
| Simplicity |
| Reduce the complexity of the overall manufacturing process (e.g. Rearrange machines according to process flow; Design products for ease of manufacture; Use visual controls to make it easy for everyone to do their jobs) |
| Just in Time Manufacturing, World Class Manufacturing, Lean or Agile Manufacturing - all of these terms refer to a collection of methodologies based on the following principles: |
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| These are the philosophies that guide our approach to improving our clients' quality, cost, and delivery performance. |
| Call 416-318-1112 to discuss how we could be of assistance. Our experience has been that a face to face meeting with our potential clients is the best way for you to get to know our capabilities. We would be happy to come to your facility to meet with you - no obligation! |