• DocumentCode
    1397063
  • Title

    Filling time

  • Author

    Wheatley, Malcolm

  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    17
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    54
  • Lastpage
    56
  • Abstract
    Does your production line fill containers? Do you produce any kind of weighed product? The smallest efficiency improvements can translate into major savings. Filling-line efficiencies are very important. There´s a lot of capital equipment on them, and the more product that you put through the lines, the greater your revenues and the lower your average costs. A lean manufacturing and continuous improvement programme has been under way, intent on driving down inefficiencies and boosting output levels, aiming for sustainable improvements, not ´flavour of the month´ quick wins that don´t last.
  • Keywords
    containers; continuous improvement; costing; filling; lean production; sustainable development; capital equipment; containers; continuous improvement programme; costing; efficiency improvements; filling time; filling-line efficiency; lean manufacturing; manufacturing efficiency; production line; revenues; sustainable improvements; weighed product;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering & Technology
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1750-9637
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    5659719