Case Study
Joy Mining Uses AkroBins Storage Bins and Louvered Panels to Improve Supply Room
Joy Mining Uses AkroBins Storage Bins and Louvered Panels to Improve Supply Room Clutter Made it Difficult for Employees of Mining Machinery Manufacturer to Find Supplies, Determine Replenishment Needs Joy Mining – a global leader in the development, manufacture, distribution and service of underground mining machinery for the extraction of coal and other materials – decided during a recent 6S initiative to address their supply room concerns. Although storage bins and organization products from Akro-Mils are used throughout Joy Mining Machinery’s Bedford Gear Division in Solon, Ohio, officials there realized they had a supply room challenge: The area was cluttered and office supplies were randomly placed throughout the room. There was no visual reference in the room, and it was very diffic