The aim of this project is to improve the meat marinade tumbler transport in the Wegmans Culinary Innovation Center. Currently, meat is marinated in 2000 lb. capacity tumblers, dumped into 300-600 lb capacity vats, and then transferred into a vacuum pack machine. The current process suffers from many efficiency and ergonomic issues. The overall outcome of the project is to identify and implement process improvements in order to increase efficiency and safety of the workers.

Project Name

Wegmans - Meat Tumbler Process Improvement

Project Number

P10711

Project Family

Process Innovation and Improvement

Track

Lean Production

Start Term

2009-2

End Term

2009-3

Faculty Guide

John Kaemmerlen

Technical Support

TBD

Primary Customer

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Final Powerpoint

Marketing Video Powerpoint

Marketing Video Movie File

Project Overview File

Project Readiness Package

Wegmans Charter Sheet

Mission Statement

Staffing Requirements

Intellectual Property Considerations

Work Breakdown Structure

Required Resources

Risk Assessment

Customer Notes

Affinity Diagram

Objective Tree

Function Tree

House of Quality

Specifications and Goals

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