Expertise
INDUSTRIAL METHODS
Our Mission: Optimize your processes to increase competitiveness
As a real driver of growth and a key factor in competitiveness, companies today must optimize their processes.
Although the concept of methodology in industrial companies has evolved significantly, it is now consistent with LEAN transformation approaches.
For several years now, all sectors of activity have seen an acceleration in new product production cycles, shorter product lifecycles, and growing demand from buyers for customization, increasingly early on in the manufacturing process. These changes have a significant impact on the product mix and require industries to optimize their processes to remain competitive.
From the bte, our experts have a thorough understanding of industrial methods and will help you optimize your processes.
Time determination (time analysis)
"Give each task its fair share of time."
Time measurement allows for a factual analysis of a work situation and the identification of areas for improvement (ergonomics, task synchronization, work organization, etc.) in order to increase operator efficiency: a maximum number of useful tasks performed with a minimum amount of energy expended.
Time measurement is one of the primary tools forcontinuous improvement because it allows you to accurately measure what is happening in a work environment and divide operations into Value Added/Non-Value Added.
Flow and implementation (work organization)
"Plan for the most optimal organization and cycle."
Covers various elements such as: operating procedures and estimated times, tools and equipment to be used, workstation/line layout, logistics flows and organization, balancing and effective commitment, etc.
Results ...
Intervention within a company responsible for the design, development, industrialization, production, and delivery of electronic calculators. The company wanted to bring in expert expertise to validate the assembly stations for its new products in order to better control its musculoskeletal disorder risks.
To address this issue, several measures have been implemented:
- Industrial Methods Studies
- Consideration of factors relating to the layout study and definition of new workstations
- Analysis of files and proposals for workplace adjustments to ensure safety:
- Chain edge fittings
- Line balancing (time standards)
- Formalization of ranges and instruction sheets
- Ergonomic criteria
- Rules for changing positions based on the difficulty of the tasks
- Validation of files with Industrial Methods project managers
In terms of results:
- Validation of ergonomics and assembly ranges
- Installation of assembly lines
- MSD risk management
Job analysis and ergonomics:
"Observe everything, note everything, measure everything."
This includes studying ergonomics, analyzing task sequences, validating estimated times, and implementing a continuous improvement process.
