JD GRAY ASSOCIATES
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MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER PRODUCTIVITY CONSULTANTS
Joseph D. Gray is the Director of JD Gray Associates.  He has more than 30 years experience in industrial engineering, product automation, materials handling and lean manufacturing management and specializes in the following areas:

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Labor standards and methods for Manufacturing
* Plant layout
* Short-interval-scheduling and labor reporting
* Staffing analyses
* Just-In-Time techniques
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Industrial incentive systems
* Lean Paced Assembly Lines -
Line Balance - Method of Ass'y
* Automation of assembly work cells
* Performance Based Payment Chart
and Manufacturer and Distribution Ctr Performance Based Payment System Proposal
* Pick and pack warehouse systems
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Labor standards and methods for Distribution Centers

Mr. Gray has pioneered the design and implementation of a controlled work atmosphere in assembly and machining systems, and his designs frequently save clients 30% to 50% in labor costs and factory space. He also has significant experience in work-in-process inventory reduction, stockroom design and operations.

As a consultant, he has worked with more than 50 corporations, including manufacturers of steel, plastics, wood, electronic components and assemblies, mechanical components, electro-mechanical products, pharmaceuticals, printed circuit boards, thermoelectrics and hydraulic assemblies. In this capacity, he has:

* Interfaced programmed dispatch transporters, live storage and retrieval carousels and paced rotary indexing machines into cohesive networks
* Implemented TQM, JIT, S-I-S and industrial incentives with hundreds of union and non-union employees
* Designed and engineered production lines
* Coupled paced assembly conveyor systems with pick and place robotic work cells
* Developed plant operations policy and direct labor controls.
* Developed a
Manufacturing Job Creation System and Project Milestone Chart thru paced production lines and work cell auotmation.

Mr. Gray has implemented many industrial semi-automation systems. A recognized expert in the planning, design, line balancing, and installation of paced systems, he engineered more than 100 synchronized production lines and 1,000 finished products. 

Before entering the consulting profession, Mr. Gray held positions in industry as factory automation manager with Perkin-Elmer, general foreman with Honeywell, and productivity improvement manager for Johnson and Johnson  He  is a graduate from Rider University with a bachelors degree in Business Administration.
PUBLISHED ARTICLES FOR ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURERS OF:

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
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PCB ASSEMBLY AUTO VS OUTSOURICNG
*  HARNESS ASSEBMY AUTO VS OUTSOURCING
*  QUIZ - PCB ASSY - PRODUCTIVITY EVALUATE
*  WORK MEASUREMENT PCB
*  SEMI-AUTO & CONSOLIDATION OF PCB
*  THE STANDARDS GUIDE

CONSULMER GOODS PRODUCTS
FACTORY PACED ASSEMBLY, PRODCEDURE SCHEDULING AND  CONFIGURATIONS
ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION VS OUTSOURCING
*  QUIZ - FACTORY ASSY - PRODUCTIVITY
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WORK MEASUREMENT
*  FACTORY AUTOMATION
*  MATERIALS HANDLING

DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
*  QUIZ - DC - PRODUCTIVITY EVALUATION
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PICK AND PACK OPTIONS
SERVICES
INSTALLATIONS
KEY TERMS & CLIENT LISTING
EXPERTISE
CONTACT
               PO BOX 63                 
       SUMMIT HILL, PA 18250       
PHONE 484-274-2851
  New Book
"CLASSIC
PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEMS
for the assembly manufacturer
or distribution center"

$75
Student
All Industry Types
General Assembly Only
Electronic Assembly Only
Distribution Center Only
EMAIL
jdgrayassociates@yahoo.com
jdgray-associates@excite.com
WEBSITE
www.jdgray-associates.com
                                             SEMI - AUTOMATED
                  MANUFACTURING AND STORAGE SYSTEMS
                                  - SHORT TERM PROJECTS -

                                              
  PROGRAM SUMMARIES: 
DISTRIBUTION CENTERS   ASSEMBLY    PCB ASSEMBLY
                                                 
                                                   
*Gainsharing Proposal

    * PCB Thru-Hole Components - Manual Insert, Bend & Cut - The Standards Guide
                                      
     
*Warehouse Modernization ROI Analysis Proposal           *Pick and Pack Systems
                 
     
                         Stockroom/Warehouse Pick and Pack Conveyor Equip
ment

    
*LSRS - Manual        *LSRS - Manual with Light Assistance       *LSRS - Robotic

                        
                            Equipment Proposals                                       
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Rotary                            *Linear                         *Heavy Duty

        
             Turnkey Paced Assembly Conveyor & Robotic Work Cell System
                                     
                          
  *Semi-Automation Industrial Engineering Proposal

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Rectangular Rotary with Robotics Drawing        *Square Rotary

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Instant Conveyor System Cost Justification - ROI Dial

                 
       Work-in-Process Materials Handling Conveyor Equipment

           
*Transporter               *Transporter - Plantwide            *Overhead Monorail
                                
 
                       
Automatic Equipment Conceptual Sketch - Plantwide

 
Detailed plant-wide Manufacturing Modernization ROI Analysis in Stockroom,Fabrication and/orAssembly.  Materials Handling & Product Automation Mechanization Feasibility and Direct Labor Control Systems.   Industrial Engineering Critique, Staffing, CAD Layout, Equipment Specs/RFQ/Quotes & Phased Alternatives.  A Cost Reduction Master Plan.
                           Guaranteed First Year Payback on recommeded systems installed!
                                             

                                              
  -Temporary Staffing Agencies-            
      
Performance Based Payment Systems    One Week Staffing Analysis Proposal
Performance Based Payment Chart
Productivity Option Questionnaire Agency Finders Fee