Anchor Production Line

Evaluate The Anchor Production Line
You can't make any drastic or meaningful changes to your anchor production line unless you understand how it already works. Even the best manufacturers experience problems. Ask your questions such as:
Which areas are efficient?
Which areas are inefficient?
How often do certain sections of the line break down?
To keep the anchor production line running smoothly takes a lot of coordination of all the different parts of the line. In large systems, a failure at any point in the line can create bottlenecks, generating further repercussions down the line. Evaluate your system, and address the weaknesses.

Measure Takt Time Accurately
The takt time is the rate which you must produce goods or services to meet customers' demands. Measuring this time accurately is essential so that you can both your production targets and your customers' expectations. The formula is as follows:
Takt time = Available minutes for production / required units of production
When you have an accurate measurement of takt time, you can share it on the factory floor, and then everyone on the floor will know what success looks like for the unit. If they detect any problems that could threaten the level of output necessary, they can act sooner rather than later to solve the problem. Spotting problems early is decisive.

Identify Bottlenecks
Whenever there's a breakdown on your anchor production line, a bottleneck occurs. Immediately, the assumption is that there's a problem with the machine.
The machinery isn't always to blame, though. Often, more ‘human' components of the line are causing the bottleneck. A poorly organised preventive maintenance programme could be causing the bottleneck, or a technician could be slow to respond to incidents and help production get back on track.
Administrative processes are other potential causes of bottlenecks. Perhaps you're waiting for a sign-off approval before being able to proceed? Maybe the sign-off for a replacement part is eating into downtime.

Create Visible Work Instructions
If any part of the line requires human interaction or assembly by humans, setting out clear instructions and printing them for employees is a quick, easy way to boost the efficiency of your line. A lot of employers forget to provide visual cues for people working on the line, but the instructions will help people who weren't involved in the design of the product to take part in the production or assembly of it correctly.

Standardise The Work
This is common in large manufacturing environments. Making sure you've trained your employees well and that they understand the basics of the line will vastly improve the line's efficiency. They don't have to be experts in areas of the factory that require highly skilled experts, but you'll be able to keep the line producing if you have someone who can step in when there's a problem. Standardising work will keep the line productive and save you money.

Update Your Technology
The upfront investment in technology may be sizable, but it's necessary to stay efficient so you can hold onto your employees and customers. You also need it to keep ahead of your competition. Let's suppose a computer takes five or ten minutes to load: That translates into a delay for the new information to reach the anchor production line, which will then translate into several hours of lost productivity per year (and per person).
Good technology is important for more than just efficiency, however; being willing to invest in it lifts morale and improves staff retention. An upgrade doesn't always have to be expensive, either.

Provide Good Training For Your Employees
You might have invested in reliable equipment, but unless your employees know how to use it well, your anchor production line won't be as efficient as it could be. Investing in employees makes them feel appreciated and will increase motivation and morale on the manufacturing facility floor. Even though you'll have a supervisor on the floor, you should be making sure your employees will give 100% effort regardless of whether a supervisor is there or not.

Automate Effectively
You should make sure a machine doesn't require constant supervision and maintenance. Automation must be effective to be efficient. It should complement the value of the workforce, which is their reasoning, their logic and decision-making. The machine(s) should free up your employees so they can maximise their potential for you and increase productivity in your place of business.