本研究以台灣某鏈條公司生產線為研究案例,藉由實際至現場觀察找出問題並著手改善主要研究內容。現場觀察中發現案例公司現場時常因為缺料,使出貨前的組裝線經常無法如出貨排程生產,因而組裝區附近會有大量的半成品堆積,而無根據排程生產出來的成品也會堆滿成品倉,除了造成現場空間狹窄與紊亂影響生產效率外,由於鏈條為鐵製品,半成品或成品擺放易生鏽,又會有返工的問題。而因缺料延遲生產的製令單,也是大量堆積在組裝區,不只現場生產時不易找製令單,更會讓組裝人員無法依排程生產時,就由這堆製令單中隨意抽取可生產的製令單組裝,這使得本來就不易掌握的排程更加混亂。物料及製令單的雙重問題,讓本來就效率不佳的現場雪上加霜。本研究使用精實管理的五大原則為案例公司設計改善方案,這五大原則分別為確認價值、掌握價值流、暢流、建立拉式系統及追求、完美。本研究透過這五大原則設計了相對應的暢流工具及監控流動的輔助機制,有效的降低了案例公司中的組裝區的半成品數及製令數量、提升作業人員有價值工作的作業效率、同時也讓因缺料無法完成的製令問題快速獲得解決。且這些方法都已經在案例公司落實執行。
This research takes the production line of a chain manufacturer in Taiwan as a research case. We found out the problems of manufacturing lines in the spot. During the on-site observation, it was found that the shortage of material always made the assembly line often behind the scheduled. That results a large number of in-process inventory would be stacked near the assembly area, and finished products that could not be produced according to the schedule would also be stacked. Piling up a lot of inventory will not only cause narrow and disordered working space but also affect production efficiency. Because the chain is made of iron, in-process products or finished products are easy to rust when placed, and there will be problems of rework. In addition, the production orders that are delayed due to lack of materials are also piled up and placed in assembly area. Not only is it difficult to find the needed production orders as manufacturing, but it also makes it difficult for the assemblers to produce according to the schedule. The dual problems of materials and manufacturing orders made the already inefficient site even worse. This study uses the five principles of lean management to design improvement plans for the case company. Through these five principles we have designed corresponding tools for smoothing the producing flow and auxiliary mechanisms for monitoring the flow, which effectively reduces the number of in-process products and orders in the assembly area of the case company, improves the operation efficiency of the valuable work of the assemblers, and also reduces the shortage of materials. Therefore, Unfulfilled orders can be quickly resolved. These methods have been implemented in the case company.