4) Are preliminary results and recommendations based on the analysis presented? Recommendations justified?

AAF Oral Report #3 Evaluation by Quaker Oats/PepsiCo Team

Churchill, Jones, Rodenberg, Sommerfeldt

Tuesday, March 17th 2020

1) Was the project context clearly described and illustrated?

● Not producing as many filters as they should be ● Similar workstation that does not have this problem...trying to model this

workstation ● Production is good, labor variance in negative numbers (losing money) ● Losing $52,737 per year (based on 2019) on overpaying laborers for the amount

of filters they are producing according to AAF’s estimations ● Do you think you’ll be able to see this project through implementation? Has

anyone inside AAF worked on this specific project before? Do you have a fishbone to see if laborers’ inadequate work with their time is the only factor?

2) Are the objectives of the project and associated performance measures well defined?

● Good use of numbers (increase workstation output by 30%) in objective ● Using techniques to eliminate bottlenecks, design a workstation with good flow

and better output ● Are you able to get their demand for this product? And can you prove that it is

worth the cost to implement? Will you be doing a cost analysis? How will you recommend AAF measures the output after implementation?

3) Is a quantitative IE analysis being conducted? Has the appropriate data been collected?

● Simio (good!) for current process vs new design ● U-Shape layout is efficient. Conveyors, ergonomics (lighten weight of trays),

decrease floor space footprint… All good IE techniques! ● Already done: time studies, talking to operators, statistical analysis (distributions),

simulation in simio, little's law, bottle neck ● Simio results are good, seem to be giving good, realistic results ● Do you have enough data from your time studies?

4) Are preliminary results and recommendations based on analysis presented?

● Roller conveyor change, allows operators to move freely and allow access to all necessary materials

● Current output is 24 filters/hr and the Simio model allows for a possible production of 54 filters/hr with a max output of 56 filters/hr results could be awesome

● Good preliminary results, any other recommendations? Or are you guys only looking at the one alternative?

5) Was the project schedule status provided? What needs to be done to ensure successful project completion?

● Being able to implement and record updated data would be beneficial ● New Standard Operating Procedures need to be made, with different numbers of

operators… Will you be doing this? ● Will you find it hard to finish this project with Coronavirus? Will you be allowed in

the plant? How will you get the data from possible improvements? Just Simio?