Pharmaceutical company increases the effectiveness of its production lines by 66%

Lean applied in semi-automated multi-product production lines to meet increased demand and production schedule.

97% reduction in changeover time

66% increase in OEE

65% increase in production

NEEDS

IMPROVEMENT PROCESS

Analysing the current situation.
Deploying the Kaizen approach, applying containment and corrective actions (CONCOR®).
Reducing changeover (set-up) times, using the SMED (single-minute exchange of die) method.
Systematically reducing minor stoppages using problem-solving tools.
Submitting results and conclusions to Management.

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Based on people involvement in process control and systematic reduction in breakdowns.

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SCRA (Symptom, Cause, Remedy and Action) system for solving acute and/or temporary problems / Quality Story - CEDAC - A3 for chronic problems.