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Production Downtime Reduction through Improved Inventory Accuracy

Fresenius Medical Care North America's Concord, CA site primarily manufactures hemodialysis machines, peritoneal dialysis cyclers, crit-line monitors, and dry concentrate mixing systems. The Concord site experienced a significant increase in production line downtime in 2017, averaging 439 hours monthly for all assembly lines. The Tauber team partnered with FMCNA to determine root causes and reduce this costly downtime.

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Student Team:
Vijay M. Krishnan—Master of Supply Chain Management
Cheryl Zhang—EGL (BSE Electrical Engineering & MSE Industrial and Operations Engineering)
Yan Zhou—Master of Supply Chain Management

 

Project Sponsors:
Jim Loendorf—Senior Director, Procurement and Logistics
Jim McCracken—Senior Manager, Warehouse and Logistics
Chris Robinson—Vice President, North America Operations
Liz Wolking—Senior Manager, Procurement and Planning

 

Faculty Advisors:
Brian Love—College of Engineering
Lisa Pawlik—Ross School of Business

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