One type of method that Industrial Engineers use in their day to day job is something called Lean Manufacturing. Lean Manufacturing is a process that involves the reduction of waste within that process to cut costs. Because Lean centers around waste and trying to avoid it, there are certain things when producing a product that should be taken into account.
1. Overproduction - Producing for products than the company is demanding is one way to boost
your material usage.
2. Waiting Time - The time between production steps in the process should be cut down to
minimize wasted time.
3. Inventory - Having too much inventory could be harmful to your cost.
4. Transportation - Make sure the materials in the factory are being moved efficiently.
5. Over-processing - Too much time spent on a certain product process when the time could be
spent on other important tasks.
6. Motion - The worker's motion should be limited when doing repetitive processes.
7. Defects - Defects cause harm to cost and time if not resolved quickly
8. Workforce - Workers should be working efficiently to get the most out of them.
These things are the basics of Lean Manufacturing and should be used in a factory process setting.
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