At HEI, we use Customer Demand Based Manufacturing (CDBM). This allows us to improve manufacturing response and on-time delivery, improve quality, reduce costs, and reduce the length of the supply chain by utilizing the CDBM tools with both our customers and suppliers.

Business Strategy:

• Labor productivity improvement
• Product and material flow optimization
• Improved floor space utilization
• Continuous process and quality improvement using tools such as work verification and checks within Visual Work Instructions, Kaizen, and Six Sigma
• Implement 5S throughout the company

Design for Manufacturability:

• Focus on exceeding customer expectations by listening to the voice of the customer and forming long-term partnerships
• Product designed for manufacturability using Pilot Manufacturing to confirm work instructions and procedures, and identifying opportunities to apply tools like Poke Yoke to fail-safe the production process
• Process focus provides opportunity for production flexibility, further improving labor productivity