Lean Manufacturing: Bio-Manufacturing-Lean

The MTES Bio-manufacturing-Lean consulting component applies “Lean Manufacturing,” an operating philosophy focusing on eliminating mistakes and non-value adding activities, to bio-manufacturing. Related consulting areas include facility design/layout, process optimization/ automation, equipment selection/upgrades, load balancing, material handling, logistics, cellular manufacturing and RFID.  A Lean manufacturing way of thinking can result in enhances productivity in:

• Workforce practices
• Bioprocess monitoring and control
• Cleaning and changeover time reduction
• Maintenance practices
• Mistake-proofing and standardization
• Quality procedures and policies
• Information flow
• Product/process/inventory- tracking & locating

RFID has fully emerged and bio-manufacturing companies of all sizes can take advantage of the productivity and security gains and enhancements it offers. RFID systems use small RFID tags (transponders) positioned on objects for locating & tracking via radio frequency waves. RFID tags carry serial numbers for tracking items throughout the manufacturing process, in inventory and in the supply chain.  Data can also be written to the RFID tag memory via radio waves.  RFID tags are available that withstand radiation during the sterilization process. RFID tags can be used to measure and log temperature readings allowing manufactures to know the temperature of their products throughout the manufacturing process as well as in the supply chain. The MTES bio-manufacturing-Lean consulting component offers the following RFID services to Maryland’s companies:   Assessments (FREE), Training, System Engineering, System Selection and Implementation Assistance.  To schedule a free, on-site, RFID assessment, contact Paul Vinikoor at paulv@umd.edu.  

Senior Consultant Paul Vinikoor provides productivity enhancement consulting services to Maryland companies.  He has assisted manufacturing company scale-up from a laboratory environment to a productive manufacturing operation. He has assisted companies in the design of electronic products.  His areas of expertise include Lean manufacturing, process optimization / automation, material handling, design for manufacturability, failure analysis, design reviews, electrical design and RFID. His contact information is: E-mail: paulv@umd.edu  Phone: 301-405-7685

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