Lean Facility Design

The Beginning Is Always In Your Imagination

Why Lean Facility Design©?

Lean Facility Design^© (LFD) is a unique toolkit (methodology) developed by Faber Infinite which supports organizations to build Best In Class factory layout
This methodology if implemented, assures that the new plant becomes most efficient from Day ONE.
This methodology is applicable for organizations which are coming up with new plants, revising layouts or expanding current setup.

Typical Coverage:

Streamlining the manufacturing flow (from Raw material receipt to finished goods delivery)
Warehouse (stores) space Optimization
Manpower planning
Inventory design for Raw Material, WIP & Finished Goods
Capacity analysis & Ramp up plans
Design of material handling systems with in factory
Design for material storage using FIFO (First In First Out) racks
Storage location for each part (using golden rules of storage)
Visual management of information/ data
Early Equipment Management

Typical Impact:

Typical impacts of the 14 step process of Lean facility or layout design are as mentioned below:

Reduced floor space/storage space requirement
Creation of FLOW & PULL in order to reduce inventory and manpower allocation
Reduced capital investments (in certain areas), all of which will offer better productivity, reduced throughput time, lower waste etc.
Lean Facility Layout design: better material & information flow
Right sized logistics equipment planning

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This proven Lean Facility Design framework has been applied to Pharmaceuticals / Chemicals manufacturing project management (Concept to Commissioning). For more details please click HERE.