The primary goals of a supervisor or manager of a production or manufacturing floor is to maximize productivity while lowering the costs – these things are always a priority for them. The main contributors towards increasing costs and lower productivity is labor and freight costs and inventory control. And it is not mentioned a lot as to where to begin or how to impact the numbers.
2. • The primary goals of a supervisor or manager of a production
or manufacturing floor is to maximize productivity while
lowering the costs—these things are always a priority for
them.
• The main contributors towards increasing costs and lower
productivity is labor and freight costs and inventory control.
• And it is not mentioned a lot as to where to begin or how to
impact the numbers.
3. • A good start could be reviewing the overall production line as well as
the packaging process, the packing machine manufacturers
suggest way one can find many ways to reduce the total cost of
packaging-process and impact the labor numbers as well, while
improving efficiency.
Here are a few ways to cut unnecessary costs in the process of
production:
Material selection
• How often is it that you, as the manager, review the product
packaging?
4. • A good start could be reviewing the overall production line as well as
the packaging process, the packing machine manufacturers
suggest way one can find many ways to reduce the total cost of
packaging-process and impact the labor numbers as well, while
improving efficiency.
Here are a few ways to cut unnecessary costs in the process of
production:
Material selection
• How often is it that you, as the manager, review the product
packaging?
6. • Is the packaging material used more than what is necessary
for the product?
• Is the right type of packaging material being used?
• There are a wide variety of packaging options that are
available today including the greener alternatives which
succeed in meeting the demands of both the consumers as
well as the retailers in general, therefore it is important that a
manager reviews their product packaging often.
7. • consider the type of machine you are using as well. For
instance, if you are using a pouch packing film for stand
pouch packing machine, you have to consider the newer
materials that work better.
Automation/headcount
• The current packaging processes that you are following
might be causing lower productivity or inability to reduce
costs of packaging.
9. • It basically depends in the structure of production floor, and
accordingly, you might be able to cut down the number of
labors required by implementing automation wherever
possible on the packaging processes.
• The reason why most chooses to continue with the current
course of processes depends on the upfront costs of
automation, however here the true-cost is often missed.
10. • The speed of returns vs. the costs of labor with
implementation of automation will provide a much clearer
answer to those who are willing to look towards a long-term
point-of-view.
Reduce energy costs
• Reviewing the current usage of energy and also switching to
the greener alternatives are a great what to save on the
overall costs of utilities, and also save on maintenance costs
that come with older equipment.
11. • Review the current machinery and lighting at the packaging
facility.
• Have you traded those fluorescent lighting with the LED
retrofits yet? A lot can be saved by making this simple
switch to LED bulbs.
• Also, LED lasts for about 10 years and pays itself off on an
average in less than 3 years.
12. Preventative maintenance
•One of the most important ways to increase uptime and
improve productivity in manufacturing facilities is to focus on
preventative maintenance of the machinery and by
implementing packaging machinery solutions.
•Study sows that manufacturers spend up to 80 percent of their
whole time to react to the issues rather than actually
preventing them in advance by planning ahead.