2. Company History
The Bellingham production facility was opened in 2000 and serves as a production facility as well
as a distribution point for raw materials and finished goods between other factories. This facility
has been utilizing lean principles since 2004.
3. Products
● Three main demographics
○ The home owner
○ The interior designer
○ The builder
● Six different product lines
● Popular product families include:
○ bathtubs, showers, shower doors, sinks, and jacuzzi
tubs.
4. Bellingham Facility Overview
● Products produced:
○ Various traditional bathtubs & spa style
● Size and Employment
○ Smallest production facility
○ 21 employees
● Lean Practices
○ Implemented TPS 10 years ago
○ Heijunka board, moonshining, 6S, 2 bin system, JIT
5. - Takt Time: 226.77 seconds ~
3min 45 sec
- Available Work Time:
28,800 seconds
- Demand: 127 Tubs
7. Suggested Improvements
● Oven Size
● Ventilation
● Conveyor belt
● Second Raw Materials
rack
● Shipping
● Carts
● Improving startup time
after break
8. Conclusion
● 10 years of lean implementation
○ Already implemented many lean measures
● Most efficient facility of Maax
○ 1.34 Direct labor hours per tub, next closest was 3
hours
● Next big step is to improve the facility in
terms of spacing, shipping and equipment
9. Thank You
We would like to extend a sincere thank you to
both Professor Haug and Brendan Gair as well
as the entire Bellingham facility for their
willingness to work with us.
10. References
● "History." MAAX Collection Hot Tubs by MAAX Spas History Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2015.
● "MAAX Brands & Series." About MAAX. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2015.
● "Maax Story." About MAAX. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2015.
● "People & Environment." About MAAX -. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 June 2015.
