Lean Production in the automotive industries has been identified as the key parameter to the competitiveness of automotive companies in the future. The concepts of Lean Production actually go far beyond the actual production process itself, encompassing the whole enterprise and including customer relationships for out-going products and supply-chains for incoming material. The role of the supplier in the automotive production process is bound to change under the influence of Lean Production. The scope of work to be done by the suppliers will tend to increase while they will develop long-term relationships with their customers. The exchange of physical goods and information will increase, together with the responsibility on the supplier side to deliver high quality components in time to the line for assembly into the complete car. This paper puts into focus the relevance of the use of integrated shop floor management tools, supported by a real-time information link between the plant floor and the management level, within the scope of a Lean Production strategy. First, the new challenges posed to supplier companies in lean environments are emphasised and a new approach to technology transfer is outlined. While this results in the need for improved shop floor information management, available systems feature a number of limitations and deficiencies which are highlighted. The way Esprit Project 5478 SHOP-CONTROL, which received considerable attention from end-users in the automotive supplier industry, has addressed these requirements is then presented, as well as some results from its pilot installation.
Integrated shop floor control in automotive supplier industries: prerequisite for lean production
Integrierte Fertigungsüberwachung bei Zulieferern der Automobilindustrie: Voraussetzung für schlanke Fertigung
1993
7 Seiten, 2 Bilder
Conference paper
English
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