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05/03/2006 06:23 PM
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Hi Lean practitioners,
I'm looking for information about the benefit to use stand up tugger vs sit down to set up a dolly-route material for frequent deliveries.
If someone has an ergonomic study or information related to this topic will be greatly appreciated if can be shared.
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05/04/2006 07:43 AM
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I do not have any data,but I visited the Toyota plant and all their tuggers are stand ups.
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05/04/2006 05:09 PM
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For information about tugger routes, see the Success Story on this web site:
"Following Four Steps to a Lean Material-Handling System Leads to a Leap in Performance"
There is more detailed information and formulas for setting them up in the workbook or workshop on Making Materials Flow.
Sincerely,
Chet Marchwinski
LEI Moderator
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05/05/2006 09:00 AM
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I visited the Toyota plant in Cambridge Ontario and all theirs that I saw were stand up as well.
GM engine plant in Oshawa Ontario uses sit down.
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05/16/2006 12:42 PM
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The main advantage to a stand-up tugger is that in most cases, we want the tugger driver to do work other than driving. This could include: loading items onto the tugger, off loading items from the tugger, transfering carts ebing pulled by the tugger ...
By having the operator stand-up vs. sit-down you can facilitate getting on & off the tugger. It also helps to break the sterotype of drivers having sit-down "cushy" jobs.
When looking at tuggers, I would recemmend one that has a cushioned back rest & knee pads in the front.
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