Boston Industrial Consulting Completes Phase 1 Implementation for Ellanef Manufacturing!
Ellanef Manufacturing, a division of Magellan Aerospace located in Corona, NY, recently teamed with Boston Industrial to successfully complete Phase 1 of their Operations Consolidation. Ellanef, a manufacturer of structural components and sub-assemblies for the Military and Commercial Aerospace industries, consolidated 7 manufacturing facilities into 4 without any delays to customer shipments.
Ellanef previously operated from 7 independent buildings totaling over 120,000sf within a heavily populated section of Metropolitan New York. Faced with a need to increase productivity and reduce material handling costs, as well as the overall burden of square footage to the business, Ellanef set out to create a long-term plan to consolidate its operations. A long-term multi-phase plan was assembled. Phase 1 involved the goal of consolidating to 35,000sf less space, which then resulted in reduced operational burdens. The need to rationalize and eliminate unused equipment, improve material handling and implement lean techniques to the design was critical to meet the desired spatial and cost reduction goals.
The project commenced in early April, and within one month improved manufacturing layouts and material handling systems were approved. A detailed master phasing strategy and tactical transition plan for each equipment move was developed with the Ellanef team. In order to meet the aggressive schedule for a December 2006 completion, multiple internal teams were formed, with BIC worked ‘arm-in-arm’ to lead and help execute the plan. Project highlights and accomplishments include:
· » Reduced square footage burden from 120,000sf to 85,000sf
· » Elimination of over 100 pieces of underutilized equipment
· » Reduced total travel distances by over 20%
· » Experienced no business interruptions or delay of customer shipments
Boston Industrial continues its partnership with Magellan Aerospace, helping find ways together to improve efficiency, workflow and employ lean concepts throughout their operations.
This is Boston Industrial’s second project with Magellan Aerospace; the initial project involved the development of lean layouts and processes for the relocation of the Middleton Aerospace division in Haverhill, MA. Boston Industrial’s success has been greatly reliant upon Magellan’s strong internal leadership and a total commitment by all team members to the project.
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