Topics: Lean Manufacturing

Lean manufacturing for high mix environments

The benefits of lean manufacturing are well known and documented, yet the techniques that are relatively simple to implement in high volume, repetitive environments like Toyota, become complex indeed when high mix manufacturers try to take advantage of the same concepts.

Thousands of products, many more work centers and significantly more variability in processes and demands make lean manufacturing a hefty challenge for many companies. Lean manufacturing software that manages performance metrics helps companies implement flow path management making Lean feasible in high mix environments.

By implementing flow path management, high mix environments can leverage lean manufacturing tools and techniques to beef up throughput and productivity while decreasing cycle times and improving customer satisfaction.

Invistics Lean Manufacturing Software Helps High Mix Get Lean

Invistics MachSix planning and scheduling solution, built on Lean and Six Sigma principles, uniquely combines a proven demand-driven manufacturing methodology with advanced optimization, simulation and analytics software. The solution bridges the gap between your ERP applications and your plant floor execution systems to enable dramatic, sustainable performance improvements including reduced inventory and cycle times and improved throughput and customer service.

To learn how to make Lean manufacturing work in your high mix environment, download our whitepaper "Processing Lean: Modifying Traditional Techniques for Complex Environments".