Do they really make Mavericks 24/7? That's 8 Mavericks Every Hour..

[ViperAir]

I was checking the operating hours for Hermosillo Plant, and it operates 24/7. Anyone know if that is true??

Is that standard practice of the Auto Industry to operate plants around the clock??

24/7 is 168 hours, with 6000 Mavericks a month, that's about 8 Mavericks every hour...

Capacity of the plant was improved to 300,000 units per year. The plant was top rated in the category of "Compact Premium Conventional" for 2007 in terms of productivity, taking an average of 20.78 hours to assemble a vehicle, per Wiki......

So about 1/4 of Hermosillo is devoted to Mavericks...

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[TheSEARCH]

I have seen that posted here a few times. So I assume its correct 24 7.

 

[TedTX]

Really makes sense to run a factory 24/7 starting and stopping JIT systems are more trouble than its worth. Worked in a shop where the presses kept going 24/7 for every day but 6 hours on Sunday morning. They where turned off and disassembled to deeply oil and grease parts.
Rest of company HQ IT etc was normal 9-5 with a early and late shift overlapping main business hours for customer support

 

[ViperAir]

Really makes sense to run a factory 24/7 starting and stopping JIT systems are more trouble than its worth. Worked in a shop where the presses kept going 24/7 for every day but 6 hours on Sunday morning. They where turned off and disassembled to deeply oil and grease parts.
Rest of company HQ IT etc was normal 9-5 with a early and late shift overlapping main business hours for customer support

Wondering if the quality is better during the day than after midnight when they are barely awake...lol

 

[rclee]

I believe there are a lot of robots doing the work. They really don't care what time it is

 

[ViperAir]

I believe there are a lot of robots doing the work. They really don't care what time it is

I am worry about the guy forgetting to grease the robots...lol

 

[ViperAir]

Thanks, updated...

 

[TedTX]

Wondering if the quality is better during the day than after midnight when they are barely awake...lol

Well that is why the Sunday morning oiling was made, too many press people would drink before shift work late Saturday. And they voted to not float hours like other companies do, so shift workers kept same hours years after years there was no change in productivity. Daytime hours where worse due to new staffing.

 

[ViperAir]

Well that is why the Sunday morning oiling was made, too many press people would drink before shift work late Saturday. And they voted to not float hours like other companies do, so shift workers kept same hours years after years there was no change in productivity. Daytime hours where worse due to new staffing.

Lol, that makes perfect sense....

 

[AltoBAP]

Most assembly lines run 50 to 60 units per hour. Hermosillo builds Bronco Sport as well.

Assume they build 25 to 30 Mavericks/hr, assuming a 50/50 split between Mav and BS.

While the plant "operates" 24/7, it is most likely on a "3 crew" schedule and doesn't actually run 24 hours, 7 days of non-stop production.

This is the 3 crew schedule for US based plants - assume it's the same for Mexico.
A crew works Monday-Thursday day shift 10 hours (can be scheduled up to 11.7)
B crew works Tuesday-Friday night shift 10 hours (can be scheduled up to 11.7)
C crew works Fri/Sat day shift, Sun/Mon night shift, 10 hours (can be scheduled up to 11.7)
Overtime shifts can be ran on Sat nights and Sun mornings.

The plant doesn't run non-stop 24/7. There needs to be downtime for maintenance and repairs to production line.

Edit - found an article (https://www.freep.com/story/money/c...or-chip-shortage-plant-production/7811355002/) from last year claiming Hermosillo runs 2 shifts. If they have parts I'd guess they run 10 hours/shift, 5 days per week. Approximately 1200 vehicles per day, split between Mav and BS.

 

[NJ Pinelands]

I believe there are a lot of robots doing the work. They really don't care what time it is

Well, no wonder we don’t have our Mavericks. Must take them forever to put in a screw with those arms—

 

[1929]

Hermosillo is 2 shifts of assembly. Line is not running 24/7. There is activity 24/7. Logistics, maintenance, etc.

 

[Automate]

Most assembly lines run 50 to 60 units per hour. Hermosillo builds Bronco Sport as well.

Assume they build 25 to 30 Mavericks/hr, assuming a 50/50 split between Mav and BS.

While the plant "operates" 24/7, it is most likely on a "3 crew" schedule and doesn't actually run 24 hours, 7 days of non-stop production.

This is the 3 crew schedule for US based plants - assume it's the same for Mexico.
A crew works Monday-Thursday day shift 10 hours (can be scheduled up to 11.7)
B crew works Tuesday-Friday night shift 10 hours (can be scheduled up to 11.7)
C crew works Fri/Sat day shift, Sun/Mon night shift, 10 hours (can be scheduled up to 11.7)
Overtime shifts can be ran on Sat nights and Sun mornings.

The plant doesn't run non-stop 24/7. There needs to be downtime for maintenance and repairs to production line.

Edit - found an article (https://www.freep.com/story/money/c...or-chip-shortage-plant-production/7811355002/) from last year claiming Hermosillo runs 2 shifts. If they have parts I'd guess they run 10 hours/shift, 5 days per week. Approximately 1200 vehicles per day, split between Mav and BS.

1200 per day is probably a good estimate, it could be a little over that.

The Hermosillo plant produced 24,830 in March of this year, it's a 23 weekday month so 1200 * 23 = 27,600

 

[ViperAir]

1200 per day is probably a good estimate, it could be a little over that.

The Hermosillo plant produced 24,830 in March of this year, it's a 23 weekday month so 1200 * 23 = 27,600

HIgher profit margin on the BS, that is why there are more produced...Lots of BS...

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