Demand Driven Manufacturing
Minerva's customers experience an increased need to improve the speed and ability to respond in the production. Plants must be made more flexible and typically be able to handle several product types and various volumes.
Flow production is often introduced but several manufacturers find it difficult to handle the many product types and also the fact that the economical benefits of lead time and stock levels are not reached.
Minerva services
Minerva is the leading expert in demand driven mixed model flow production and we base our methods on the internationally approved method, Demand Flow® Technology (DFT), which has proven its worth in more then 3.200 manufacturing companies.
No philosophical concepts but concrete instructions, methods and tools on how to design and improve the flow in the company.
DFT is a combination of focused change management, mathematically based tools and a well-documented and systematic implementation model.
Minerva's consultants have great experience in designing and implementing flow production in many types of manufacturing companies from manual assembly to full automatical production lines.
Our methods and experience with rooting results are on of the reasons for our success.
Minerva Danmark offers:
· Guidelines for design and implementation of demand driven production lines.
· Concrete tools for the handling of season- and product variations.
· Systematic, result creating methods.
· Processes that support flow.
Based on companies' requirements we can create a customized training- and education sequence in flow production.
Selected companies that utilize Demand Flow® Technology
In 2003 ABB Robotics received the Swedish assembly award. The award was given on the basis of impressive results that the company achieved after implementing Demand Flow® Technology.
| Lead time |
> |
50% reduction |
| Items in progress |
> |
60% reduction |
| Productivity |
> |
30% improvement |
| Floor usage |
> |
30% improvement |
Munters more than doubled the performance of the factory and at the same time increased their flexibility
Vestas:
Implementation of flow production
Jack Welch
CEO General Electric:
”DFT is a business strategy. It's discipline orderly behaviour with data and training. It requires a total business commitment… DFT is an absolute business discipline and for every one of us, from the factory floor to the office it is another way to simplify the business. It's a way to put order into everything you do”
