General Description Scope • Microheat was a start-up manufacturer of a heated windshield washing unit • Located in Farmington Hills, Michigan, they went from concept to pre- production to OEM approval and placement on several General Motors vehiclesasastandardoptionwithin7years Success • Station review workshops have identified several errors on EBOM descriptions, parts in wrong stations and missing data • T rained over 20 people on WPI process • Next steps are to optimize all key areas including assembly line Microheat • Create a manufacturing facility capable of handling stated production volumes • Selectsupplierswiththelowestcostcapabilityforfulfillingrequirements • Designandbuildnecessaryequipment,jigsandfixturesforproduction • Hireandtrainallnecessarymanufac

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