Back Gestion de production Analytical laboratories - Reduction of cycle times Slices Text Reduction of cycle timesCONTEXT Physical, chemical and microbiological analyses: Animal Nutrition, Human Food and Fodder3 collaborative research labs performing 1 million analyses per year on 300,000 samples150 technicians and engineersProject involves a pilot laboratory that is composed of 8 Analysis Units and accounts for 40% of volumeGOALS Reduction of the complete analysis cycle timesImprovement of customer service level and flexibility in case of an emergencyTRAKER APPROACH KEY LEVERS Standardisation of customer servicesImplementation of a tool to schedule by ‘at latest’ dateGuaranteeing the reliability of route files and lot sizesDevelopment of inter-unit versatilityReorganisation of the receiving and sorting areas ZoomAs-is mappingManagement of 5 Quick-Win actionsValidation of an improvement planCycle times per activitySample volumesResultsPOTENTIAL FOR LEAD TIME REDUCTION-16%in average cycle times within 6 monthsCUSTOMER SERVICE OBJECTIVE90%of samples in less than 10 working daysINTERNAL CREDIBILITY5reliability Quick-Win actions completed Discover other Traker Operation Management missionsAERONAUTICSFRUITS & VEGETABLESImprovement of On Time DeliveryOptimisation of productivity Discover more achievements Do you want to: Discuss a need or a project? Send us a request? Get more information on the services we provide? Contact us!