Reduction in lead times of manufacturing Product X

Abstract

The project takes place in an Aerospace Company in Puerto Rico. The purpose of it was to reduce the lead times of a specific product called Product X, the product that will benefit the company the most. Qualitative (interviews) and quantitative (actual lead times) data were gathered and analyzed in four phases. After choosing Product X, its bottleneck in production was pinpointed in the assembly stage and modified to get the lead times of Product X closer or equal to its historical data, the lead times the product should have. Key Terms ⎯ Airplane parts, manufacturing times, qualitative, quantitative, SRR2.