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Case Study Tipp City Ohio

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Abbott is a global company that manufactures nutrition based supplements that can be taken orally such as Ensure or by tubefeeding. They use the basic manufacturing workflow of obtaining the material for filling and other raw materials needed for the nutritional from suppliers. Once packing and material are obtained they can set the lines for the production process. After production all product goes through quality assurance to be released to warehouses and put in storage. Product is then shipped to customers direct or through distributors. The process starts with forecasting and sales which determine how much inventory will be stocked and how much product can be sold to customers. The Tipp City Ohio plant was designed for efficiency and effectiveness with potential room for expansion. It is a 250,000 square foot building that is 10 percent more energy efficient than other buildings its same size. Energy efficiency has been on the forefront and since 2007 Abbott has …show more content…

In order to produce the new Abbott Recloseable Containers they built a second line that can run simultaneously. The plant is also designed for further expansion and specializes in sterilization with a new technology that makes aseptic sterilization very efficient. This produces a better quality product with less overcooking and improved flavors. The size of the plant maximizes how production flows from trucks, employees and pallets moved in and out daily. The plant was designed with safety in mind with three different buildings. There is an administration building with lab areas, and general office space. The process building has wet mixing and support equipment with production lines and distribution areas. The CUB building contains the central utility plant servicing the whole facility with electrical and

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