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Laser Clean Room Re-Design: A Manufacturing Facility Re-Layout, Jennifer J. Siu
Laser Clean Room Re-Design: A Manufacturing Facility Re-Layout, Jennifer J. Siu
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Alcon’s Laser Clean Room fosters inefficient production practices, is outdated for its current process, and lacking in clear process/product flow. A facility re-design is applied to bring order, efficiency, and optimize flow in the laser production lines.
Deliverables include a new layout that decreases product travel distances and increases productivity as well as an implementation plan and cost/savings analysis. Major design decisions include downsizing the clean room, sorting to find waste and establishing clear process/product flows. The design was implemented within three weeks and results yield 29% reduction of product travel distance, 10.4 hrs/day saved from eliminated gowning time and …
Layout And Procedure Re-Design Of Dcpp Receiving Warehouse, Nicole Elizabeth Riegel
Layout And Procedure Re-Design Of Dcpp Receiving Warehouse, Nicole Elizabeth Riegel
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
The receiving warehouse at Diablo Canyon Power Plant, owned by Pacific Gas and Electric, serves as a place to recognize the receiving of items into an ERP system, repackage and label items for long-term storage, and organize items for delivery inside the secured area. The warehouse managers would like to redesign the layout and procedures of the warehouse. Currently items are not received, scanned, or shipped in a timely manner. The flow of people and items in the receiving and shipping area is chaotic and space is limited especially during plant outages. The objective of this project is to: • …