Productivity Achievements
The ASEA concept is an evolution of numerous international success stories for similar programs. Economies with long established automotive manufacturing sectors such as the United States , South Africa and the United Kingdom have well developed sector support mechanisms and initiatives.
Typical improvements achieved by Industry Forum in the UK utilising such initiatives are shown below:
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• In-line rejects reduced by 75%.
• Scrap costs reduced by 59%. |
Overall equipment effectiveness
• Changeover times reduced by between 49% and 72%.
• Downtime reduced by 37%. |
People productivity
• Output per operator-hour increased by 41%.
• Output increased by between 14% and 97%. |
Value added per person
• Value added per person increased by 35%.
• Direct labour cost reduced by 65%. |
Stock turns
• In-line WIP value reduced by 96%.
• Process lead time reduced by 92%. |
Floor space utilisation
• Floor space utilisation improved by between 21% and 29%. |
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