Material Handler Process Product Process: Consignment Checkout Location: Piping and Packaging Owner: Dave Thompson and RIT team Date: April 2009 Material Handler Process Walk loop and collect consignment orders at the same time, delivers consignment parts to workers, and deliver parts between welders and pipe fitters Tracks consignment levels as parts leave the consignment area Positives Helps prevent missing parts by having a single worker responsible for checking out parts Eliminates welder and pipe fitter downtime associated with travel Real time data tracking eliminates the lag between running out of parts and placing the order for more Creates a proactive approach to ordering necessary parts Negatives Additional personnel Additional information flow (request for parts made) Costs Item Total 1 Worker’s Salary $15 / hour Kanban Post $1000 Barriers Barrier Contingency Potentially a bottleneck Conduct up front study to evaluate conveyance time 1