An example of benefits brought by the application of the 5S in the rail industry
Published with the kind authorization of NEU SF and ALSTOM TRANSPORTS
Company :
NEU SF
Manufacture of air conditioning modules
Personnel : 65
Turnover : 11 M€
Action initiated with the Client ALSTOM TRANSPORT, 7 persons in the Work Group
Sectors :
Assembly of an air conditioning module for Train ATER
+ office of the production responsible
Appraisal after 3 months on the process indicators and results
Quantitative :
| Initial | After 3 months |
Deviation | |
| Average 5S level |
53% | 70% | + 24% |
| Average assembly time |
45h | 38h | - 16% |
| Number of non-conformities | 7 | 2 | - 71% |
| Number of resumptions / unit | 8 | 3 |
- 63% |
| Time for each resumption |
0,8h | 0,4h | - 50% |
Qualitative :
- Increase of operators motivation,
- Realization of improvement proposals,
- Organization of a workshop with work piece by piece on defined locations,
- Parts supply in front line,
- Making new habits to make the most of a plant expansion for capacity expansion.
