Thread by @phoennix10

$TSLA $TSLAQ #OpsMgmt101 Thanks for sharing.
1/ The good: Clean factory floor which is good.
The bad: Any lean or 5S is practice is very weak/poor. In good 5S it is a very "visual" factory. There is no color coding on floor or around racks to signify the state of WIP.

https://twitter.com/ElonsPromises/status/1031601108840587264

2/ They use a lot of red bins which goes against conventional visual systems. Red is usually meant for scrap/quarantined material.

3/ Inefficient use of boxes: There is a lot of use of flow through racks with boxes and not kitted materials. Which is a huge waste (excess material) and poor efficiency. This requires operators to open boxes, grab material out of their protective sleeves, then do assembly.

4/ Safety: Forklifts delivering material line side: This is inherently dangerous. Do you see how they had to step around the forklift? It's dangerous in tight spaces.

5/Overall: Their op's is very basic. It's like clean auto factory from 30 years ago. Nothing "disruptive" or "innovative." It is definitely not lean and definitely not efficient.

6/ Forgot to mention that this is final assembly. Their station layout and lack of kitted materials leads adds poor productivity and speed. This is one of the reasons why the cannot hit 70 Jobs and Hour like other auto factories.

7/ And another thing: Inconsistent use of barcode / address system. As you look through video, there isn't a consistent use of an address system & barcodes on the racks to help the f'n forklift drivers find the right location much less have an accurate inventory in your system