Bottleneck Analysis & RCA

Reduced Cycle Time by ~4s

Engine Assembly Line

Problem Statement

One of two identical parallel machines was a bottleneck.

Case Drilldown:

Clear distinction between cycles for two different part types

2.7 liter engine

3 liter engine

Result

Average cycle time reduced by 4 seconds after correcting tool position

2.7 liter engine

3 liter engine

Upon fixing the issue highlighted in RCA, customer saw a 4 second reduction in cycle time.

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