The Tauber Summer Project with AIP-GPT focuses on Assumption 68: Mixed Flow to implement standard work and enhance labor productivity in a live production environment. This will be performed in the collaboration of project management, engineering staff, area leadership, operators, and quality teams to identify inefficiencies and develop actionable, floorlevel improvements. The project involves process evaluations, time studies and root cause analyses using lean manufacturing tools such as 5 Whys and Value Stream Mapping. Documentation of the standard operating procedures, current practices, bottleneck identification, examples of waste and validating the findings via engaging with the plant personnel will be part of the problem solving process. Over 12 weeks, the team will move through initial observations and data collection to solution development, implementation, and final reporting. This project aims to deliver measurable improvements to standard work through updated SOPs and labor performance to demonstrate the value of structured engineering problem-solving within a real-world manufacturing setting.
