ABSTRACT
The manufacturing company was founded in 1988 and had been reported to be applying fairly sophisticated, high-volume manufacturing expertise to the Medical Device Market. This manufacturing company utilizes equipment such as Computer Numerical Control precision turning, milling, cutter grinding, mill/turning, and a host of other machining operations intended to supply precision parts to the medical and surgical communities. This company also reports that it is heavily engaged in top-of-the-line technology, quality systems, and engineering expertise to respond quickly to changing needs of their global customers. The excessive amount of Work-In-Process (WIP) within the selected part’s process was the result of several different factors, with the primary factor being the scheduling system that was in place, which appeared to lack any kind of synchronization. The excessive amount of WIP within the selected part’s process was the result of several different factors, with the primary factor being the scheduling system that was in place, which appeared to lack any kind of synchronization.
