Masonite doubles its factory production capacity and reduces delivery time by 30%
- Client
- Masonite
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Expertise
- Manufacturing Project Management
CONTEXT
CHALLENGES
ASSIGNMENT
Increase the door maker’s agility and production capacity without compromising product quality or delivery time.
To achieve this, Merkur reviewed manufacturing processes and methods. In addition, the integration of new technologies and a plant layout redesign enabled efficient mass customization.
RESULTS
100%
increase in production capacity
OBJECTIVE AND ACTIONS
To boost Lemieux Doors’ productivity, agility, profitability, and capacity, we assembled a team of experts in manufacturing performance and manufacturing project engineering who did just that.
To boost Lemieux Doors’ productivity, agility, profitability, and capacity, we assembled a team of experts in manufacturing performance and manufacturing project engineering who did just that.
- Double weekly production using automated equipment
- Optimize production flows
- Reduce delivery times by optimizing the supply chain
- Achieve mass customization at a very competitive cost
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Project management
Merkur’s approach is to always deliver the best customized solution to address its clients’ challenges. With the support of Merkur’s experts, the company achieved its objective while maintaining strong profitability.
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