Meritor brake assembly bench part setup process improvement

In partnership with Meritor\u27s Manning, South Carolina facility, this capstone project focuses on the changeover process of a drum brake assembly for industrial trucks. The changeover process is the downtime an operator spends preparing the workstation for the next set of brake orders. This team\u27s objective is to use process improvement techniques to reduce downtime in between brake orders. Once the customer needs were determined, the team developed concepts to increase the efficiency of the changeover process time. The concepts consisted of real world applications and the utilization of a discrete event simulation software called Arena. In addition to the Arena model, the team has begun testing individual concepts. With the results from these tested concepts, the team will be able to effectively develop solutions to reduce downtime of operators during the changeover process

Scheduling system for nutra manufacturing

This capstone project focused on Nutra\u27s manufacturing scheduling system. Originally there were numerous scheduling tools in place for the softgel, hardshell and tablet manufacturing processes. After identifying users, conducting surveys, and generating metrics, we came to understand that the new system needed to be automated, easy to use, standardized, and capable of meeting due dates. The team then developed an initial scheduling solution. Following this, multiple usability tests were conducted to help refine and improve the solution. The final solution reduced the amount of time and manual input it took to create a manufacturing schedule and has the potential to be scaled across all departments