1998 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Benefits From PFA In Two Make-To-Order Manufacturing Firms in Finland
Authors : S. Karvonen, J. Holmström, E. Eloranta
Published in: Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing
Publisher: Springer US
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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This chapter demonstrates the benefits of applying Production Flow Analysis (PFA) to redesign factory organization and reduce setups in two make-to-order manufacturing environments in Finland. In the first, one-of-a-kind manufacturing operation, the primary benefits were improved change management and increased capacity. In the second, subcontractor case, the main benefit was to launch a design for manufacturability process with key customers. In the first case Group Analysis and Tooling Analysis was used together. In the second case only Tooling Analysis was applied.