Draexlmaier’s South Carolina plant produces a wide variety of components for luxury automotive models – included among those are the dashboards for BMW. With limited available floor space at the Duncan plant, Draaexlmaier sought a way to improve process efficiency and eliminate frequent disruptions caused by mismatched, poorly sequenced inputs – all without needing to acquire additional floor space. They reached out to Facility Functions for assistance where we re-designed an improved production line flow process and added a two-level staging and return accumulator area, that together virtually eliminated production disruptions.
ABC Supply – Distribution Center, Beloit Wisconsin
Ken Hendricks started ABC Supply in 1982 as a small wholesale supplier for area builders. In a short time, he built the company into what would become one of America’s largest roofing and building supply companies. As his company rapidly grew, Ken sought an...