1. 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