Value-Added Services
Work Center Processes
Work Center Value-Added Services
Our Work Center Value-Added Services (VAS) deliver the proper parts to the manufacturing line at the right time and in the correct sequence, or combine component parts into finished-goods or sub-assemblies. Our VAS include:
Kitting
Grouping component parts for delivery to the line-side without the need to assemble them; creating a new parent with no assembly required
Sequencing
Picking/presenting proper parts that have unique characteristics (model, size, color) to the line-side for inclusion in an end item or sub-assembly
Sub-Assembly
Combining or building components into component assemblies; creating a new parent that requires assembly
Recycling & Reclamation
Recycling and Reclamation – disposing of trash properly; observing “green” practices for recycling and sustainability
Returnable Container Management
Precisely managing the return process of collecting, inventorying, and returning plastic and metal containers, totes, and racks to suppliers
Why choose HKN Transport & Logistics
Our services have numerous economic benefits — inventory reductions and process improvements, including:
- Implementation of Lean, JIT, and eKanBan management strategies which reduce inventory, accelerate inventory velocity, and minimize your total cost of ownership
- Reduction of floor space used
- Reduction of standing parts inventory and removal from your plant
- Reduction of inventory redundancy (associated with similar product lines), damage, and inventory obsolescence
- ncreased control of inventory during work center operations
- Optimum flow path engineering and consistency across all inventory management operations
Achieve True Efficiency
When you partner with HKN Transport & Logistics, you partner with the industry-leader in controlling inventory to manufacturing — and you gain significant benefits. You acquire access to exceptional people, processes, and systems and you realize Lean practices that are controlled, accurate, and dependable.
HKN Transport & Logistics has experience that comes from having performed a complete range of services in complex manufacturing environments for a multitude of existing customers across numerous industries including automotive, aerospace, and industrial manufacturing.
HKN Transport & Logistics has the expertise to help manage your inventory and get the right parts to the right places at the right time — and at the lowest cost. We are experts at designing, building, and operating the highest-volume, highest-velocity material handling facilities and Work Center processes.