Line 3 assembly

KIRKWALL PLANT · SHIFT A · ORDER 88-4412

Weld B over cycle OEE 78.4%

OEE components

92%Available
88%Performance
96.8%Quality

Station cycle time

takt 24.0 s
Load30.8s
Weld A32.5s
Weld B28.5s
Inspect26.0s
Paint27.4s
Cure32.2s
Pack33.8s

Weld B is the constraint. Every second above takt costs 148 units per shift.

Defect pareto

this shift, 100 units scrapped
  1. 41%Porosity
  2. 27%Misalign
  3. 18%Scratch
  4. 9%Short weld
  5. 5%Other

Porosity and misalignment are two thirds of the scrap. The amber line is the cumulative share.

Control chart

weld penetration, 40 samples
Cp
1.18
Cpk
0.94
Rule broken
4 of 5 beyond 1 sigma