TRAINING

Lean & Flow Manufacturing

Section 6 -
Short Interval Management (S.I.M.)
Awareness

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Objectives

 Introduce the «global» contents of SIM

 Show organization impact on management of manufacturing

and support function teams

 Present principles, concepts and tools management.

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 Contents

 Why SIM?

 What is SIM?

 Implementation: Means

 Example

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 Why SIM ?

People commitment

Product-process Management of industrial

engineering and logistic processes

The SPS and its operating principles entail major changes

in the different groups of people involved in manufacturing.

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 Why SIM ?

People commitment

n Quality product, service quality,

productivity and elasticity come from
employee commitment rather than a
particular technique.
n Competitiveness depends on the
initiative and intelligence of everyone.
n People commitment must be supported
by a consistent social policy and
management system for the whole site.

SPS - 0041 EN - ind Bridge Illustration guiding principles of SPS

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 Why SIM ? New operating mode

 The SPS, Industrial Excellence programs and the physical changes they bring
about within the manufacturing organization lead to:

 A new operating mode among operating personnel ( new shape line).

 Different demands in relations between cell managers and operators.

 Suitable means of «reading» Manufacturing Performance.

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 Why SIM ? New operating mode

 Lean conditions (one piece flow, minimum stock, reduced throughput

time…) create the need for increased responsiveness on the part of
production support functions ( Supply chain, Maintenance, Methods
Engineering, Quality…).

 It's a new relation mode between Manufacturing and support Function.

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 Why SIM ? Before Lean Manufacturing
Border line and/or off-set raw material Store
A B C D E F G H I J K L M

Important
displacements Components and investment X 2 many displacements
A B C D
conflict of flow A B C D - Individual performance
S/
E
S/
E -Useless displacements.
raw materials work-in work-in
-progress -progress Raw materials
- Product flow is complex.
- Lead time
- WIP absorb the risks.
E F G H Station Bottleneck
S/
E

work-in-progress raw materials

Break of flow

Unbalanced station
The reaction time is adapted to this state
I J High stocks K L M

S/ S/
E E
work-in- Raw materialswork-in- finished products
progress progress

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 Why SIM ? after Lean Manufacturing

E F G

- Flow is continuous S/E S/

E

E
S/
- Displacements are minimized H
D
I

S/E
-The operators are centered on the added value.

S/E
C
J
- The team has a hourly output

S/E
S/E
Stocks and the work-in-progress are at least K
reduced. Concept of the "one piece flow" B
L

S/E

S/E
A
M

finished products
The reaction time
must adapt to this situation

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  What is SIM?

- Definitions
- SIM in Industrial Excellence

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 What is SIM ?

 Definitions

 SIM is a system based on a close relationship with frequent contact

between line managers and their staff.

 The aim of SIM is to:

«Put staff in an optimally effective position to achieve, maintain and

even systematically improve the desired level of performance and
attain such effectiveness»

 SIM concerns both Production and Support Functions.

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 What is SIM ?

 SIM in Industrial Excellence

The system links up the production sectors and the support functions

It synchronizes the support functions with the specific needs

of the production sectors

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 What is SIM ?
Specific needs for the Production: To remove the waste causes and give priorities

Potential Causes ( in hours)

Repairs Others

Quality parts .

No component
Training .
Self-checking Pace
.
Waiting
Displacements parts
Ergonomics Beginning /end Empty line
New products Balance
.
Provisioning SIL Failures
Change over machine

Tracability

Taking away

which are the causes of red?

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 Means

 Implementation: Means

- A continuous improvement process

- An event-driven cycle
- Basic rules

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 A continuous improvement process

 Steps in Process

Define scope of the activity

Determine success indicators

Compare results to expectations

 Identify causes for any gap (5 why)

Congratulate 
& Identify solutions
Encourage

Set up the action plan

Take actions to meet deadlines

Continually review progress

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 A SIM cycle

 Components

Production Support
animation Function
animation

SIM
cycle

The SIM cycle is the essential structuring element. It establishes the link
between production process and support functions.

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 Basic rules

 a common language: green / red

 objectives known to all and displayed in the workshops or departments

 performance to be measured at frequent intervals

(e.g. by the hour for the production line)

 systematic search for reasons for disparities in performance

(search based on facts and not on impressions)

 actions given priority according to what is at stake

(focus on the 2 or 3 major dysfunctions noted)

 systematic feed back to the teams on defined actions and deadlines

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 The Short interval Cycle

Real time Worker correct

immediatly

Ideas board
weekly
Support M
1 3 Fonction
A
N
By shift Method A
Quality G
h daily E
Supervisor Maintenance R
 Logistic S
 2
Team weekly
4
meeting Method Mg
2 weeks Qualit Mg
Maintenance Mg
6 Manuf Plant Mg Logistic Mg
monthly
Supervisor Manuf Mg 5 Manufacturing Mg
Plant Mg
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 The Short interval Cycle : examples

Real time Worker correct

immediatly

Ideas board
weekly
M
hourly 1 Support A
Permanent 3 Method
Weekly
Fonction N
A
By shift
Weekly daily Quality G
h E
By shift  By day Supervisor Maintenance
Logistic
R
S
 2
Team weekly
4
meeting Method Mg
2 weeks Qualit Mg
Maintenance Mg
6 Manuf Plant Mg Logistic Mg
monthly
Supervisor Manuf Mg 5 Manufacturing Mg
Plant Mg
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