Process Development

PROJECT

Automotive Assembly Plant Process Development for a New Product

CUSTOMER

General Motors Corporation

Objectives

• Develop new assembly processes for Body and General Assembly departments.
• Compare new processes to existing plant operations to define potential impact on facility.
• Determine new requirements for assembly process stations and layout impact.

Description

Plan for a significantly different new product and process to be built in an existing assembly plant.

“Bottom Line” Results

• Developed new product processes and sequence requirements.
• Developed new product workstation, line length and subassembly area requirements.
• Determined layout changes needed to optimize material and process flows.
• Quantified labor requirements for the new process.
• Established budgetary cost estimates to incorporate the new process.