Rang Bharti Pvt. Limited: Gomia Plant

Abstract

The plant manager is concerned about the impact of increasing product variety, on the manufacturing operations, and consequently the competitiveness of the plant. The case describes the operations of a paint manufacturing facility. The objective of the case is to show how process analysis can be used to evaluate the extent of synchronization between multiple shops in a plant. It also highlights the role of shop synchronization in improving reactiveness to market changes and in identifying the drivers of complexity in operations.