What Is Level Mix Model Production

Level Mix Model Production is a method of scheduling daily production of various types of products in a sequence that evens out the peaks and valleys of quantities produced.

Those companies that can achieve leveling mix model production are better able to respond to customer shifts in demand quantity and mix.

The existence of inventory at anystage causes waste and ties up enterprise resources. Levelling mix model production allows the enterprise to build the variety of products demanded by customers in a smooth, repetitive, mixed sequence that minimizes inventory and the wastesassociated with it.

Example :

During a week if customers order 500 of product A, 500 of product B, and 1,000 of product C, levelling mix model production would sequencethose products to run in the progression A, C, B, C, A, C, B, C, A, C, etc. The target would be to produce a total of 400 pieces per day over a five-day week to level the production requirements for the work cell.

Levelling mix model production is a prerequisite to support the lean tools one-piece flow production and Kanban.Key objectives of levelling mix model production are schedule attainment and production linearity.

Levelling mix model production is integrated with the leantools of Quick-Changeover, Kanban, Mistake-proofing, 5S-visual-management,Standard-Work, total productive maintenance, and One-Piece-Flow

By applying level mix modelproduction you will :

Transition from large lot production to small lotproduction.

Provides better distribution of inventory to meetcustomer demand.

Allows quicker response to market demand changes.

Supports kanban and one-piece flow production.

Reduction in inventory for raw materials,subassemblies, finished goods, and work in process.

Improves performance for schedule linearity.

Provides linkage between cycle time of demand and cycletime of production.

Supports the ultimate objective to make smallquantities of every product, every day, in ratios that match incomingdemand.

Daily level production synchronized plant-wide.

Improves return on assets.

 

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