Relocating Your In-plant
When the in-plants at McGill University Health Centre got the green light to move into a new facility, the managers were determined to do everything right, from plant design to the move itself. Here’s what they learned.
To resolve this issue, we overproduced forms that were deemed critical and maximized inventories at our warehousing sites. We produced, in some cases, three months' worth of stock. We also contacted some of our external suppliers and advised them of our situation, asking them to be on standby in case of any emergencies. Four months before the move we also contacted several of our most frequent users, and advised them to order larger amounts of goods to cope with a possible slowdown in service.
Carmin Cristofaro is consultant in process improvement. He was previously in charge of the in-plant at McGill University Health Center in Montreal.
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