Continuous improvement
Faral has chosen to improve its standard of quality introducing the “Faral Quality and Production Excellence System”, a production system that relies on the application of methodologies and tools that draw strength from the involvement of individuals to reduce waste and to achieve the standards excellence
The result is a cultural change that helps to see with new eyes, to think as people of action and act as people thinking through these tools and methodologies.
• Safety
Technical improvements on the machines and the workplace to prevent accidents
• Cost analysis
Location of waste and redirection of resources towards activities with higher potential
• Focus on improvement
Training groups for overall professional growth and development of a widespread attitude towards improvement
• Autonomous Maintenance (capital intensive areas)
Improvement of cycles of cleaning, inspection, lubrication and tightening
• Organization of workplace (labour intensive areas)
Training and preparation activities for the improvement of product cycles and quality of the product
• Maintenance training
Increase the skills of maintenance personnel to increase the efficiency of machines
• Quality control
Deployment of defects, scrap and re-work to analyze the causes of non-compliance
• Logistics and Customer Service
Application of the analysis of flows (Value Stream Map) to identify the losses and opportunities, and reduce stock levels.
• Planning for the prevention of maintenance
Integration with suppliers to design according to the man-machine combination
• Skills development
Providing the tools and skills training
• Environment
Internal audits on the impact of the plants to the surrounding environment and enforcement of the ISO 14000