Red-lipped batfish, utilisation and efficiency in the wet mix kitchen

Abstract

This report contains the execution and resulting conclusions of project ' Red Lipped-Batfish' completed for Synlait Milk Limited. This report assesses the utilisation of equipment in the wet mix kitchen and potential means of efficiency measurement. This included the analysis of the wet mix kitchen downtime, assessment of the root downtime causes and research into appropriate performance metrics. Recommendations and solutions are suggested for implementation to improve the utilisation and efficiency in the wet mix kitchen. These include an automated downtime log, a means of scheduling the mix tanks to reduce downtime in the wet mix kitchen and dryers and the use of Overall Equipment Effectiveness performance metric.