2. Press Room Strip Inventory Analysis Kyle Jiron IE 496 Spring 2015

3. German based company Purchased American Brass plant of Buffalo in 2006 Manufacturer of rolled metals (brass and copper) Aurubis Buffalo

4. Use lean principles to increase efficiencies in Press Room procedures and reduce waste throughout the system Objective

5. Reduce Press Room strip holding inventory Develop better strip ordering practices Decrease WIP throughout system Project Goals

6. Gantt Chart Project Timeline

7. Current level: 1.4 million lbs Target levels: 800k lbs Revised: 1 mil +/- 200k lbs Holding Inventory

8. 521 Coil cuts in holding inventory 1.36 million lbs 121 Cuts aged two months or older 278,634 lbs Holding Inventory

9. Process Map (Light vs. Intermediate vs. Heavy) Lead Times Formula Strip Ordering

10. Light Gauge Orders open for 6+ weeks in advance Process Map (220s) & Lead Times

11. Intermediate Gauge Orders open 5+ weeks in advance Process Map (260s) & Lead Times

12. Heavy Gauge Orders open 4+ weeks in advance Process Map (260s) & Lead Times

13. Order 6 days out 13 bars per order Ordering Formula

14. About 1 million lbs of coil in system throughout slitters and annealers leading up to the Press Room Inventory in System (WIP)

15. Current: 1 million lbs in WIP Goal: 400,000 +/- 150,000 lbs Inventory in System (WIP)

16. Changing the Kanban from being located at the casting area to being located before the 44 roll in the plant New Kanban System