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Continuous Improvement

At Cobham Composite Products, Continuous Improvement is a company-wide philosophy and driving force dedicated to improving customer-satisfaction and business performance. Proven methods such as Lean Manufacturing, Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, TPM, and 5-S are employed to create an efficient operation, delivering cost-savings for our customers and creating a world-class organization in the process.

 

5-S    (Sort – Straighten – Shine – Standardize – Sustain)

5S1  5S2

 

Problem Identification System

This is a tool used to continuously analyze a process for quality improvement opportunities and process efficiencies. It ensures that improvement actions are driven by data.

Cont Improvement Chart copy

 

Total Productive Maintenance

TPM combined with Visual Management optimizes the life cycle of our equipment to perform at its highest precision and efficiency. 

 Cont Improvement 1 Cont Improvement 2
 

Value Stream Mapping

VSM is used in the fabrication of each product to meticulously identify and analyze the manufacturing process to ensure standardization and efficiency.

 

Cont Improvement-Value Stream Map