Optimising materials and information flow by using process plans and mapping this as an optimal layout.
Proactively shaping the future.
At many companies infrastructures have been built up gradually over a number of years resulting in a somewhat haphazard network of material and information flows. Often this has only been made worse by subsequent developments, forging ahead to achieve company goals despite the overriding need to create consistency.
In situations like this the only real prospect of making improvements - and being able to glean tangible long term benefits from a working area and proactively manage it - will be to lay down a strategically sound general development plan defining site infrastructure and building plans. This plan defines who should do what and all options open to the company, providing a solid basis for decision-making.
