Case Study Microlite S.A. the Pan-Orient Decision

Case Study Microlite S.A.: The Pan-Orient Decision Abstract Microlite S.A. which is located in Brazil was the largest producer of batteries in South America with a mighty 55% share of the Brazilian battery market. Top Management had decided to shut down all but one out of three of the dry cell battery factories in Guarulhos. This opened up the chance for Luiz Pinto, manager of Microlites battery factory in Jaboatà £o, to take over this market share and do further investments in his company. This report is going to describe three basic different proceedings on how he can increase his production. Take over the old machines from the factories in Guarulhos, invest in new machines from Pan-Orient or come up with new ideas how the current†¦show more content†¦The second phase is dedicated to a step-by-step improvement. This improvement needs to be done anyway and during this phase we gain time to educate the people better, so that they could run the Pan-Orient machine and that they have a chance to find new jobs if the new machine arrives. The main idea of this phase is to convert the production line from a pure batch oriented to a more JIT process. This would help us to reduce downtime and increase quality, with the longer-term objective that the quality of the batteries increases so much, that we would even be able to eliminate the final electrical output test. However, this goal is very challenging and we might fail. Therefore we created the third phase. The third phase, which would come into play approximately one year after starting phase II, would be dedicated to acquire the Pan-Orient machine, or whatever machine would satisfy our need at that time. With this machine and the improvements we did so far, we would be definitively able to eliminate the battery-testing loop, resulting in a payback of about 2.9 years of this machine. Furthermore, we could fight the increasing competition more efficiently, which we expect in 1995 when the import taxes drop. We think that we found a good mixture of different approaches to overcome the under-capacity of Joboatà £o and are well prepared for the future competitions and demands. Furthermore this approach enables us toShow MoreRelatedCase Study Microlite S.A.: the Pan-Orient Decision1208 Words   |  5 PagesCase Study Microlite S.A.: The Pan-Orient Decision Abstract Microlite S.A. which is located in Brazil was the largest producer of batteries in South America with a mighty 55% share of the Brazilian battery market. Top Management had decided to shut down all but one out of three of the dry cell battery factories in Guarulhos. This opened up the chance for Luiz Pinto, manager of Microlites battery factory in Jaboatà £o, to take over this market share and do further investments in his company. This Case Study Microlite S.A. the Pan-Orient Decision Case Study Microlite S.A.: The Pan-Orient Decision Abstract Microlite S.A. which is located in Brazil was the largest producer of batteries in South America with a mighty 55% share of the Brazilian battery market. Top Management had decided to shut down all but one out of three of the dry cell battery factories in Guarulhos. This opened up the chance for Luiz Pinto, manager of Microlites battery factory in Jaboatà £o, to take over this market share and do further investments in his company. This report is going to describe three basic different proceedings on how he can increase his production. Take over the old machines from the factories in Guarulhos, invest in new machines from Pan-Orient or come up with new ideas how the current†¦show more content†¦Approach These three approaches have all their advantages and disadvantages and allow a great number of combinations. Our idea is to implement a three-step solution. The first phase of our solution is concerned with improving the current situation and overcoming the shortfall in a fast and inexpensive way. According to exhibit current situation we can identify two bottlenecks in our current production process, Add Paste to Cup and Inspect Carbon Rods. Those are below the necessary capacity of 540 units/min. To overcome this, we suggest adding one additional machine (Add Paste to Cup) from the factory in Guarulhos to reach a overall capacity of 540 units/min and engage two more persons, one to operate the additional machine and one in the Inspect Carbon Rods-operation (exhibit alternative II). The second phase, after the installation of the machines from Guarulhos, has the goal to improve the current production to an extend that: - Average Downtime shall be reduced by 30% - The quality of the batteries shall be increased with the long-term objective of eliminating the final electrical output test To reach this goal, first all the processes in the plant need to be scrutinized. Second, problems need to be identified, analyzed and solved in the manner of Kaizen. The third objective is, to implement quality control on the running belt. With these measurements were converting the factory step by step from a batch process to a JIT production. TheShow MoreRelatedCase Study Microlite S.A.: the Pan-Orient Decision1193 Words   |  5 PagesCase Study Microlite S.A.: The Pan-Orient Decision Abstract Microlite S.A. which is located in Brazil was the largest producer of batteries in South America with a mighty 55% share of the Brazilian battery market. Top Management had decided to shut down all but one out of three of the dry cell battery factories in Guarulhos. This opened up the chance for Luiz Pinto, manager of Microlites battery factory in Jaboatà £o, to take over this market share and do further investments in his company. This