Sumino is a US$50 million automotive parts manufacturer based in Japan. The company employs 160 and has a product line of approximately 2500 items. Sumino’s major customer is Mazda, a subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company. When Sumino began its TOC Internal Supply Chain (Drum-Buffer-Rope) implementation in the early part of 2003, the company has some familiar problems they wanted to solve: too much WIP and finished goods, missed due dates, long lead times, lots of expediting... They weren’t achieving their desired bottom line results using Kaizen.
This presentation discusses Sumino’s issues, details of the implementation process and lessons learned. Also covered are results-to-date, which include a net profit increase of US$1.7 million and order fulfillment lead time reduction of 83%.
Price: $65.00
