ReThink use different methodologies to deep dive into the movements that colleagues have to make in their work. This matters because every time a colleague has to bend awkwardly to reach a receipt from a printer or has to move items to reach the one they want, or take a step back every time a till drawer opens can contribute to colleague fatigue and adds precious seconds to your processes.
Deep dive movement analysis gets to the opportunities from streamlining work environments and processes to eliminate any extra effort – for the benefit of your teams and your bottom line.
Movement analysis of the stock picking activity to fulfill online orders for a high street retailer identified multiple ways to free up time to process more parcels per hour. This included setting up a workstation so that all packaging materials were within easy reach and using a tape dispenser gun to avoid searching for the end of the sellotape. In addition to micro layout opportunities, the analysis quantified the extra walking time incurred that could be avoided by better use of the available stock space. Changes identified had the potential to increase capacity by 20%
Review of the assembly of a burger in a quick serve restaurant quantified the extra seconds taken for every burger as a result of equipment and ingredients not being in the right place. Most of the time could be saved with no extra investment, just more consistent placing of toasters, sauces and packaging
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