Cannondale Factory of the Future
Modern lean factory with more than double the capacity and optimized assembly lines.
Background
- Historically evolved factory with incremental expansions
- Variable output with manually driven assembly lines
- Need for substantial capacity growth
Goal
- New Lean factory setup
- More than double the production capacity
- Takted assembly with driven lines
Results
- New factory layout with takted assembly lines
- Line supply concept using tugger trains
- New warehouse racking concept
- Ergonomic carrier design with digital work instructions