Tour
X Tri-State Industries, Inc.
Tour Code: TT-05
Day and Time: Bus leaves 8:45 AM, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012
Length Including Travel Time: 3 ½ hours
30 Year Contract Mfg. Co. Uses Lean Accomplishments to Reinvent Itself
Linking lean to automation
Tri-State Industries uses lean-automation thinking, and it has made a world of difference. 1) The company has less off-line production, uses fewer inventory control staff and minimizes WIP queues. 2) Production requirements are coordinated to reduce production and transportation costs and avoid costly spikes and valleys. 3) Robots keep welding costs low and facilitate quick changeovers between orders. 4) Visual process management boards facilitate production flow collaboration within and between cell teams. 5) Tri-State Industries has a close working relationship with both internal and external suppliers. During this tour you will see just how much lean automation has improved Tri-State Industries - and how it can help your business.
X Tri-State Industries, Inc.
Tri-State Industries, Inc., manufactures fabricated steel component parts, sub-assemblies and finished products under contract to OEM equipment manufacturers. The company's slow and steady lean journey over almost 12 years has made it better, faster and more productive, and yielded increasing competitive success.
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