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Sample Painting Process Flow Chart

Assembly, Inspection & Shipping
These activities should not directly affect waste generation and paint consumption, but they can have and indirect effect through part damage caused mostly be various possible types of part mis-handling including handling problems and accidents after the product leaves the plant. The underlying factors causing product damage at this stage can include employee training and selection, tools and transfer equipment made available, and process and space arrangement. The effect of these factors can be significant.

 

 

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Prevention Planning
These activities should not directly affect waste generation and paint consumption, but they can have an indirect effect through part damage caused by various possible types of part mishandling including handling problems and accidents after the product leaves the plant. The underlying factors causing product damage at this stage can include employee training and selection, tools and transfer equipment made available, and process and space arrangement. The effect of these factors can be significant.

Next steps would be to determine whether product scrap and rework are significant costs (opportunities). If so, determine the causes and solutions.

Plant operations for this example:
paint preparation | part preparation | paint application | paint curing | paint cleanup | assembly, inspection & shipping

 

 
 
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