Reduction of Finished Goods Inventory in Masterpact: Breakers and Cradles Lines

Abstract

At the moment, there is no trigger for internal demand or set capacity to build internal orders of breakers or cradles. This results in misuse capacity and high inventory levels of MPACT finish goods. The purpose of the project is to address these issues and reduce the inventory levels of breakers and cradles. To attain this the process was reviewed and Kanban principles were applied resulting in good flow of finished good product and reducing inventory. The introduction of web based tool was also introduced in order to demonstrate in what progress point an order was through the assembly process. Key Terms ⎯ Finished goods inventory reduction, Kanban, Low voltage gear, Masterpact.