Cannondale Factory of the Future
Modern lean factory with more than double the capacity and optimized assembly lines.
Background
- Old, incrementally grown facility
- Variable output, with manual driven lines
- Need for substantial capacity growth
Goal
- New lean factory setup
- Capacity more than doubled
- Takted assembly with driven lines
Results
- New Factory Layout with takted assembly Lines and Sub-assembly stations
- Line supply concept with tugger trains
- New Warehouse concept
- Ergonomic Carrier design with Digital Work Instructions
- Gazelle employees after a visit stated: ‘this is Gazelle 2.0’