Joseph D. Gray is the Director of JD Gray Associates. He has more than 25 years experience in industrial engineering, product automation, materials handling and lean manufacturing management and specializes in the following areas:
* Labor standards and methods
* Plant layout
* Short-interval-scheduling
* Staffing analyses
* Just-In-Time techniques
* Industrial incentive systems
* Automation of assembly tasks
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.
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.
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MANUFACTURING AND STORAGE SYSTEMS
- SHORT TERM PROJECTS -
Standards and Methods / Staffing / Layout / Incentives
* Standards and Methods Proposal
* PCB Thru-Hole Components - Manual Insert, Bend & Cut - The Standards Guide
Warehouse Modernization ROI Analysis
Stockroom/Warehouse Pick and Pack Conveyor Equipment
* LSRS - Manual
* LSRS - Manual with Light Assistance
* LSRS - Robotic
Paced Assembly Conveyor Equipment
* Rotary * Linear * Heavy Duty
Turnkey Paced Assembly Conveyor & Robotic Work Cell System
* Semi-Automation Industrial Engineering Proposal
* Rotary with Robotics Drawing
* Instant Conveyor System Cost Justification - ROI Dial
Work-in-Process Materials Handling Conveyor Equipment
* Transporter *Overhead Monorail
Short-Interval-Scheduling
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.
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