Controlling your costs despite rising raw material prices has been made possible at Mission Rubber Company as a result of our commitment to Lean Manufacturing Practices.
Since its implementation in 2003, we’ve created significant savings and increased efficiencies — and passed it along to you. Over the years, we have been successful in implementing the following throughout the company:
- Safer and more organized workplace utilizing 6 “S” Concepts (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain & Safety)
- Improving productivity through waste elimination
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement utilizing Kaizen events
- Visual inventory management through Kanban methodology
- Greater flexibility meeting customer demands through smaller runs made possible via SMED (Single minute exchange of dies)
- Multiple energy saving initiatives
- Value stream mapping to identify and prioritize areas of opportunity
- Cellular manufacturing
- Preventative maintenance program
- Electronic scanning and tracking to manage and reduce inventory, while improving customer delivery
